City of Albuquerque - File #: R-23-113

• File #: R-23-113
• Type: Resolution
• Status: In Council - Final Action
• File created: 2/22/2023
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 8/7/2023
• Enactment date: 8/21/2023
• Enactment #: R-2023-065
• Title: Updating The 2014 Rail Yards Master Plan Which Provides The Policy Framework And Regulations To Guide The Redevelopment Of The Rail Yards Site (Benton)
• Sponsors: Isaac Benton

Date	Action By	Action	Result
8/21/2023	City Clerk	Published
8/18/2023	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
8/11/2023	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
8/7/2023	City Council	Passed	Pass
6/21/2023	City Council	Accepted with a recommendation Do Pass, As Amended
6/14/2023	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass, as Amended	Pass
6/14/2023	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Amended	Pass
2/22/2023	City Council	Introduced and Referred
2/22/2023	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. R-23-113 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton


RESOLUTION
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Updating The 2014 Rail Yards Master Plan Which Provides The Policy Framework And Regulations To Guide The Redevelopment Of The Rail Yards Site (Benton)
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UPDATING THE 2014 RAIL YARDS MASTER PLAN WHICH PROVIDES THE POLICY FRAMEWORK AND REGULATIONS TO GUIDE THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE RAIL YARDS SITE.
WHEREAS, the Rail Yards site is located on Tract A, Plat of Tract A, AT&SF Railway Company Machine Shop, located on Second Street SW between Cromwell Avenue SW and Hazeldine Avenue SW, and containing approximately 27.3 acres; and
WHEREAS, the Rail Yards site is zoned Planned Development (PD) and the Rail Yards Master Plan serves as the Site Plan - EPC, as required by the PD zone in the Integrated Development Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Rail Yards site was purchased by the City in November 2007; and
WHEREAS, the City purchased the site in order to preserve the historic structures and to facilitate redevelopment of the site; and
WHEREAS, the Rail Yards Master Plan was adopted in 2014; and
WHEREAS, in the nine years since the Master Plan was adopted there have been numerous changes related to the site: the City has taken the role of master developer, significant physical improvements have been made to the north end of the site, and the Integrated Development Ordinance has been adopted; and
WHEREAS, the Master Plan has been updated to reflect these changed conditions, though no changes were made to the policy framework or the regulatory entitlements; and
WHEREAS, the Rail Yards Advisory Board met and reviewed the updates four times in April 2022, June 2022, November 2022, and January 2023, and all meetings were open and advertised to the public; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 13-272 requires that the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) review and City Council approve the Rail Ya...