CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SECOND COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO.
O-16-27 ENACTMENT NO. ______________________
SPONSORED BY: Trudy E. Jones and Isaac Benton
ORDINANCE
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Revising ROA 1994 To Change The Terms "Developing Urban," "Established Urban," "Redeveloping Urban," And "Central Urban" Areas That Refer To Designated Comprehensive Plan Areas, Which Are Being Updated To Areas Of Change And Areas Of Consistency (Jones, Benton)
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REVISING ROA 1994 TO CHANGE THE TERMS "DEVELOPING URBAN," "ESTABLISHED URBAN," "REDEVELOPING URBAN," AND "CENTRAL URBAN" AREAS THAT REFER TO DESIGNATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AREAS, WHICH ARE BEING UPDATED TO AREAS OF CHANGE AND AREAS OF CONSISTENCY.
WHEREAS, the Council, the Governing Body of the City of Albuquerque, has the authority to amend the Comprehensive Plan as authorized by statute, Section 3-19-9, NMSA 1970, and by its home rule powers; and
WHEREAS, Council Bill No. R-14-46, which became effective on May 7, 2014, directed the City Planning Department to update the Comprehensive Plan and coordinate with all parties to implement the update effort; and
WHEREAS, on September 1, 2016, the EPC, in its advisory role on land use and planning matters, recommended approval to the City Council of the updated Comprehensive Plan, based on findings and subject to conditions for recommendation of approval; and
WHEREAS, Finding 14 of the EPC Official Notice of Decision dated September 2, 2016 notes that "City language that refers to the Comp Plan is found in various locations of ROA 1994. This language will need to be correspondingly revised with the adoption of the 2016 Comp Plan in order to maintain the intent of the policies and to maintain internal consistency in ROA 1994."
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. The following locations in the Code of Ordinances (ROA 1994), which use language referring to Developing Urban Areas, Redevelopin...
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