Sablan v Guam Land Use Commission [2011] GUSC 29; 2011 Guam 29 (30 December 2011)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF GUAM

MARY ANN C. SABLAN,
Petitioner-Appellee,

v.

GUAM LAND USE COMMISSION and
DEPARTMENT OF LAND MANAGEMENT,
Respondents-Appellants,

and

YOUNEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION,
Intervenor-Appellant.

Supreme Court Case No.: CVA011-007
Consolidated with CVA011-014
Superior Court Case No.: SP0223-07

OPINION

Filed: December 30, 2011

Cite as: 2011 Guam 29

Appeal from the Superior Court of Guam
Argued and submitted on October 28, 2011
Hagåtña, Guam

Appearing for Intervenor-Appellant: Kathleen V. Fisher, Esq. Calvo Fisher & Jacob, LLP 259 Martyr St. Hagåtña, GU 96910-5044	Appearing for Petitioner-Appellee: Darleen E. Hiton, Esq. Law Offices of Phillips & Bordallo, PC 410 W. O'Brien Dr. Hagåtña, GU 96910
Appearing for Respondents-Appellants: David J. Highsmith, Esq. Office of the Attorney General 287 W. O'Brien Dr. Hagåtña, GU 96910

BEFORE: F. PHILIP CARBULLIDO, Chief Justice; ROBERT J. TORRES, Associate Justice; KATHERINE A. MARAMAN, Associate Justice.

TORRES, J.:

[1] This appeal arises from an Amended Writ of Judicial Review issued by the trial court to Petitioner-Appellee Mary Ann C. Sablan declaring null and void the approval of an application for a zone variance previously granted by the Guam Land Use Commission ("GLUC") to Intervenor-Appellant Younex International Corporation ("Younex") for a condominium development in the neighborhood of Jonestown, Tamuning. In issuing the Amended Writ, the trial court determined that the GLUC exceeded its jurisdiction because the GLUC approved Younex's application without holding a properly noticed public hearing.

[2]