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Zoning Law - Chapter 61 of 21 GCA “Real Property”.

Country/Territory
Guam (USA)
Document type
Legislation
Date
1997 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land-use planning Institution
Geographical area
Micronesia, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The purpose of this Chapter is to establish certain minimum regulations for the protection and promotion of the public health, safety and general welfare of the people of the Territory of Guam, which regulations are deemed necessary in order to encourage the most appropriate use of land, to provide adequate open spaces about buildings for light and air, to prevent undue concentration of population, and to assure adequate provisions for community utilities and facilities such as water, schools, parks and other public requirements. In order to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Chapter, areas within the Territory of Guam are divided into eight zones, known as: Agricultural Zone, One-Family Dwelling Zone, Multiple Dwelling Zone, Automobile Parking Zone, Commercial Zone, Limited Industrial Zone, Industrial Zone, and Limited Commercial Zone. The Zoning Map shall be adopted by the Territorial Land Use Commission of Guam and shall be effective upon its approval by the Committee on Rules of the Legislature and by the Governor. Section 4 of Article specifies the uses that are permitted in a Rural Zone (Agricultural Zone).

Full text
English
Website
www.guamcourts.org

References - Legislation

Amended by

Act amending Chapter 61 of Title 21 of the Guam Code (P.L. 27-91).

Legislation | Guam (USA) | 2003

Keyword: Land-use planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX