Streamlined Zoning Process

(a)For the purposes of this Act, only those developments planned for affordable housing and/or housing units with Land Use Restriction Agreements (LURA), as defined by this Act, shall avail of the Streamlined Zoning Process as provided in this Act.

(b)The Bureau of Statistics and Plans (BSP), as Guam’s designated land use planning agency, shall issue planning guidelines and long-range zoning policies. BSP shall transmit any position statements for applications submitted under this Act to the Department of Land Management

(DLM)within thirty

(30)calendar days of receipt. If BSP determines that a specific rezoning application requires additional technical analysis or review time due to staffing limitations or the complexity of the proposed development, BSP may request a conditional extension of no more than thirty

(30)additional calendar days. Such request shall be submitted in writing to DLM and copied to the applicant, stating the justification for the extension. To support the effective implementation of this Act and ensure timely processing of applications under the streamlined zoning process, appropriations may be made to BSP for the recruitment and hiring of qualified planning personnel or consultants, as well as for the acquisition, maintenance, and enhancement of Geographic Information System

(GIS)resources and other technical infrastructure necessary to support land use analysis and zoning reviews. All other zoning applications outside this Act shall remain subject to BSP’s standard review timelines.

(c)The Guam Land Use Commission (GLUC), composed of members appointed by I Maga’låhi/ I Maga’håga and confirmed by I Liheslaturan Guåhan, shall be the approving authority for zone designations under this Act. The GLUC shall consider recommendations and advisory input provided by the Application Review Committee

(ARC)in its deliberations. DLM shall serve as the implementing agency.

(1)Upon submission of a complete rezoning application under this Act, DLM shall facilitate the review and forward the application, along with the Mayor’s resolution, to GLUC for a preliminary zoning determination. This zoning decision shall serve as a conditional zoning approval, limited to rezoning purposes only.

(2)Final approval of the proposed development, including site plans, permits, and use compliance, shall occur separately via the Application Review Committee

(ARC)and GLUC, in accordance with standard processes and procedures.

(3)GLUC shall have the authority to designate zones specifically for:

(A)Single Family Dwellings (R1).

(B)Multi Family Dwellings

(R2)targeting low to moderate-income communities.

(C)Zoning Conversion to R2. Zones defined as “A” [Agricultural], “R1” [Single-Family Residential], “C” [Commercial], “H” (Hotel), or Planned Unit Development may be converted to “R2” [Multi-Family Residential] zoning, provided the conversion complies with all applicable regulations and standards set forth for R2 zones, including but not limited to - density, building height, setback requirements, and parking. Building height for R2 conversions shall be subject to the maximum height limitations provided in § 61401, Article 4, Chapter 61, Title 21, Guam Code Annotated. In areas outside the Hagåtña Central Business District, building height shall not exceed thirty

(30)feet unless a variance is granted by the Guam Land Use Commission (GLUC).

(4)Zoning Conversion to R1. Zones defined as A (Agricultural) may be converted to R1 (SingleFamily Residential) zoning, provided the conversion complies with all applicable regulations and standards set forth for R1 zones, including but not limited to - density, building height, setback requirements, and parking. CH. 61 ZONING LAW OF GUAM