21 GCA § 62402
Form of Final Plans
View official PDF ↗The final plan submitted for approval shall include a map of the subdivision and a final survey of improvements as installed.
(a)The map of the subdivision shall be prepared by an engineer or surveyor in accordance with the following:
(1)The final map shall be clearly and legibly drawn in opaque black ink on good quality tracing paper or cloth acceptable to the Guam Planner. Signatures shall be in opaque black ink. The size of the each sheet shall be twentytwo by twenty-nine inches (22" x 29"). A marginal line shall be drawn completely around each sheet, leaving an entirely blank margin of one inch (1"). The scale of the map shall be as prescribed by the Commission and shall show all details clearly, with enough sheets used to accomplish this purpose. COL 8/23/2023 CH. 62 SUBDIVISION LAW The map shall be so made and shall be in such condition when filed that good, legible prints can be made therefrom.
(2)The map shall contain the tract number in letters no less than one-half inch (1/2") in height, north directional point, map scale, and date of final survey.
(3)The map shall show all survey and mathematical information and data necessary to locate all monuments, and to locate and retrace any and all interior and exterior boundary lines appearing thereon including bearings and distances of straight lines, radii, arc and tangent lengths of all curves. The final map shall particularly define, designate and delineate all road and alley rights-of-way and easements and other parcels offered for dedication for public use.
(4)The following certificates shall be placed on the first sheet of the map in a form prescribed by the Commission:
(A)Dedication of streets, easements and other parcels of land intended for public use by the owner.
(B)Acknowledgment of certification by a Notary Public. dedication for
(C)Acceptance of dedication to be signed by the Governor.
(D)Certification by the surveyor making the map (record plat) that the map is correct and accurate and that the monuments described thereon have been so located.
(E)Limited access dedication where a nonaccess reservation is used to restrict access. The map shall be lettered “vehicular access rights dedicated to the government of Guam” along the thoroughfare adjacent to the lots affected.
(F)Endorsement of Guam Surveyor.
(G)Approval by the Commission.
(H)Certificate of recordation. In addition, the map shall be accompanied by statements concerning any proposed deed restrictions or covenants. COL 8/23/2023 CH. 62 SUBDIVISION LAW
(b)As part of the final plan, the subdivider shall submit a copy of an as-built drawing shall show, but not be limited to a showing of, the precise placement, sizing and characteristics of water lines, drainage measures, streets, street curbs and similar constructed utilities. The as-built drawing shall be to specifications satisfactory to the Commission.
(c)Acceptance of Dedication to be Signed by the Governor. The Governor shall not withhold acceptance of the dedication of any right-of-way in any agricultural subdivision provided the subdivision shall have had de facto existence at the time of this Law and the right-of-way is at least twenty
(20)feet wide; provided, however, that the owners of the properties within said subdivision shall organize themselves for the creation of improvement districts for the construction, or reconstruction, of needed public facilities in accordance with the provisions of the Improvement District Law (Chapter 69 of this Title), as amended; and provided further that the acceptance of the dedication herein authorized shall become effective only after the Governor of Guam shall have given his approval of the final report by Executive Order as required § 69122 of the this Title 21 GCA.
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- Enacted by P.L. 13-168 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.