Clearing and Grading Permit Required for

Government Agencies.

(a)A permit for Clearing, Grading, and Construction shall be required of government, autonomous, and public entities in the same manner as private citizens. An application for the permit shall be submitted to the Department of Public Works by the entity who owns the property, or which is to authorize, complete, or contract for the proposed project on government land, with the approval of the following agencies indicated on the application to the Department of Public Works: Department of Land Management, Zoning Division; Department of Parks and Recreation; Guam Power Authority; Guam Environmental Protection Agency; Guam Geodetic Network Survey Division; Department of Agriculture; and the Department of Public Works. No fee shall be charged for government application for a permit pursuant hereto and the application shall be submitted in such form as the Building Official may prescribe. Government entities shall be subject to all other applicable provisions of this Chapter. Clearing, grading, or construction shall not begin on any government property or project in violation of this statute. Building Officials and Guam Peace Officers are authorized to issue citations to violators of this Section in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Public Works in this regard. Officers acting in violation of this statute shall be held personally liable for all damages resulting therefrom, and shall be subject to a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for each offense, and may be fined up to Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) for violations after the third violation of this Section. COL9/7/2021 CH. 66 BUILDING LAW

(b)Government, autonomous, and public entities shall not be required to obtain the permit required in Subsection

(a)for work done in response to typhoons, earthquakes, or other natural disaster or emergency as declared by I Maga’lahen Guåhan and requiring an immediate response in order to minimize environmental damage, restore utility services, or protect utility systems.