(a) The issuance of a building permit or approval of plans and specifications shall not be construed to be a permit for, or approval of any violation of the provisions of this Chapter or of the terms and conditions imposed by the Guam Land Use Commission or the Department of Public Works on the use of the property or project. Any building permit presuming to cancel such provisions or condone such violations shall be entirely invalid and void.

(b) The issuance of a building permit after approval of plans, specifications and attached data submitted therewith, shall not prevent the building official from thereafter requiring correction of any errors in said plans, specifications and data, nor from prohibiting building operations to be carried on thereunder until said correction is made.

(c) Any building permit shall lapse and be void if the work authorized by it is not commenced within twelve (12) months after its issuance; or is suspended or abandoned for a period of twelve (12) months at any time after the work has been commenced; provided, that, for cause, the building official may grant four (4) extensions of up to a maximum of three (3) months each. All such extensions shall be in writing and noted on the building permit and in the building records of the Department of Public Works.

(d) Should any discrepancy or conflict exist between the adopted codes pursuant to Chapter 67 of Title 21, Guam Code Ann., and any subsection of § 66212 of Chapter 66, Title
21, Guam Code Annotated, the subsection of § 66212 of Chapter
66, Title 21, Guam Code Annotated, shall take precedence.

SOURCE: GC § 31030. Subsection (a) amended by P.L. 36-007:7 (Mar.
5, 2021). Subsection (c) amended by P.L. 36-033:1 (June 11, 2021). Subsection (d) amended by P.L. 36-033:2 (June 11, 2021).

21 Guam Code Ann. REAL PROPERTY
CH. 66 BUILDING LAW