Title
CPA-2025-0009, a request for an Amendment to the Los Alamos County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map (FLUM). A FLUM amendment is being requested to expand the Map’s Institutional area to accommodate a subsequent rezoning for the renovation of Fire Station #4. The FLUM Amendment will change a portion of the map to show Open Space - Passive (dark green) to Institutional (aqua), increasing the Institutional (INS) area from 81,500 square feet to 100,234 square feet. The subject property, designated as NC2 G and NC2 H, is located within the North Community 2 Subdivision and is zoned Open Space - Passive Open (OS-PO) and Institutional (INS).
Applicant
Sobia Sayeda, Los Alamos County Capital Improvements and Facilities Division, on behalf of Los Alamos County, Property Owner
Case Manager
Jane Mathews, Senior Planner
Decision Criteria, Section 16-75(a) Comprehensive Plan Adoption or Amendment
An application for a Comprehensive Plan Adoption or Amendment shall be approved if it meets all of the following criteria:
a. The amendment is consistent with the overall vision, policies, and other parts of the comprehensive plan, the strategic leadership plan of the county council, and other adopted county policies and plans.
b. The amendment replaces outdated information in the comprehensive plan, responds to changed conditions, or provides new information which is not included in the comprehensive plan.
c. The adoption or amendment will protect the public health, safety, or welfare better than retention of the continued application of the existing comprehensive plan.
d. The adoption or amendment will result in general benefits to a large portion of the residents or property owners in the county.
Public Hearing Decisions, Section 16-69(b)(5)
In accordance with Section 16-69(b)(5) the Planning and Zoning Commission shall make one of the following recommendations based on the decision criteria applicable:
a. Recommendation of approval of the development application as presented;
b. Recommendation of approval of the development application with conditions. In recommending conditional approval, the planning and zoning commission may only recommend such conditions as are reasonably necessary to meet the approval criteria of specific procedures outlined in Division 3, Specific Development Procedures, including the granting of variances more restrictive than those originally requested by the applicant;
c. Recommendation of denial of the application; or
d. If the Planning and Zoning Commission is unable to arrive at a recommendation, the proposed development application shall be forwarded without recommendation to the County Council for consideration.
Attachments
A - Application Submittal
B - IDRC Email; James Alarid
C - Public Notices
D - Staff Report with Exhibits CPA-2025-0009