CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SECOND COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-16-108 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Trudy E. Jones and Isaac Benton
RESOLUTION
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Adopting An Updated Albuquerque/ Bernalillo County Comprehensive Plan (Jones, Benton)
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ADOPTING AN UPDATED ALBUQUERQUE/BERNALILLO COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
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, the Comprehensive Plan is the Rank I plan for the physical development and conservation of areas within the City of Albuquerque and unincorporated Bernalillo County, which sets out the context, goals and policies, monitoring and implementation, and supporting information to further its vision and purpose; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan has not been significantly updated since its original adoption in 1989 and its subsequent amendment in 2001 to establish "Centers and Corridors" boundaries and policy language to focus development in appropriate areas connected by multi-modal transportation corridors; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, the City's Planning and Zoning Authority, in April 2014, via R-14-46 (Enactment No. R-2014-022), directed the City to update the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Comprehensive Plan in coordination with Bernalillo County, MRCOG, and other agencies; and
WHEREAS, an increased range of housing options are needed closer to employment centers, and employment centers are needed closer to existing housing, especially west of the Rio Grande; and
WHEREAS, preserving agricultural lands is increasingly important in order to protect rural character and cultural traditions, provide for regional food demands locally, and to improve stormwater retention and groundwater infiltration; and
WHEREAS, the largest demographic segments of the population - Baby Boomers a...
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