CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY-FIRST COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO.
R-14-71 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Dan Lewis, by request
RESOLUTION
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Amending The Volcano Trails Sector Development Plan To Update The Road Network, Reconcile Amendments Made To Adjacent Plans, And Make Minor Clarifications To Development Standards (Lewis, by request)
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AMENDING THE VOLCANO TRAILS SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO UPDATE THE ROAD NETWORK, RECONCILE AMENDMENTS MADE TO ADJACENT PLANS, AND MAKE MINOR CLARIFICATIONS TO DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
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 and platting jurisdiction of the City authorized by Statute, Section 3-19-1 et. Seq., NMSA 1978, and by its home rule powers; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Volcano Trails Sector Development Plan in August 2011, for an area of approximately 446 acres, bounded generally by Paseo del Norte to the north, the Petroglyph National Monument to the west, Volcano Cliffs to the south, and Volcano Heights to the east; and
WHEREAS, Volcano Trails provides opportunities for a variety of housing options and densities surrounding a Village Center to promote a balance of jobs and housing, as well as service and retail opportunities within walking and biking distance of residential neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the Rank 2 West Side Strategic Plan's Volcano Mesa Amendment establishes the policies to direct growth within the three Rank 3 Sector Development Plans - Volcano Trails, Volcano Cliffs, and Volcano Heights; and
WHEREAS, the policies and regulations intended to be consistent among the three plans were reviewed, revised, and refined throughout the process of adopting the three Rank 3 plans, which were adopted in succession beginning in May 2011 with Volcano Cliffs and ending in August 2013 with Volcano H...
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