The Girona City Council and the Generalitat de Catalunya have processed about forty sanctioning files in the last year against restaurants and leisure establishments for non-compliance with opening hours, unlicensed terraces, exceeding capacity, and unauthorized furniture. The fines ranged from 751 to 40,500 euros.
The figure coexists with another piece of data that keeps the conflict open. The 2025 report of the Ombudsman for Citizens, Marta Alsina, states that complaints about noise, terrace capacity, or non-compliance with opening hours increased by more than 50% compared to the previous year, despite the volume of files opened.
The Ombudsman placed Barri Vell and Santa Eugènia among the areas with the most conflicts
Marta Alsina attributed part of the problem to the lack of inspections, which she described as a chronic deficiency with no viable solutions. In her assessment, she also pointed to an establishment in Pedret and several locations in Can Gibert del Pla, in addition to Barri Vell and Santa Eugènia.
"Complaints against bars are not being resolved." - Marta Alsina, Ombudsman for Citizens of Girona
Later, Alsina herself positively assessed that the municipal government had reacted and begun to act. Nevertheless, she recalled that the claims included in her report correspond to the year 2025.
The Generalitat imposed a fine of 40,500 euros, exceeding the municipal limit of 3,000
The mayor, Lluc Salellas, defended the council's actions and stated that he himself and councilors Lluís Martí, Sílvia Aliu, and Sergi Font hold regular meetings with municipal technicians. Within this framework, the local government has initiated dozens of sanctioning files.
Salellas admitted that there are establishments that do not comply as they should, although he maintained that in some areas there have already been improvements due to the intervention of the involved municipal departments. Meanwhile, the highest sanction reached 40,500 euros for non-compliance with opening hours and other reasons processed by the Generalitat de Catalunya.
This amount exceeds the limit of 3,000 euros set by the municipal ordinance on terraces in force since November 2023. The Catalan regulations on public shows and recreational activities also provide for fines between 10,001 and 100,000 euros for very serious offenses.
In non-compliance related to terraces, installing one without a license is considered a serious offense with sanctions from 751 to 1,500 euros. If that conduct entails a relevant disturbance of coexistence, the offense becomes very serious and the fine increases from 1,501 to 3,000 euros.