By a vote of 18-0, the Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation passed yesterday morning a local bill amending the Saipan Zoning Law of 2008 to, among other things, allow a setback requirement of only 10 feet instead of 30 feet from the property line at all sides.<\/p>\n
House Local Bill 17-50, which now heads to the governor, is just one of many pieces of legislation seeking to amend the zoning law.<\/p>\n
House Speaker Eli Cabrera (R-Saipan), author of HLB 17-50, said once his local bill becomes law, it will pave the way for a $15-million housing project in Chalan Galaide to proceed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe that the governor will sign this into law because it will bring in needed revenue to the Commonwealth,\u201d Cabrera said.<\/p>\n
Rep. Stanley Torres (Ind-Saipan) attempted to put a rider on Cabrera\u2019s bill but some members, and later on even delegation chair Rep. Ray Tebuteb (R-Saipan), requested Torres to just introduce a separate bill for his proposed amendments.<\/p>\n
Torres withdrew his proposal. He said his proposed changes were requested by professional surveyors who believe that some of the zoning law\u2019s provisions are \u201cunnecessary\u201d and \u201cburdensome.\u201d<\/p>\n
The speaker said the 25-unit housing investment is similar to the Tottotville Housing. He said without amending the zoning law, the investor for the $15-million housing project will pull out their plan.<\/p>\n
The foreign investor leased a 4.5-hectare private property in Chalan Galaide for the project, the speaker said.<\/p>\n
The delegation deferred action on another local bill, Rep. Ralph Demapan\u2019s (Cov-Saipan) HLB 17-49, which also seeks to amend the zoning law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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