City of Albuquerque - File #: EC-23-237

• File #: EC-23-237
• Type: Executive Communication
• Status: Filed
• File created: 2/22/2023
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 4/3/2023
• Title: The Near Heights Community Planning Area (CPA) Assessment Report

Date	Action By	Action	Result
4/3/2023	City Council	Receipt Be Noted	Pass
3/20/2023	City Council	Accepted with a recommendation Receipt Be Noted
3/15/2023	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Receipt Be Noted	Pass
2/22/2023	City Council	Received and Referred
2/22/2023	President	Referred

INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM January 20, 2023

TO: Pat Davis, President, President, City Council

FROM: Timothy M. Keller, Mayor

SUBJECT: title
The Near Heights Community Planning Area (CPA) Assessment Report
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The is memo serves to transmit the Near Heights Community Planning Area (CPA) Assessment Report to the City Council for its acceptance. The Near Heights CPA Assessment Report is the first CPA report to be completed.

BACKGROUND
The Comprehensive Plan establishes twelve Community Planning Areas (CPAs) in the City, outlines a process to engage stakeholders, and establishes metrics. The results of planning efforts for each CPA, when completed, are contained in a CPA Assessment Report.

The Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO) requires that CPA assessment recommendations accepted by the City Council be included as updates to the Comprehensive Plan and the IDO at least every five years. IDO 14-16-6-3(E)- Community Planning Area Assessments, establishes parameters for CPA assessments, which inform updates to planning policies, zoning regulations, technical standards, and capital improvement priorities.

CPA assessments provide an opportunity to generate community-based recommendations for a given area. Though they inform updates and amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and the IDO, the CPA assessments themselves are not part of the ranked planning system.

REQUEST
The request was for EPC review and comment regarding the CPA Assessment Report for the Near Heights CPA. The Near Heights CPA is located generally east of I-25, west of Wyoming Blvd., south of I-40, and north of KAFB.
The Near Heights CPA Assessment Report is the first CPA report to be completed for the first of the twelve CPA planning efforts in the City.
The Near Heights CPA Assessment Report generally furthers applicable Comprehensive Plan Goals and policies that pertain to land use, urban design, and economic development as elaborated in the Official Noti...