Alamogordo Planning & Zoning Commission

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Opening Discussion of the Zoning Rewrite Proposals

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The “R’s”

How We Got Here

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Previous CD Director (Arthur Alterson) directed by City Commission in 2006/7 to undertake comprehensive rewrite of the City’s Zoning Code

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This is the product of that effort

How We Got Here

Biggest Impediment Zoning is supposed to follow planning not lead it Zoning will be continue to be revisited after completion of comprehensive plan

Zoning Rewrite Group

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Two main groups of participants The frequent in-person participants: Mike Drunzer Tommy Messer Klad Zimmerle Mark Goga Bill Schimmer Deb Alton Wyatt Earp Andrew (JR) Gomolak

Zoning Rewrite Group

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Several members of the Community Development Department

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And occasional visits from various other folks with an interest in the process

Zoning Rewrite Group

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E-mail participants also took part in the discussions

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Won’t provide a complete listing, but the group included:

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Commissioners Griggs and Cole, Former Commissioner Brockett, the Otero County Builders and Contractors Association, and 25 30 other persons or groups.

What We Have Now

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Two Proposals:

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One lengthy one from the ZRG

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One more concise one from City Attorney Stephen Thies

What We Have Now

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Staff was involved in developing the lengthy draft and supports it, with the exception of the RR-1 proposal

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After review, staff has also concluded that it can support the short draft, again with the exception of the RR-1 proposal

What We Have Now

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The “short” proposal basically creates a “parallel” solution to the zoning changes proposed in the “long” proposal Properties that are currently within the City can stay as they are with no changes Properties that are within the City that desire rezoning must move into the new categories (A’s) Properties that are annexed into the City must come into the new categories (A’s)

What We Have Now

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This solution will allow us to move toward constructive improvements in zoning without assuming unreasonable risk vis à-vis currently existing property rights accruing to already zoned properties

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This is why staff is willing to support Mr Thies’ proposal as a substitute to the ZRG proposal

RR-1 (Rural Residential)

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Both the long and short rewrite versions before you have an RR-1 proposal: the two proposals are substantially the same

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The Committee could not reach agreement on the issue, therefore it is being brought forward to the Planning & Zoning Commission, and ultimately to the City Commission

RR-1 (Rural Residential)

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CD/Planning & Zoning staff remains strongly opposed to the RR-1

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BUT

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We are open to the option of proposing RR-1 type subdivisions under the Planned Unit Development sections of the revised zoning code, with the ultimate decision on those subdivisions to be made by the Planning & Zoning Commission and the City Commission

RR-1 (Rural Residential)

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Counsel agrees that the PUD process is sufficient to allow for the creation of RR-1 environments without the creation of a new zoning category