Chapter 52

COL1201065GCA GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CH.52STREET ADDRESS NUMBERS 1CHAPTER 52 STREET ADDRESS NUMBERS § 52101. House Numbers: Dept. of Public W orks. § 52102. Uniform Plan for Numbers. § 52103. Cooperation with Territorial Planning Commission. § 52104. Submission of Plan to Legislature. § 52105. Adoption of Plan by Legisla ture. § 52106. Carrying Out of Approved Plan. § 52107. Rules & Regulations. § 52108. Penalties. § 52109. Exceptions. § 52101. House Numbers: Department of Public W orks. In order to provide an orderly system for the num bering of buildings and properties within the territory (except such buildings and properties as are located within military reservations of the United States), the Director of Public W orks is her eby directed to prepare an overall plan for such a numbering system. SOURCE: GC § 10200 added by P.L. 4-81. § 52102. Uniform Plan for Numbers. The Director, in the pr eparation of said plan, shall: (a) take into consideration the house number requirements of the United States Postal Service for door -to-door delivery of mail. (b) formulate such a uniform system of street address numbers, (1) that each resi dence and busi ness address on Guam will b e

of the United States Postal Service for door -to-door delivery of mail. (b) formulate such a uniform system of street address numbers, (1) that each resi dence and busi ness address on Guam will b e assigned an identifying number distinct from other such numbers on the same street; and (2) that each residence and busi ness build ing erected after the form ulation of said plan can also be assigned such a distinct number . SOURCE: GC § 10201 added by P .L. 4-81. § 52103. Cooperation with T erritorial Planning Com mission. The Dir ector shall submit to the T erritorial Planning Commission the tentative plan and recommenda tions for such street address number ing system and shall take into considera tion in formulating the final plan the formal recommendations of the Commission regarding said COL1201065GCA GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CH.52STREET ADDRESS NUMBERS 2tentative plan. The final plan shall then be trans mitted to th e Commission. SOURCE: GC § 10202 added by P .L. 4-81. § 52104. Submission of Plan to Legislature. The Territorial Planning Commission shall transmit the final plan to the Governor of Guam who shall, not later than January 1959, submit to the Legislature said final plan

ion of Plan to Legislature. The Territorial Planning Commission shall transmit the final plan to the Governor of Guam who shall, not later than January 1959, submit to the Legislature said final plan for the numbering of street addresses within the territory . SOURCE: GC § 10203 added by P .L. 4-81. COMMENT : The final, operating, plan was not completed until the late 1970s. § 52105. Adoption of Plan by Legislature. Upon receipt of the final plan submitted by the Governor for a number ing system, the Legislature may , by statute, adopt said plan. Befor e adopting the proposed plan, the Legisla ture shall hold at least one public hearing. SOURCE: GC § 10204 added by P .L. 4-81. § 52106. Ca rrying out of Approved Plan. Upon the effective date of the statute approving the final plan, it shall be the duty of the Director of Public W orks to put into effect the plan so approved and he shall thereupon: (a) notify the occupants of those buildings properties for which numbers have been provided by said plan of their respective numbers; and (b) in issuing building permits under the provi sions of the Building Law of Guam, assign to such new buildings numbers which have been pro vided by

ided by said plan of their respective numbers; and (b) in issuing building permits under the provi sions of the Building Law of Guam, assign to such new buildings numbers which have been pro vided by said plan. SOURCE: GC § 10205 added by P .L. 4-81. COMMENT : [June 1986] P .L. 14 -81:12 (November 1977) appropriat ed funds for the implementation of an island -wide mapping for home postal delivery . This has been completed, but not all street names and numbers have been installed, so that the island still does not have total home postal delivery . § 52107. Rules & Regulations. In furtherance of the intent of this Chapter, the Director of Public Works shall formulate and promulgate and may amend or repeal rules and r egulations to prescribe the size, appearance and location of the COL1201065GCA GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CH.52STREET ADDRESS NUMBERS 3individual street address numbers and the manner by which each owner of buildings and properties assigned a street address number under the provisions of this Chapter shall affix to said buil dings and proper ties such assigned number . It is the intent of this section that the street address numbers provided herein shall be affixed in a

provisions of this Chapter shall affix to said buil dings and proper ties such assigned number . It is the intent of this section that the street address numbers provided herein shall be affixed in a systematic manner so that said numbers may be easily and conveniently recognized. SOURCE: GC § 10206 added by P.L. 4-81. § 52108. Penalties. It shall be the duty of each owner of buildings affected by this Chapter (except those excluded from the provisions of this Section by § 52109 of this Chap ter) to affix to said buildings, in the manner pre scribed by ru les and regulations of the Department, the street address number assigned by virtue of this Chap ter. V iolation of this section shall constitute a viola tion, punishable by a fine not to exceed Twenty -five Dollars. SOURCE: GC § 10207 added by P .L. 4-81; a mended by P .L. 13 -187:95. § 52109. Exceptions. Such assigned numbers need not be affixed to prem ises used exclusively for religious purposes for which numbers have been assigned under the provisions of this Chapter . SOURCE: GC § 10208 added by P .L. 4-81. ----------