Good evening and welcome to the plan and zoning board for the March 10th board meeting.

I asked everyone sounds your all electronic devices while attending the plan and zoning board meeting.

If you could please stand up and let's do Pledge of Allegiance.

Okay, for the record, I would take a roll call by calling each plan and zoning board members' name.

Please acknowledge your presence by saying present.

Kevin Kopfcher.

Present.

Robert Gabadon.

Present.

Andrea Hackins.

Present.

Lisa Hardesty.

Present.

Sal Todorichi.

Present.

Okay, couple housekeeping items.

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Okay.

Consent calendar.

Motion to approve consent calendar.

Motion to approve consent calendar.

Second, please.

Second.

Call the roll.

Chairman Richardson.

Yes.

Commissioner Coffner.

Yes.

Vice Chair Gabbledon.

Yes.

Commissioner Hankins.

Yes.

Commissioner Hardesty.

Yes.

Yes.

Okay.

Moving on to item number two, which is a master plan.

Tim De Bork and staff recommends the plan and zoning board recommend approval with findings and conditions to the government body.

Anyone wish to go ahead.

I'm sorry.

Okay.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair, members of the board.

Uh Tim Dvorak, uh, planner with the city of Rio Rancho.

The item before you tonight is the proposed Orchard Park Master Plan.

This master plan is comprised of approximately 43.13 acres.

This was originally heard by the board March 25th of 2025.

At that time, the applicant had requested uh indefinite postponement to further address staff comments and concerns.

This newest submission was scheduled for the previous meeting on February 24th.

However, the applicant requested to postpone to this date, and that was to um add a new lot to the boundary, which you'll see the lot on the screen here.

The proposed master plan is centrally bisected by Progress Boulevard Northeast, a future arterial road, which separates the northern and southern portions of the master plan.

All the properties comprising the master plan are zoned TZ transitional zoning district, and the applicant will pursue a separate zone map amendments in the future to rezone them from TZ to R4 single family.

The boundaries for the master plan are going to be Yellow Knife Drive Northeast, a residential road to the north, Will Pit Drive Northeast, a major collector to the east, uh railroad right-of-way easement and northern meadows unit 19 neighborhood to the south, and the Montoyas Arroyo to the west.

That's been updated to reflect 100% ownership by the applicant.

This has resulted in out parcels that are not part of the boundary.

Um so that is a part of the master plan.

That's um all necessary infrastructure improvements will be required for these out parcels.

The unit count is approximately 273 units, and um this was also revised to include a homeowners association with private HOA pocket parks and open space.

Dedicated parkland uh required is approximately 2.4 acres.

Um currently they have about 2.2 acres dedicated.

This is within a 10% deviation of the subdivision ordinance, and they also have an acre and a half of open space.

And as these phases develop, um, the applicant will need to conform with fire access standards.

Um this might include grading roads to meet these standards um prior to full construction of these roadways.

With that, staff recommends the board recommend approval of the master plan to the governing body.

And I'll stand for any questions.

Okay, thank you.

Please state your name and your address.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair, Ron Bohannon, 5571 Midway Park Place, 87109.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I have uh just a brief um a brief presentation.

Um I can make this work.

Oh good.

Um again, thank you tonight uh for uh seeing us.

We we have uh we've been working with staff.

Uh we've been hang on, yeah.

Just go to the next slide.

Actually, the next slide.

Thank you.

Um we've been working on this plan for a little while, and we've had a couple of deferrals as uh Amrep has been still purchasing additional lots.

Um we do have one correction.

We have 278 medium density single family residential units.

Uh we will get that update to uh if if it's appropriate with the with the commission prior to moving this forward.

Uh but we have 278 medium density single family residential units.

Um we're rezoning this from T Z to R4.

Go to the next slide, Tim.

Um again, this is uh we have the typical drainage in this area, it slopes from uh northeast to southwest uh with stormwater uh runoff and detention that uh is meeting the city of uh uh Rio Rancho's uh drainage ordinance.

Uh the soil and vegetation is primarily the loamy fan fine sand with high water transmissive capacity in that area.

Uh the infrastructure and roadways um will include all the water and sewer lines as we move forward as well as all of the other infrastructure.

Next slide.

Um again, this is a transition uh from medium density residential zoning with park space.

Uh the transitional R4 zoning for medium density residential development is fairly standard.

Uh, we're looking at a minimum of 40 foot wide uh lots with a 4,000 square foot uh area on each area.

Um we do have the parks and landscape areas.

Uh we'll have a walking trail around that park area.

Uh next slide.

Um this addresses the antiquitated uh plattering action in this area.

Um it does promote medium to high density single family residential land use.

It does support your housing diversity and your neighborhood uh stability.

It also enhances uh connectivity and infrastructure development.

Uh next slide.

Um we're gonna develop this in four phases.

Um the total subdivisions will be 278 uh residential lots with internal roadways, sidewalks, curb and gutters, uh, and promoting uh community integration.

Uh there will be a homeowners association that will maintain the private parks, sidewalks, and landscape uh areas.

The characters um modern southwestern style with single and two-story options with uh which we had at the beginning of the slide presentation.

Next slide.

Um we have a couple of parks.

Um we've detailed out uh conceptual plans for those park areas with those trails uh in that area.

Uh next slide.

We have two main access points.

Uh a traffic impact analysis will be done and conducted with each uh phase development.

Um we're looking at approximately 43 a.m.

uh and 149 p.m.

peak trips during those hours.

Uh the major access points are going to be progress and uh Will Pitt Drive.

Internal roadways will be the uh the maintain the 50-foot ride of way with sidewalks and private buffers and curbing gutters.

Um like I said, we will do a uh TIA uh as we develop these projects out.

Um we will also next slide uh do a drainage master plan.

We've already looked at uh conceptual drainage and have identified those major components, uh, but as we progress in phases, we'll do uh detailed drainage and grading plans.

Next slide.

Um we'll incorporate all the utility infrastructure improvements uh and everything will have water and sewer within within that area.

The last slide is a summary.

Um again, 43 acres, rezoning it from TZ to R4.

Uh we'll have 278 lots, um, 40 foot wide lots with the 4,000 square foot um minimum requirement.

We've got approximately 50 feet of fall across the site, and we'll have a new detention pond in the southwest corner of the site.

Primary access is Will Put in Progress Boulevard, and we're going to be extending water and sewer from the existing city infrastructure area.

So with that, I'll be excuse me.

We'll have approximately 806 residents and 2.4 acres of parkland dedication, which was in that 10% deviation.

With that, I'll be happy to answer any questions that the commission might have.

Okay, thank you.

Is it one hand?

Okay, see.

Okay.

Okay, is that a hand I see?

Hand raised.

Okay.

That's the cursor.

Okay.

Okay.

Motion to approve item number two.

Motion to approve.

Second.

Second.

Okay.

And a discussion from the board.

And a discussion from the board.

Okay.

Call the roll.

This is oh, I'm sorry.

This is Commissioner Hardesty.

We have one.

Go ahead, Commissioner.

Hardesty.

Thank you.

Um, just a quick question.

Uh, and maybe this is for a city.

Is it typical for us to review and approve a master plan before the zoning even aligns with the use?

Mr.

Chair, Commissioner Hardesty.

Um, yes.

So uh we actually want the master plans in place uh because they put the land uses in place before uh the zoning comes in.

Um a lot of times what the commission sees is both applications at the same time.

Um, but the the preferred path would be the master plan uh prior to any type of zoning action.

Okay, thank you.

Um and my last question is did I understand correctly that for the lots that are not owned currently by this developer that they will be expected to conform to this master plan?

I see he is saying no.

Can city or applicant please clarify?

Mr.

Chair, uh Commissioner, no, those uh outlaws will not be required to comply with the master plan.

That's why they're specifically excluded from the master plan.

Okay, thank you for that clarification.

That's my last question.

Okay.

Anyone further discussion from the board?

Any further discussion from the board.

Call rule.

Vice Chair Gabbledon?

Yes.

Commissioner Hankins.

Yes.

Commissioner Torici?

Yes.

Commissioner Copter, yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Commissioner Hardesty.

Yes.

Motion passed.

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

Staff contacted Tim Deboric and staff recommends denial with findings.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair, members of the board.

Tim Dvorak again, pointer with the city uh for your rancho.

Um, this item is a variance request to the R1 residential side setback for the property of 2332 Monzano Loop Northeast.

Uh specifically, this is a request to the R1 district site setback, which the requirement is five feet.

This would be to allow for a four and a half feet encroachment for a proposed 300 square foot shed, um, dimensions being 30 by 10 and 10 feet in height.

Uh the subject property is legally described as Corellus North 3, block 24, lot 26, and is zoned R1 single family residential.

All surrounding properties are also R1.

Um, the property would be accessed from Monzano Loop Northeast, a residential road, via Willow Creek Road northeast, and Riverside Drive Northeast, both major collectors.

Per section 154.60 setback requirements for R1 single family are 20 feet from the front, 15 feet from the rear, and five feet from the sides.

Um this submission originally came in as building permit number 25-12027, and this was dated December 11th, 2025.

Um, per that building permit, the proposed setbacks for the shed are 48 feet from the front, 20 or 42 from the rear, 84 and a half from the right side, and six inches from the left side, the left side being the only non-compliance um setback.

The applicant has also submitted a justification narrative in support, which is attached.

Inside all property lines, as such, should the variance be approved, an encroachment agreement will need to be signed by all franchised utilities for this uh encroachment into the left side PUE, or the left side PUE will need to be vacated.

Um the applicant will also have to address all remaining building department revision comments.

And this map here illustrates the public comment that we received.

Um so the red is the subject property, the two blue properties were letters of supports, and the pink property was a letter of opposition.

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

Steph finds that this uh request has not met the criteria for granting of the variance, and with that we recommend denial with findings, and I'll stand for any questions.

Thank you, Tana.

Is the applicant present?

State your name and the address.

Andrew Riley, 2332 Monzano Loop Northeast, Rio Rancho 87144.

Okay, you may proceed.

You may proceed.

Uh I uh I am uh asking for that variance because of the access to my backyard, and particularly just to build a shed.

I know the objection was about uh disguising it as a shed, and we actually were gonna make a a huge R V building or something like that, R V garage.

Simply not the case, there's no way that's big enough to do that, and the property um backs up to the Rio Gran Basque public space, and so there will be no more development in that side of the property.

Rest of the area is already developed, and uh probably very unlikely they would ever need to uh put any public utilities back behind our property, and even still it is a standalone shed that could be moved with a back of a tow truck or whatever it had to be rolled out of there in addition to comments.

We may, thank you.

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

Someone virtual who wish to speak for or against item number three.

Okay.

Motion to approve item number three.

Motion to approve item number three.

Second.

Second.

Okay.

Any discussion from the board?

Mr.

Chair, I have a question for the applicant.

The wall or fence that is going to be directly between the shed and the neighbor, how tall is that?

Uh from my property side, I believe it's about four feet.

On my neighbor's side, his lot is a little bit lower, it's probably closer to six feet.

So from your side, it's going to be six foot higher than the wall.

Right.

Yeah, it will be.

And is it has it got any kind of pitch to it, or is it just well, the the idea is that it would match our home, which is uh flat roof with parapets.

So I went with the 10 foot just so we could put the parapet and have a pitch uh behind the parapet and a canal for the drainage, and it would be a stecode to match the home.

I see.

So the the peak is ten feet, it's not a square box, it's ten feet.

Uh no, all sides ten feet.

So you wouldn't really see any peak, you wouldn't see the roof, you just see the edges of the parapet.

Okay.

pitch uh behind the parapet and a canal for the drainage and it would be a stecko to match the home i see so the the the peak is ten feet it's not a square box is ten feet uh no all sides are ten feet so you wouldn't really see any peak you wouldn't see the roof you just see the the edges of the parapet okay and you're gonna it's going to drain onto the neighbor's property or no it's gonna be contained within the parapet and then it's gonna drain down to the where the the water currently drains it'll come out of canali down onto my property and out towards the street on the toward your house towards the street towards the street I see yeah so it it the lot is sloped towards the street makes sense so the drainage already goes that way thank you in further discussion from the board this is Commissioner Hardesty go ahead I do have a question um is there a reason that the shed cannot be located in the back of the property where it appears that there's more room well it would just be an eyesore in the back because these are you know what would be considered view lots out over the Bosca and my neighbors I think would have an objection if I put it back there where they all had to look at it I have currently spoken with both of the neighbors mostly uh that would have a view of it and they have no objection to it in the proposed location but if I were to put it back further I think that would obstruct quite a few of those okay thank you sorry in the further discussion from the board and then further discussion from the board call the role oh I'm sorry Chairman I just wanted to know I I do see a hand raised online so I'm not sure if that's a comment that was attempting to be made earlier.

Okay yeah if if you can hear me yes my name is Rob Crowbauer I'm the neighbor right next to hey Robert Andrew excuse me I'm sorry we're gonna put up the oath and if you can read the oath before you give your uh statement there you go oh I'm sorry Rob Krapoer um 23 36 Manzano loop um again I'm I'm next door uh I uh you are you asking me to read this yes I do swallow me swear to clear and affirm that the testimony I give is in reference um gosh I I'm sorry I don't know the item number item number three item number three sorry I shall be truthful and do and I do under the penalties perjury like I said I'm the uh neighbor um just east of him and I and my wife do not have a problem with uh his proposal there is uh currently two sheds right there so he's just extending it 10 feet and I do have a uh a 10 by 10 shed on the other side just for your information okay thank you I believe the hand was raised after uh I'd already closed but yeah I I apologize I was late okay I was supposed to not at but and for the discussion from the board I just uh wanted to clarify just since I'm we're looking at the house overhead map right now which which house is his if somebody can point me at it really can go back to the uh are real he's got it here we go which one be the one in the blue right because he said it was to the east well two blues are approved I mean four and the red is against and the uh the red is the property and the pink is red proper no I think it raised against uh yeah Mr.

Chair the red uh the red property is the subject property the blue are letters of support I believe this gentleman is gonna be the one directly east um directly to the right of the rights or the red property I apologize and the pink property is um a letter of opposition okay thank you thank you and for the discussion from the board okay call the roll commissioner to gabbledon no commissioner hardesy yes commissioner hankins yes software yeson there is a yes okay well moving on to item number four which is a postponement of a subdivision variance good evening Mr.

Okay.

Moving on to item number four, which is postponement of a subdivision variance.

Good evening, Mr.

Chairman, members of the board, Michelle Cristiya, planner with the City of Rio Rancho.

Items four, five, and six are going to be heard concurrently.

Um staff recommends that we postpone these items to the March twenty-fourth meeting per the applicant's request.

And I stand for any questions.

Okay, thank you.

Motion to approve item number four postponement.

Second.

Call the roll.

Chairman Richardson.

Yes.

Yes.

Commissioner Hardesy.

Yes.

Commissioner Hankins.

Yes.

Vice Chair Gablin?

Yes.

Yes.

Okay, thank you.

Moving on to item number five, which is also a postponement of subdivision variants.

And staff too.

No further comments.

I stand up any questions if needed.

Motion to approve item number five.

Postpone it.

Motion to postpone item number five.

Second.

Call the roll.

Commissioner Coffer.

Yes.

Vice Chair Gabledon?

Yes.

Commissioner Tortoricie?

Yes.

Commissioner Hardesy.

Yes.

Chairman Richardson?

Yes.

Commissioner Hankins.

Yes.

Okay, running over to item number six.

It's also a postponement.

And staff is Michelle Costello.

Um no further comments, Mr.

Chair.

Okay.

Motion to approve item number six postponement.

Motion to postpone item number six.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Okay.

Call the roll.

Commissioner Torchoricci.

Yes.

Commissioner Hardesy.

Yes.

Yes.

Vice Chair Gabblin?

Yes.

Commissioner Hankins?

Yes.

Yes.

Okay, thank you.

Okay.

Uh discussion deliberations, comments from the board.

Any comments from the board.

Public forum is now open.

Anyone would like to speak?

I see none.

Adjournment to uh hang the motion to adjourn.

So moved.

Second.

Second.

Good evening.

Thank you.