Title
Public Hearing for County Council to consider the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation of approval in Case No. REZ-2024-0018 for a Minor Zone Map Amendment for the property commonly known as the North Road Inn
Recommended Action
Motion Option --Approval:
I move that the County Council approve the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission in Case No. REZ-2024-0018; adopt the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law made by the Planning and Zoning Commission as the County Council’s Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, and I further move to authorize the Chair of the County Council to sign a final order prepared by county staff that is consistent with this motion
Motion Option 2--Remand
I move that the County Council remand Case No. REZ-2024-0018 to the Planning and Zoning Commission for further hearing with the following direction(s): ________________________,, and I further move to authorize the Chair of the County Council to sign an order prepared by county staff that is consistent with this motion.
Motion Option 3-Denial
I move that the County Council deny the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission in Case No. REZ-2024-0018 based on these Findings and Fact and Conclusions of Law:_________________________________________________________________________, and further move to authorize the Chair of the County Council to sign a final order prepared by county staff that is consistent with this motion.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that the County Council approve the recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission to rezone the property as requested by the applicant.
Board, Commission or Committee Recommendation
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends that the County Council approve the rezone of the property as requested by the applicant.
Body
Approval of this minor zone map amendment would rezone the property, North Community 1, Tract B1, addressed as 2127 North Road, Los Alamos, New Mexico, from Residential-Mixed (RM-2) Zone District to the Multi-Family Residential-Low (MFR-L) Zone District.
Philip Gursky, of Northern New Mexico Capital Investments, LLC., on behalf of property owner Five Oaks Investments, LLC., submitted a Development Application (Case No. REZ-2024-0018) to rezone the property addressed as 2127 North Road, Los Alamos, NM, from its current Residential-Mixed (RM-2) Zone District to the MultiFamily Residential-Low (MFR-L) Zone District. As required pursuant to Section 16-69(b)(1) of the County Development Code, the Planning and Zoning Commission ("Commission") has the review and recommendation authority for zone map amendments, and the Commission shall recommend approval to County Council for application for a Minor Zone Map Amendment if it meets all the decision criteria outlined in Section 16-74(h)(3) of the County Development Code.
On June 26, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing, received testimony and evidence, and by a majority vote agreed that the Applicant sufficiently established that the request met all the requirements and motioned to recommend approval to County Council. Section 16-70(b)(1) of the County Development Code, states that the County Council shall have the review and final decision of Zone Map Amendments.
Planning and Zoning Commission June 26, 2024 Meeting recording: https://losalamos.granicus.com/player/clip/3807?view_id=2&redirect=true
Notice of this public hearing was published in the Los Alamos Daily Post on August 8, 2024, and certified letters were mailed to property owners of record - within 300-ft of the property.
Attachments
A - Application Submittal
B - IDRC Minutes
C - Public Notices for Planning and Zoning Commission, June 26, 2024
D - Staff Report and Analysis
E - Recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission
F - Public Notices for County Council, August 27, 2024