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Case No. SUB-2025-0022. Consensus Planning and Titan Development, on behalf of property owners Sonja Donaldson and Sande Cremer, request Final Subdivision Plat approval to replat the previously approved 85-lot Arbolada Subdivision (2023) into 23 lots and four (4) tracts. The property, legally described as "A SUBDIVISION OF TRACT D WITHIN SECTION 10, T19N, R6E, N.M.P.M., TOWN AND COUNTY OF LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO" is zoned Single-family residential (SFR), within the North Mesa Community, and most addressed as 659 San Ildefonso Rd., Los Alamos, NM.
Property Owners
Sonja Donaldson and Sande Cremer
Applicant
Consensus Planning and Titan Development
Case Manager
Desirae J. Lujan
Section 16-74(a), Subdivision Decision Criteria:
An application for a variance shall be approved if it meets all of the following criteria:
a. The development of the property substantially conforms to the intent and policies of the comprehensive plan and other adopted county policies and plans.
b. The subdivision action shall not be materially detrimental to public health, safety, and welfare.
c. The subdivision is in conformance with all applicable provisions of this Code and other adopted county regulations.
d. The subdivision must be served or be capable of being served by all public utilities, with the exception of subdivisions for the R-E and R-A zone districts where it is determined by the utilities manager that it is economically unfeasible to extend sewer lines.
e. The county's public infrastructure and services required to serve the proposed development including but not limited to water, sanitary sewer, electricity, gas, storm sewer, streets, etc. have adequate capacity to serve the proposed subdivision or made to be adequate if improvements are required in compliance with the county's construction standards, drainage standards, and adopted utilities department plans and specifications.
f.Any necessary easements shall be provided for both existing and proposed utilities in an acceptable manner to the county engineer and utilities manager.
g. The plat retains natural features such as watercourses, natural vegetation, terrain, historic and archaeological sites and structures, and other community assets, which if preserved, will contribute to the overall appearance and quality of life in the county to the maximum extent feasible.
h. The subdivision does not create a nonconformity or increase the extent or degree of an existing nonconformity with the provisions of this Code unless a variance pursuant to section 16-74(f) is approved concurrently with the plat.
i. An application for a preliminary plat shall be approved if it complies with all applicable provisions of this Code, any other adopted county regulations, and any conditions specifically applied to development of the property in a prior permit or approval affecting the property.
j. An application for a final plat shall be approved if it includes all changes, conditions, and requirements contained in the preliminary plat approval.
Section 16-72(f)(5)c-3, Public Hearing Decisions:
The hearing body making a final decision shall take any one of the following actions:
1. Approve the application as presented if the proposal is in conformity with the criteria.
2. Approve the application with conditions. In granting conditional approval, the hearing body making the final decision may only impose such conditions as are reasonably necessary to meet the approval criteria.
3. Deny the application if the proposal is not in conformance with the decision criteria within division 3, Specific Development Procedures. Remand the application back to the recommending body for further proceedings.
Recommended Motion:
I move to approve Case No. SUB-2025-0022, a request by Consensus Planning and Titan Development, on behalf of property owners Sonja Donaldson and Sande Cremer, for approval of a Final Subdivision Plat. The proposal is to replat the 2023-approved Arbolada Subdivision, legally described as: "A SUBDIVISION OF TRACT D WITHIN SECTION 10, T19N, R6E, N.M.P.M., TOWN AND COUNTY OF LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO." The subdivision includes multiple addresses but is primarily identified as 659 San Ildefonso Road, Los Alamos, NM.
Approval is based on the findings established at the hearing and the conclusion that the Applicant has met the decision criteria for Subdivision per Section 16-74(a)(3) of the Los Alamos County Development Code. The Commission acts under the authority of Section 16-69(b)(2) and (6) of the Development Code.
I further move to authorize the Chair to sign a Final Order approving the application, as well as the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for this case that reflects the decision of the Commission. This document will be prepared by county staff based on this decision.
Alternative Motion 1:
I move conditionally approve Case No. SUB-2025-0022, a request by Consensus Planning and Titan Development, on behalf of property owners Sonja Donaldson and Sande Cremer, for approval of a Final Subdivision Plat:
1. …
The proposal is to replat the 2023-approved Arbolada Subdivision, legally described as: "A SUBDIVISION OF TRACT D WITHIN SECTION 10, T19N, R6E, N.M.P.M., TOWN AND COUNTY OF LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO." The subdivision includes multiple addresses but is primarily identified as 659 San Ildefonso Road, Los Alamos, NM.
Approval is based on the findings established at the hearing and the conclusion that the Applicant has met the decision criteria for Subdivision per Section 16-74(a)(3) of the Los Alamos County Development Code. The Commission acts under the authority of Section 16-69(b)(2) and (6) of the Development Code.
I further move to authorize the Chair to sign a Final Order approving the application, as well as the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for this case that reflects the decision of the Commission. This document will be prepared by county staff based on this decision.
Alternative Motion 2:
I move to deny Case No. SUB-2025-0022, a request by Consensus Planning and Titan Development, on behalf of property owners Sonja Donaldson and Sande Cremer, for approval of a Final Subdivision Plat that would replat the 2023-approved Arbolada Subdivision, legally described
as: "A SUBDIVISION OF TRACT D WITHIN SECTION 10, T19N, R6E, N.M.P.M., TOWN AND COUNTY OF LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO."
Denial is based on the findings established at the hearing and the determination that the Applicant has failed to meet the decision criteria for Subdivision per Section 16-74(a)(3) of the Los Alamos County Development Code. The Commission acts under the authority of Section 16-69(b)(2) and (6) of the Development Code.
I further move to authorize the Chair to sign a Final Order denying the application, as well as the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for this case that reflects the decision of the Commission. This document will be prepared by county staff based on this decision.
Attachments
A - Staff Report
B - Public Notices
C - Application Submittal