New rule for car shades

The Municipal Council has approved the draft amendments to regulations on car shades, reports Al-Jarida daily. Earlier, Kuwait Municipality amended several stipulations; most notably banning the setting up of car shades opposite the public squares and canceling the requirement to obtain a license for car shades within the premises of private houses.

As per the regulations, the height of the car shades should not exceed four meters, private houses are exempted from the fees for licensing these shades, one-time fee of KD1 per square meter for government agencies, and KD5 per year for investment and commercial use.

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