Quoted hereunder is the full text of the subject resolution passed by the Board of Commissioners in its 271st Regular Meeting on 10 March 1999:

œWHEREAS, the Sangguniang Panglungsod of Quezon City passed City Ordinance No. SP-473, Series of 1996, rezoning a 29,685-square meter parcel of land located along Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City from institutional to Special Development Zone (SDZ) and the same has been endorsed to this Board by the Metro Manila Development Authority under Resolution No. 97-13, s. 1997, entitled, Endorsing the Approval of Quezon City Ordinance No. SP-473, s. 1996, Rezoning the GSIS Property Along Elliptical Road, District IV, Quezon City from Institutional to Mix Use Zone ;

WHEREAS, the Board has repeatedly made known its resolute stand and strict policy against spot zoning as being contrary to sound principles of planning which prefer a wholistic approach thereto by way of a comprehensive land use plan for the whole locality;

WHEREAS, the above notwithstanding, the Board looked into the merits of the proposed spot rezoning and found, among others:

1. That the use regulation to be adopted for the Special Development Zone into which the area is to be reclassified is that of High Density Commercial (C-3), hence, tantamount to rezoning the area into C-3;

2. That the land uses within one kilometer radius from the subject property are institutional, residential, parks and recreational areas such that commercial activities in the proposed use will definitely change the essential character of the area;

3. That the proposal to develop the property, located right in front of the Quezon Memorial Circle which was declared a national shrine in 1974, into substantially commercial use is incompatible with the activities within the circle area and the intended preservation of the surroundings as a unified and distinctive institutional landmark;

4. That the projected increase in the volume of traffic at the Elliptical Road and adjacent streets, at present already used at their maximum carrying capacity, will significantly aggravate the existing congestion; and

5. That the area would be incapable of absorbing added pressure on existing facilities and services such as water supply, garbage disposal, drainage and sewerage, there being no proposal on the part of the Quezon City government to cushion the impact of developing the area into a Special Development Zone.

6. That there was lack of information dissemination and public consultation/participation in the supposed public hearings conducted, rendering compliance with the requirement insufficient;

WHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the proposed rezoning of said GSIS property along Elliptical Road, Quezon City from institutional to Special Development Zone, as contained in Ordinance No. SP-473 of the Sangguniang Panglungsod of Quezon City, BE DENIED, as the same is HEREBY DENIED.

For your information.

Adopted: 20 May 1999

(SGD.) ROMULO Q. M. FABUL
Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer