CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. O-24-69 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Dan Lewis and Joaqu?n Baca
ORDINANCE
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Amending The Integrated Development Ordinance Regarding Applicability, Appeals, Amendment Processes And Easing Restrictions On Housing Development (Lewis and Baca)
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WHEREAS, the Integrated Development Ordinance ("IDO") contains the City's Planning and Zoning Code; and
WHEREAS, the IDO was originally adopted to standardize and improve development opportunities in the City of Albuquerque; and
WHEREAS, wholesale replacement of the City's zoning code has had some unintended consequences, which have imposed substantial burdens on City staff and developers; and
WHEREAS, the City has a housing and homelessness crisis that has been exacerbated by some provisions in the IDO; and
WHEREAS, the Albuquerque City Charter prescribes the method in which Ordinances are passed; and
WHEREAS, a City Council cannot constrain the ability of a future City Council to make laws outside of the methods established by the Charter; and
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. Section 14-16-1-4 APPLICABILITY is amended as follows:
1-4(C) This IDO is [not] applicable to City activities or development on properties owned or leased by the City.
SECTION 2. Section 14-16-6-4 APPEALS is amended as follows:
6-4(U)(2) Who May Appeal
6-4(U)(2)(a) Standing
Standing to appeal a final decision may be granted to any of the following parties:
1. The owner of the property listed in the application.
2. A representative of any City department, City agency, or other
governmental or quasi-governmental agency whose services,
properties, facilities, interest, or operations may be affected
by the application.
3. Any party appealing either of the following decisions:
a. Declaratory Ruling.
b. Adopti...
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