Okay, good evening and welcome to the planning zoning board for February 24th.

Please sound as all electronic devices while attending planning zoning board meetings.

And would please stand up and let's do the pledge of allegiance.

Okay, for the record, I would take a roll call by calling each planning and zoning board members named.

Please acknowledge your presence by saying present.

Kevin Copcher.

Present.

Robadon.

Yes, present.

Andrea Hankins.

Present.

Lisa Hardesty.

Present.

Sal Todoric.

Sal Todoric.

Must be called in the traffic.

Okay.

All right, a couple of housekeeping items.

In person attendees.

Please fill out the speaker form if you wish to speak.

Only individuals who have signed up would be permitted to speak.

If you have yet to fill out a form, now's the time to do so and provide it to recorder to my left.

Virtual attendees, please send a chat message to the host or use the raise hand feature if you wish to provide a public comment.

Okay.

Um consent calendar.

Oh can I get a motion to approve consent calendar?

Motion to approve cassette calendar.

Can I get a second?

Second.

Call the rule.

Chairman Richardson?

Yes.

Commissioner Copter.

Yes.

Vice Chair Gabbledon?

Yes.

Commissioner Hankins.

Yes.

Yes.

Commissioner Tortu Ricci.

Pass.

Okay.

Public hearings.

Um item number two is postponement.

Uh like get a motion to approve the postponement for item number two.

Mr.

Chairman, motion to postpone item number two to the date certain March 10th, 2026.

I'm about a second.

Second.

Call the rule.

Vice Chair Gabbledon.

Yes.

Commissioner Hankins.

Yes.

Commissioner Kaufcher.

Yes.

Chairman Richardson.

Yes.

Commissioner Hardesty.

Yes.

Item has been postponed.

Okay.

Moving on to the third item, which is a variance.

Staff contact is Tamara Montanez and staff recommends denial.

Okay.

Is the applicant present?

Uh Mr.

Chair, if we can have uh staff present first uh before we have the applicant come up.

Thank you.

Okay.

Good evening, Mr.

Chairman and members of the board.

Tamara Martinez, planner with the city of Rio Rancho.

The item before you is a variance request to the corner side setback requirement.

The applicant Lomas Encantadas Development Company, LLC is requesting approval of Libarians to the 10 foot corners lot side setback requirement as outlined by rear um Rio Rancho Municipal Code Chapter 154, planning and zoning, specifically section 154.50.

The um zoning table at the subject property legally described as Loma San Contales 1D phase 1A block to lot 13, which is located at 4280 Addison Drive.

The subject property is currently zoned R for single family residential per ordinance number 36, enactment number 21-02, is located at the corner of Addison Drive Northeast and Sydney Sydney Drive Northeast, both of which are residential roads.

And the surrounding properties are also zoned R 4.

The applicant has not submitted for a building permit, nor have they submitted a site plan for potential prime uh for the potential primary um residential structure.

The request is being submitted in advance of the potential building permit application.

Per section 154.50 of the zoning table.

The R4 setbacks are 15 from the front, um, 15 from the rear, five from the side, and ten from the corner side.

The requested variance is to allow for an encroachment of five feet into the corner side setback, reducing the required 10-foot corner side setback to five feet as shown here.

Um the applicant has submitted a justification narrative in support of this app of the application, as well as this variance exhibit.

Staff finds that the lot is not irregular in shape, narrow, shallow, or steep, and does not have an exceptional physical condition that is preventing the applicant from complying with the zoning code.

Staff again has not received any building permit applications or a conceptual site plan for review.

Without this information, staff is unable to evaluate the full scope of the proposed development or any potential constraints.

Furthermore, the strict application of the 10 minimum 10-foot corner side setback requirement would not create a hardship that deprives the property owner of the reasonable use of the land.

The property can be developed in compliance with the existing setback standards.

Therefore, the variance request does not appear to meet the required hardship criteria.

Staff recommends denial with findings and uh with findings and subject to finding it and conditions, excuse me.

And with that, I will stand for any questions.

Okay, thank you.

Is the applicant present?

State your name and the address, please.

Good evening, Mr.

Chairman, members of the sighting of the board.

Brian Ada Golem with Holmes and the Congress Development Company, 409, New Mexico Highway 528, Rail Ranch New Mexico.

As Ms.

Martinez has described the project, uh we are requesting a uh variance to the 10-foot side yard setback to reduce it to five feet, which is matches the proposed uh excuse me, which matches the public utility easement requirement on that side of the lot.

Um one additional item that we're going to point out is that by granting the easement, we will be able to keep 35 foot wide lots or homes within this subdivision um continuous throughout all of the lots by going with a wider setback, the by going with the narrower or wider setback, the home that would be constructed on there would be a 30-foot wide home, and therefore it would be significantly out of place with the rest of the character of the community.

Um five feet may not seem like a lot, but when you're talking about 35-foot uh wide homes, it really makes a difference.

So what we'd like to do is on the basis of character of the community, we'd request the uh variance to the uh setback to be reduced to five feet to match the public utility easement in the area.

Thank you.

And I stand for any questions that you may have.

Okay, thank you.

There's anyone present who wish to speak for or against item number three.

Is anyone present who wish to speak for or against item number three?

Is there anyone virtual who wish to speak for or against item number three?

Okay, motion to approve item number three.

Motion to approve it number three.

Second, second.

Okay, any discussion from the board.

Any discussion from the board.

I heard none at all.

Oh, I'm sorry.

No, it's okay.

I'm just looking at the plat here.

And just trying to understand and make sure I'm just looking at this right.

So this request is impacting the lot on this one corner, but it looks like there's a corner lot right behind it, and this isn't impacting that corner lot also.

Am I seeing that correctly on this?

Um, and that was a question for the applicant.

Ms.

Uh, Mr.

Chairman, uh Commissioner Hardesty.

Um the question is that what lot specifically is it?

It is the corner lot that faces southwest.

Um, we are requesting the variance on the side.

And if I can go back to my exhibit real quick.

Um, I can't see.

There you go, yeah.

The setback would be the reduction would be along Sydney Drive.

And so the lot behind it though is not impacted by this issue in my No ma'am, it is not.

Okay, thank you.

This is the only lot that has the uh width constraint.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you.

Okay, and then further discussion from the board.

Maybe I don't need the mic today.

And further discussion from the board.

Okay.

Call the roll.

Commissioner Hardesty.

Yes.

Commissioner Hankins.

Yes.

Commissioner Kaufcher.

Yes.

Chairman Richardson.

Yes.

Vice Chair Gabledon.

Yes.

Pass.

Okay, moving on to item number four is the variance.

Staff contact is Liz Rez Carlos and staff recommends approval with findings and conditions.

Good evening, Mr.

Chair, members of the board.

Liz Reese Carlos, planner of the City of Rare Rancho.

The item before you is a variance request for 1319th Avenue Northeast.

Again, the applicant Solano Builders and Construction LLC requests approval of a variance for the subject property, specifically in reference to the 60-foot lot width requirement for R1 single family residential to allow for development on the existing five excuse me, 50-foot wide lot.

The subject property comprises 0.23 acres and is located southwest of the northern boulevard northeast and second street northeast intersection.

Both these roads are minor arterial residential roads.

And the subject property further falls within an overlay zone, which deems all contiguous 50-foot minimum rentage lots in the same ownership as merged for building and zoning purposes.

And the applicant also does not have the ability to apply for a summary plot to combine two lots into a larger conform.

The applicant has included a site plan for the property detailing the location of the proposed home as part of an active building permit.

Building permit for the primary residence has been approved by both the city building and engineering visions.

Staff recommends the planning and zoning board to find the subject property is in fact an irregular and narrow lot.

As such, the strict application of the minimum lot with a requirement of 60 feet on this lot would result in hardship, but would the private owner of the reasonable use of the staff recommends approval subject inviting conditions and with it.

Okay, thank you.

Um applicant presentation is the applicant present.

Okay.

And the discussion from the board.

Motion to approve item number four.

Second.

Okay.

Any discussion from the board?

And a discussion from the board.

Call rule.

Yes.

Commissioner Kaufcher?

Yes.

Commissioner Hardesey.

Yes.

Commissioner Hankins?

Yes.

Vice Chair Gabblin.

Yes.

Motion passed.

Okay.

Question, Amy.

Uh, since the applicant wasn't present, I didn't go through and ask there's anyone who wish to speak for against.

Was that uh okay?

Uh no, we should have probably asked for that as well before we took the motion.

Sorry.

Okay.

I should have mentioned that.

Uh we can ask now to see if there's anybody online that uh was wishing to speak or anybody in public.

Okay.

Maybe Joel.

Is anyone is there anyone online virtual who would like to speak for against item number four?

Is anyone online who wish to speak for or against item number four?

Okay.

Do I need to go back and approve again?

Vote.

Okay.

Moving on to item number five, which is a preliminary plot.

Uh staff contact is Liz Carlos, and staff recommends approval with findings and conditions.

Uh thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Uh members of the board, Liz Reese Carlos, planner with the city of Rio Rancho.

Again, the item before you is a request for a preliminary plat for the Cleveland Estates Phase 2 subdivision.

Uh again, the applicant Dear Horton is requesting approval of the preliminary plat.

The subject property is legally described as Paseo Gateway Track 17A, and it consists of 0.8154 acres.

The plat proposes 116 lots, seven tracks, and a zone entirely are for single family residential.

The subject property also falls within the Cleveland Heights master plan area.

Adopted August 28th, 2025, under resolution number 96, and Actment number 25 94.

Access for the subdivision is provided via Redstone Road Northeast.

A future residential road via the existing McAu Road Northeast.

Not the first phase of the proposed subdivision will feature two parks, totaling 0.7613 acres.

Meanwhile, the second and current phase will feature 1.4668 acres apart land for a total of 2.228.

Total acreage meets the 2.03 acres of park space required for the plat.

And all proposed lots conform with lot width and acred standards for our single family residential.

Staff recommends approval subject to findings and conditions.

And with that, I will stand for any questions.

Okay, is the applicant present?

Is the applicant present?

State your name and your address.

And my address is 2660 Harvard Drive Southeast.

Can you tell them to the mic just a little just a little bit more?

Oh sorry.

Um address is 2660 Harvard Drive Southeast, way around to New Mexico 87124.

And I'm Amber with uh Cartesian surveys.

I've been working with DR Hory.

Okay, you may proceed.

Okay.

Uh I stand for any questions.

Okay.

Uh is anyone present who wish to speak for or against item number five.

Is anyone present who wish to speak for or against item number five?

Is anyone virtual wish to speak for against item number five?

Okay.

Motion to approve item number five.

Motion to approve item number five.

Can I get a second?

Second.

Okay.

In a discussion from the board.

In discussion from the board.

Call to roll.

Commissioner Kaufter.

Yes.

Vice Chair Gapbledon.

Yes.

Commissioner Hardes seat?

Yes.

Chairman Richardson.

Yes.

Commissioner Hankins.

Yes.

Motion pass.

Okay.

Move it on to discussion and deliberation.

Item number six is a preliminary plat amendment.

Staff contact the Tim DeVoric and staff recommends approval with fund and stand conditions.

Thank you, Mr.

Chairman.

Members of the board.

Tim Dvorak, pointer with the city of Rio Rancho.

This item before you is a preliminary plat amendment request for the Santorini at Arrowhead East subdivision.

The subject properties are part of the Arrowhead East Master Plan and are zoned SU special use for planned residential development via ordinance number 19, enactment number 17-21.

The Santorini subdivision comprises the single family residential section of this master plan.

And the original preliminary plat for the Santorini subdivision was approved by the board July 8th of 2025.

Concurrently with subdivision variance request 25-280-3, allowing for solely 10 foot internal public utility easements along all front line fraught lot lines.

Surrounding zoning is M1 Industrial and Business Park to the north, R1 single family residential to the south, SCU special use for commute commercial land uses, townhomes and apartments to the west, and the village of Corralis to the east.

Access to the subdivision is from NM Highway 528, a principal arterial.

As for the changes for the plat, the original plat had 77 lots.

This amendment is increasing that number to 85 lots.

The original lot width was 50, and this new lot width is a minimum of 45.

An additional HOA tract was also added, raising that total tract count from 6 to 7.

Um for the HOA tracks, nine subdivision tracks total.

Right of way dedication was also slightly decreased from 4.8357 acres to 4.8133 acres.

And the applicant has also included um revised illustrations for the open space buffer, which is the um hundred foot southern boundary of the master plan, and this is the plat without the markup.

And staff recommends approval with findings and conditions, and I'll stand for any questions.

Thank you, Daniel.

Is the applicant present?

Please state your name and your address.

Good evening, Chair Commissioners.

My name is Sergei Lozoya with Tierra West.

Uh my address is 5571, Midway Park Place, Northeast Albuquerque, 87109.

You may proceed.

Thank you.

Again, my name is Sergei Lozoya with Tierra West.

I'm requesting approval of a preliminary plat amendment for the Santorine Santorini preliminary plat.

The amendment applies only to the single family portion of the plat and remains consistent with the approved master plan.

As mentioned earlier, the site is located off New Mexico Highway 528 and is approximately 80 acres in size.

Here's the land use plan, which shows the commercial area to be developed, the multifamily area, and the single family in yellow, which is the Santorini portion of this flat.

And therefore we have established the Arrowhead East Master Plan for this, which was previously approved by you all.

Tonight's request does not change the land use.

It only adjusts the single family layout.

The subdivision continues to meet master plan intent and city standards.

The amendment proposes 77 lots increased to 85 lots.

The lot widths reduced from 50 feet to 40 feet.

Establishes the nine HOA tracks, and the request is in full compliance with approved R4 standards per the master plan.

This request modestly increases the housing supply within the already approved boundary.

We reviewed the comments received by staff, and we will work through those with the engineering department, and we'll address all of these items prior to final plat and can go through them as needed by the commission.

This is the multifamily on, excuse me.

This is the commercial on the screen.

A little bit of the multifamily and commercial, the multi-family portion, and finally the single family portion here.

And the 100 foot buffer is also shown.

And these are our renderings for that.

Again, the request stays within the approved master plan standards, meets city standards, and modestly increases the housing supply of the development.

We respectfully request approval of the preliminary platin amendment.

And with that, I stand for questions.

Okay, thank you.

Is anyone present who wishes to speak for against item number six?

Is anyone present who wish to speak for against item number six?

Motion to approve item number six.

Motion to approve item number six.

Can I get a second?

Second.

Okay.

And a discussion from the board.

And a discussion.

Question just to clarify.

So I think in the presentation we saw that the minimum lot width would be 45 feet, but then in Sir, your presentation we saw 40 feet.

So are the lots changing from 50 to 45 or 40?

Can we please confirm?

Yes, Commissioner.

So my apologies.

I misspoke.

It will be the 45 feet.

45 feet is accurate.

Okay.

Thank you.

Okay.

And further discussion from the board.

I hear none.

Call the roll.

Commissioner Hardesy.

Yes.

Richardson.

Yes.

Vice Chair Gabledon?

Yes.

Commissioner Hankins.

Yes.

Commissioner Hoftrer.

Yes.

Okay, moving on to public form.

Okay.