(a) In order to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Chapter, areas within Guam are hereby divided into eight zones, known as: (1) A Agricultural Zone. (2) R1 One-Family Dwelling Zone. (3) R2 Multiple Dwelling Zone. (4) P Automobile Parking Zone. (5) C Commercial Zone. (6) M1 Light Industrial Zone. (7) M2 Industrial Zone. (8) LC Limited Commercial Zone. (b) The aforesaid zone symbols and the boundaries of such zones shall be shown upon a map or maps which shall be designated as the Zoning Map. (c) The Zoning Map shall be adopted by the Commission and shall be effective upon its approval by the Committee on Rules of I Liheslatura and by I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi. The Zoning Map shall be submitted to the Committee on Rules prior to its submission to I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi and such map shall be deemed approved by said Committee unless within fifteen (15) days of its receipt thereof, said Committee shall adopt a resolution disapproving the same, in which case the map shall be returned to the Commission. No such map shall be adopted by the Commission except after public hearing, ten (10) days notice of time and place of which shall be given in a newspaper of general circulation. (d) The Zoning Map may be divided into separate parts and separately adopted and approved as the necessary planning and study therefor is completed. SOURCE: GC § 17050. 2025 NOTE: Reference to the “Governor” replaced with I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi pursuant to 5 GCA § 1510. Reference to the “Legislature” replaced with I Liheslatura pursuant to 2 GCA § 1101. Reference to the “Territory” omitted pursuant to 1 GCA § 420.
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2015 NOTE: Subsection designations were added to adhere to the Compiler’s general codification scheme pursuant to authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606. NOTE: Pursuant to P.L. 32-025:3 (May 10, 2013), which amended the name of the M1 zone, all references to M1 have been altered from Limited Industrial Zone to Light Industrial Zone.