What the proposal would govern
The consultation concerns the Partial Urban Development Program for El Tezal, the growing area above Cabo San Lucas. The program establishes permitted land uses, building heights, density limits and the number of units allowed on individual lots.
According to the Los Cabos municipal government, the Cabildo authorized public consultation at its 27th ordinary session following a recommendation from the Permanent Committee on Urban Development, Ecology and Environment. IMPLAN is now responsible for making the updated document available for review. The proposal must return to the council for final approval after the consultation.
Mayor Christian Agúndez Gómez said the program aims to bring order to El Tezal's growth while reflecting existing conditions and providing certainty for residents and builders, Colectivo Pericú reported.
In a separate decision at the same meeting, council members approved municipal trustee Nélida Alfaro Rosas' proposals to donate several municipally owned parcels to civil associations. Those donations are unrelated to the El Tezal plan.
Years of review amid rapid growth
Preparation of El Tezal's program began in 2020. By July 2025, it had spent about five years under review, according to Tribuna de México. Then-subdelegate Gabriel Larrea said at the time that officials were preparing to submit it to public consultation for a second time.
Larrea put El Tezal's population at around 15,000 in July 2025 and said the area accounted for roughly 20% of the Cabo San Lucas delegation's territory. Despite its rapid expansion, he said, El Tezal lacked adequate basic services and infrastructure.
Earlier Gringo Gazette reporting described public services struggling to keep pace with development and a paving project intended to serve about 7,000 residents.
Growth has also been rapid across the municipality. In November 2026, IMPLAN director Beatriz González Gibert estimated that Los Cabos' population had increased from about 351,000 in 2020 to roughly 469,000 in 2025, according to Noticias La Paz.
Other planning efforts and an earlier setback
The El Tezal proposal is one of several planning projects underway at IMPLAN. The municipal government says the institute is preparing a Municipal Program of Territorial Ordering and Urban Development through the technical committee of the Municipal Council for Territorial Ordering and Urban Development. A new Land Management Regulation, or Reglamento de Gestión de Suelo, is also being drafted to simplify procedures and clarify criteria for land use and risk.
A separate, broader update to Los Cabos' Urban Development Plan has not taken effect. According to Land and Building, work on PDU 2040 began in 2022. Its public consultation ran from August 23 through December 14, 2023, and drew 69 formal submissions.
The Cabildo approved PDU 2040 on January 20, 2025, but the state government refused to publish it in the Official Gazette because of the document's treatment of the Cabo del Este coastal road. Without that publication, the update never entered into force.
Participation details are still pending
Residents and property owners will be able to examine the El Tezal proposal and raise concerns before the final council vote. Questions about a particular parcel's permitted uses, density or zoning can be addressed through that review.
The consultation is distinct from the federal SEMARNAT environmental review of the Punta Colorada tourism project held earlier this year. That process was conducted by a different authority and has already concluded.
Neither consultation venues nor dates or submission procedures have been released for El Tezal. The municipal government and Colectivo Pericú say IMPLAN will announce those details in the coming days.
