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Saipan zoning office reports permit volumes, seeks larger budget and plans law amendments
Summary
Zoning Administrator Theresa Gumrow told the House delegation that the office processed 3,552 permit applications in fiscal 2024 and 2,055 in fiscal 2025 through April, and asked the delegation to consider increasing its annual appropriation to support staffing and equipment.
Zoning Administrator Theresa Gumrow told the House delegation that the Commonwealth Zoning Board and zoning office are tracking steady permitting workloads while preparing proposed amendments to the Saipan Zoning Law of 2013 and requesting additional funding to sustain operations.
"On behalf of the Commonwealth zoning board and the zoning office staff, we wanna thank you for this opportunity to present to you today," Gumrow said during the presentation. She later asked the delegation to consider increasing the office's annual appropriation above the current $75,000 to help fund staffing, enforcement vehicles and other needs.
The office presented comparative permitting figures showing 3,552 applications in fiscal year 2024 (about 296 per month and roughly 15 permits per day) and 2,055 applications in fiscal year 2025 through April (a seven-month span the office said was equivalent to roughly 13–15 permits…
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