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Case No. SUB-2025-0021. Consensus Planning and Titan Development, on behalf of property owners Sonja Donaldson and Sande Cremer, request Sketch and Preliminary Subdivision Plat approval to replat the previously approved 85-lot Arbolada Subdivision (2023) into 24 lots. The property is in the Single-Family Residential (SFR-4) zone district on North Mesa along San Ildefonso Rd., 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."
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.
Attachments
A - Application and Submittals
B - IDRC Memorandums
C - Public Notices
D - Staff Report with Exhibits