CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. O-22-54 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton and Trudy Jones, by request
ORDINANCE
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Adopting Citywide Text Amendments To The Integrated Development Ordinance ?14-16 In Conjunction With The 2022 IDO Annual Update Process To Address The Need For More Housing Opportunities (Benton and Jones, by request)
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ADOPTING CITYWIDE TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE ?14-16 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 2022 IDO ANNUAL UPDATE PROCESS TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR MORE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.
WHEREAS, the City Council, the Governing Body of the City of Albuquerque, has the authority to adopt and amend plans for the physical development of areas within the planning, platting, and zoning jurisdiction of the City authorized by statute, Sections 3-19-5 and 3-21-1, NMSA 1978, and by its home rule powers; and
WHEREAS, the City's zoning powers are established by the City Charter, in which: Article I, Incorporation and Powers, allows the City to adopt new regulatory structures and processes to implement the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Comprehensive Plan ("Comp Plan") and help guide future legislation; Article IX, Environmental Protection, empowers the City to adopt regulations and procedures to protect and preserve environmental features such as water, air and other natural endowments, ensure the proper use and development of land, and promote and maintain an aesthetic and humane urban environment; and Article XVII, Planning, establishes the City Council as the City's ultimate planning and zoning authority; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted an updated Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Comprehensive Plan ("ABC Comp Plan") in 2017 via R-16-108 (Enactment No. R-2017-026); and
WHEREAS, the 2017 ABC Comp Plan adopted housing goals and policies, including Goal 9.1 Supply; Policy 9.1.1 Housing Options, including Sub-policies 9.1.1.a, 9.1.1.b, 9....
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