CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
NINETEENTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. C/S
O-10-9 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Dan Lewis
ORDINANCE
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C/S Repealing and Amending Sections of ROA 1994 To Remove The Requirement To Conduct An Air Quality Impact Analysis Or Assessment As A Precondition For Certain Land Use Approvals (Lewis)
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REPEALING SECTIONS 14-16-2-6(G), 14-16-2-7(I), 14-16-2-8(H),14-16-2-9(H), 14-16-2-11(I), 14-16-2-12(I), 14-16-2-13(H), 14-16-2-14(H), 14-16-2-15(G), 14-16-2-16(G), 14-16-2-17(H), 14-16-2-18(H), 14-16-2-19(I), 14-16-2-20(G), 14-16-2-21(G), 14-16-2-22(G), 14-16-2-24(E), 14-16-2-25(K), 14-16-3-11(A)(2), 14-16-4-3(A)(6) AND 14-16-3-14 ROA 1994; AMENDING SECTIONS, 14-16-4-1(A)(2), 14-16-3-22(A)(4)(b)5 ROA 1994 ALL TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT AN AIR QUALITY IMPACT ANALYSIS OR ASSESSMENT AS A PRECONDITION FOR CERTAIN LAND USE APPROVALS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. In order to avoid any perception that this bill reduces the City's commitment to clean air this uncodified introduction is included to show that the requirement for an air quality impact analysis (AQIA) provides no environmental protection and represents a waste of City and private resources that could be used to provide actual environmental benefits:
1. This bill repeals the Zoning Code requirement that applicants for certain land use projects submit an air quality impact analysis (AQIA) for Carbon Monoxide (CO) as part of the development review process.
2. AQIAs were important when the requirement was added in 1990, at a time when the City was out of compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for CO.
3. Since that time, measured CO levels have steadily decreased as a result of more stringent federal and local standards for vehicle fuel content and emission control equipment on vehicles, as well as the continuing effectiveness of the Albuque...
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