City of Albuquerque
File #: O-10-9   
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted and Published
File created: 6/21/2010 In control: City Council
Final action: 10/4/2010
Enactment date: 10/19/2010 Enactment #: O-2010-019
Title: 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)
Sponsors: Dan Lewis
Attachments: 1. O-9.pdf, 2. O-9att.pdf, 3. O-9cs.pdf, 4. O-9csfinal.pdf, 5. CS O-9Enacted.PDF
Date Action ByActionResultAction Details
10/19/2010 City Clerk Published  Action details
10/14/2010 Mayor Signed by the Mayor  Action details
10/4/2010 City Council Do PassPass Action details
9/20/2010 City Council Accepted with a recommendation Do Pass, As Substituted  Action details
9/15/2010 Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass, as SubstitutedPass Action details
9/15/2010 Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee SubstitutedPass Action details
6/21/2010 City Council Introduced and Referred  Action details
6/21/2010 President Referred  Action details

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
NINETEENTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. C/S O-10-9 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Dan Lewis

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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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