Hearing Date - Notice

(a)Upon the filing of an application for a change of zone, the Commission shall hold at least one

(1)hearing thereon in the municipal district where the property to be rezoned is located, as such districts are described in Chapter 40, 5 GCA Government Operations, and a notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published in at least one

(1)newspaper of general circulation at least ten

(10)days before the date of said hearing, and sent by mail to the Mayor of the municipal district concerned, and to those landowners owning land within five hundred

(500)feet of the property for which the rezoning is requested, the mailing addresses for such landowners to be in the Real Tax records.

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(1)In addition, the Commission shall require the applicant to erect a sign on the subject location, no smaller than four feet (4’) by eight feet (8’) in height and width, with the words “Notice to Rezone” in no less than twelve inch (12”) high red letters on a white background occupying two feet (2’) by eight feet (8’) of the sign, and displayed to make the following information available to the general public in a reasonable manner:

(A)a Statement of Public Notice that an application for a change of zone has been filed with the Commission;

(B)the title of the application as filed, containing the name of the owner, the name of the developer, the lot number, and the proposed change of zone; and

(C)the date, time, and place of each public hearing and Commission meeting where public comments can be presented.

(2)The sign shall be erected and displayed in a visible and prominent place on the subject site no less than five

(5)days after an application is filed with the Commission and shall be removed after the Commission renders a final decision on the application or the applicant officially withdraws the application.

(c)The Commission shall not render a decision in favor of any applicant that fails to comply with both this sign requirement and any other public notice requirement that is prescribed by law, rule or regulation. CH. 61 ZONING LAW OF GUAM Failure to meet the notice requirements as provided herein renders any approval by the Commission null and void.