A total of 21 As Matuis and Susupe lots have changed classifications.<\/p>\n
Eleven lots in As Matuis were reclassified from residential to tourist resort areas, while 10 lots in Susupe were reclassified from village residential to village commercial.<\/p>\n
The reclassifications happened with the passage of Saipan Local Laws 20-05 and 20-06, signed into law by Lt. Gov. Victor B. Hocog, the acting governor at the time.<\/p>\n
The rezoning of the lots allow for certain establishments such as resort hotels, shops, and other businesses to set up in these areas.<\/p>\n
Rep. John Paul Sablan (R-Saipan), who authored two of the bills, said that the bills were enacted with the comments and recommendations of the Zoning board.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the Zoning law, every zone has restrictions and prohibitions. When you are in a village residential, you are not allowed to build a hotel, but in a village commercial, you are allowed to,\u201d said Sablan, explaining that the point of the rezoning was to allow developers to come in that could help improve public infrastructures as well.<\/p>\n
Sablan said the Zoning Office often receives numerous proposals from developers and investors. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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