CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTIETH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO.
O-13-49 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Dan Lewis, by request
ORDINANCE
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Adopting Zoning Code Text Amendments To Allow For Common Areas Associated With A Private Commons Development To Be Dedicated To The City If The City So Desires. An Amendment To Reduce The Required Lot Size For Private Commons Developments Is Also Included (Lewis, by request)
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ADOPTING ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS TO ALLOW FOR COMMON AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH A PRIVATE COMMONS DEVELOPMENT TO BE DEDICATED TO THE CITY IF THE CITY SO DESIRES. AN AMENDMENT TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED LOT SIZE FOR PRIVATE COMMONS DEVELOPMENTS IS ALSO INCLUDED.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. Section 14-16-1-5 ROA 1994 is amended to read as follows:
PARCELED COMMONS AREA (PCA). The area within a Private Commons Development set aside for the purposes of agriculture, landscaping, open space or recreation; this area can either be a Private PCA with deed restrictions and a land use easement for the use and enjoyment of the PCD property owners or a Public PCA, which is land dedicated to, and accepted by, the City.
PRIVATE COMMONS DEVELOPMENT (PCD). A residential development of at least one acre which meets the requirements of this article for such developments (see ? 14-16-3-16); it may contain houses and townhouses on any sized lot; it must include a Private Parceled Commons Area or a Public Parceled Commons Area.
Section 2. Section 14-16-3-16 ROA 1994 is amended to read as follows:
(A) A Private Commons Development (PCD) may be established on a tract of land containing one or more acres and zoned RA-1, RA-2 or RO-1, or any zone designated for this type of development in a sector or area plan in accordance with the Zoning Code.
(B) The number of dwelling units permitted in a PCD is determined by dividing the site area b...
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