THE CITY IS WORKING TO UPDATE ITS DESIGN STANDARDS, AND THAT INCLUDES UPDATING ZONING CODES THAT DATE BACK TO 1979. RUSSELL BRITO WITH THE CITY ZONING DEPARTMENT TELLS US CURRENT ZONING CODES DON’T ADDRESS HOW THE CITY’S CHANGED SINCE THEN IN TERMS OF URBAN AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. HE SAYS THEY ALSO DON’T RESPOND WELL TO INCREASED MARKET DEMAND FOR APARTMENT LIVING AND MORE URBAN LIFESTYLES IN ALBUQUERQUE.
ONE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC MEETINGS WAS MONDAY AT THE PATRICK J. BACA LIBRARY ON CENTRAL. ANOTHER IS TUESDAY, MAY 10TH, FROM 6 TO 7:30PM AT THE TAYLOR RANCH COMMUNITY CENTER ON KACHINA NORTHWEST. OTHERS WILL BE HELD NEXT MONDAY.
