CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SECOND COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-17-160 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton
RESOLUTION
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Declaring A Moratorium Of Up To Six Months Or Until The Updated Integrated Development Ordinance Is Finally Acted Upon By The City Council, Whichever First Occurs, On Zone Changes And The Issuance Of Certain Building Permits For Mixed Use Development Pursuant To The NFMXD Zone Within The Adopted Boundaries Of The North 4th Street Rank Three Corridor Plan (Benton)
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DECLARING A MORATORIUM OF UP TO SIX MONTHS OR UNTIL THE UPDATED INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE IS FINALLY ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL, WHICHEVER FIRST OCCURS, ON ZONE CHANGES AND THE ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN BUILDING PERMITS FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT PURSUANT TO THE NFMXD ZONE WITHIN THE ADOPTED BOUNDARIES OF THE NORTH 4th STREET RANK THREE CORRIDOR PLAN.
WHEREAS, the City adopted the North 4th Street Corridor Plan ("Corridor Plan") in 2010; and
WHEREAS, the City is currently developing an Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO) that would establish a modern, city-wide system of tailorable zones and design standards; and
WHEREAS, the proposed IDO would establish updated, detailed standards for vertical and horizontal building articulation, pedestrian entrances, windows and other characteristics aimed at creating an attractive, walkable built environment; and
WHEREAS, recent developments on 4th Street built under the standards of the Corridor Plan have indicated that the development standards of that Plan's form-based North Fourth Mixed Use District (NFMXD) zone may not provide enough direction with regard to building articulation and fa?ade appearances along major public thoroughfares; and
WHEREAS, community members have requested that the Corridor's design standards be reviewed and strengthened to encourage development that is more appropriate to the local context; and
WHEREAS, the city proposes to repl...
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