THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL VOTES MONDAY NIGHT TO PUSH THROUGH A REWRITE OF LOCAL ZONING REGULATIONS. THE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE AND TWO OTHER BILLS NOW GO TO MAYOR BERRY, WHO HAS SAID THE I-D-O IS LONG OVERDUE.
THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS DEVELOPERS LIKE THE REWRITES BUT A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS DO NOT. IT SAYS THEY DON’T LIKE THAT THE COUNCIL REWROTE THE RULES RIGHT BEFORE TUESDAY’S RUNOFF MAYORAL ELECTION. DAN REGAN WITH ONE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP TELLS THE JOURNAL THE NEW REGULATIONS TAKE AWAY THEIR VOICE WHEN IT COMES TO PLANNING AND ZONING.
