County of Los Alamos - File #: 20202-25

• File #: 20202-25
• Version: 1
• Type: Comp Plan Amendment
• Status: Agenda Ready (BCC)
• File created: 5/9/2025
• In control: Planning and Zoning Commission
• On agenda: 5/14/2025
• 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).
• Presenters: Danyelle Valdez
• Indexes (Council Goals): Environmental Stewardship - Natural Resource Protection, Quality Excellence - Infrastructure Asset Management, Quality of Life - Health, Wellbeing , and Social Services

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b. The amendment replaces outdated information in the comprehensive plan, responds to changed conditions, or provides new information which is not included in the comprehensive plan.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...