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June 23, 2026 Planning and Zoning Board Meeting: Zone Map Amendment Approval

Meeting Portal — Tuesday, June 23, 2026
BodyRio Rancho, New Mexico
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DateTuesday, June 23, 2026
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Meeting for June the 23rd, 2026.

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Uh please sounds all electronic devices while attending the plan and zoning board meetings and will please stand up and do a pledges of allegiance.

0:30

Okay, a couple of um for the record.

0:33

I would take a roll by calling each plan and zoning board member.

0:37

Name, please announce your present by Sam Present.

0:40

Kevin Kopfcher.

0:42

Present.

0:42

Robadon.

0:44

Present online.

0:45

Andrea Hankins.

0:46

Present.

0:47

Lisa Hardesy.

0:49

Present.

0:50

Okay.

0:51

That's gonna be tough for her.

0:53

Okay, a couple of housekeeping items before we get started.

0:56

In personal attendees, please fill out the form.

0:59

Um and give it to the speaker to my left.

1:02

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

1:06

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

1:12

Virtual attendees.

1:14

Please send a chat message to the host or use a raise hand feature if you want to provide public comment.

1:21

We're not recognized you to speak.

1:23

You have the ability to enable audio and video.

1:28

Okay.

1:30

For the consent calendar.

1:33

Uh nothing there.

1:34

So we'll take motion to approve the consent calendar.

1:40

Motion to approve the consent calendar.

1:42

Can I get a second?

1:43

Second.

1:44

Call the roll.

1:47

Chairman Richardson?

1:49

Yes.

1:49

Commissioner Kaufcher.

1:51

Yes.

1:51

Vice Chair Gabbleton.

1:53

Yes.

1:54

Commissioner Hankins.

1:56

Yes.

1:56

Commissioner Hardesty.

1:58

Yes.

1:59

Motion pass.

2:01

Okay.

2:02

Move it over to uh present.

2:04

Um, I guess let's go to public hearings.

2:06

Item number two is a zone map amendment.

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Staff contact is Michelle Costill and staff recommends the plan and zoning board recommend approval to the governing body.

2:17

Good evening, Mr.

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Chairman, members of the board.

2:19

Michelle Castilla Planner with the City of Rio Rancho.

2:22

This item is a request for a zone map amendment from NC neighborhood commercial to SU special use for NC neighborhood commercial uses and an indoor soccer facility for the property legally described as unit 16 block BB, lot 17A, 18A, and 20A through 24A.

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The subject property is approximately 1.91 acres combined, located on South 29th Street Southeast, a residential road off of Southern Boulevard Southeast, a principal arterial.

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It is currently zone NC neighborhood commercial per ordinance number 25, enactment number 8-27, and ordinance number 33, enactment number 99-31.

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The existing ordinance zoned the property as CMU commercial mixed use.

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However, in 2013, under ordinance number four, enactment number 13-3.

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Properties zoned CMU were amended to NC neighborhood commercial.

3:15

It is within the golf course quarter plan as well, which is which purpose is to help guide and manage future development along the golf course uh business arterial.

3:25

The application presented as an attachment meets the minimum submitable requirements for the proposed zoning request and the justification adequately addresses the policies and criterion for zone map change per the RIA Ranchary Municipal Code Chapter 150.07.

3:40

Specifically, staff recommends that the board finds that the proposed amendment will maintain all existing permissive and conditional uses on subject property while adding the indoor soccer facility use.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Parks and Recreation████████████████████31%
Summary of Proceedings

June 23, 2026 Planning and Zoning Board Meeting: Zone Map Amendment Approval

The Planning and Zoning Board of Rio Rancho met on June 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM to consider a single agenda item: a zone map amendment request to allow an indoor soccer facility on approximately 1.91 acres at South 29th Street SE. The board unanimously recommended approval to the Governing Body.

Consent Calendar

  • The consent calendar contained no items and was approved by a motion without discussion.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public signed up to speak for or against the zone map amendment.

Discussion Items

  • Zone Map Amendment (Item 2): Staff planner Michelle Costilla presented the request by applicant Steven Kraemer, through RBA Architecture, to rezone the property from NC (Neighborhood Commercial) to SU (Special Use) for NC uses plus an indoor soccer facility. The property is situated on South 29th Street SE, a residential road off Southern Boulevard SE. The existing NC zoning was originally CMU (Commercial Mixed Use) but was reclassified in 2013. The proposal complies with the Golf Course Quarter Plan, including a building height of 30 feet 2 inches (max 32 feet) and landscaping of 13,353 square feet (exceeding the minimum). Staff found the request consistent with the comprehensive plan, particularly parks and recreation goals. The board asked no questions.

Key Outcomes

  • Motion to approve Item 2 (zone map amendment) was made, seconded, and passed unanimously (5–0). The board recommended approval to the Governing Body with staff’s findings and conditions.

Meeting Transcript

Meeting for June the 23rd, 2026. Uh please sounds all electronic devices while attending the plan and zoning board meetings and will please stand up and do a pledges of allegiance. Okay, a couple of um for the record. I would take a roll by calling each plan and zoning board member. Name, please announce your present by Sam Present. Kevin Kopfcher. Present. Robadon. Present online. Andrea Hankins. Present. Lisa Hardesy. Present. Okay. That's gonna be tough for her. Okay, a couple of housekeeping items before we get started. In personal attendees, please fill out the form. Um and give it to the speaker to my left. Only individuals who have signed up will be permitted to speak. If you have yet to fill out the form, now's the time to do so and provide it to the recorder again to my left. Virtual attendees. Please send a chat message to the host or use a raise hand feature if you want to provide public comment. We're not recognized you to speak. You have the ability to enable audio and video. Okay. For the consent calendar. Uh nothing there. So we'll take motion to approve the consent calendar. Motion to approve the consent calendar. Can I get a second? Second. Call the roll. Chairman Richardson? Yes. Commissioner Kaufcher. Yes. Vice Chair Gabbleton. Yes. Commissioner Hankins. Yes. Commissioner Hardesty. Yes. Motion pass. Okay. Move it over to uh present. Um, I guess let's go to public hearings. Item number two is a zone map amendment. Staff contact is Michelle Costill and staff recommends the plan and zoning board recommend approval to the governing body. Good evening, Mr. Chairman, members of the board.

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