[Neighbors] IDO Amendment-11: Liquor Retail in the MX-M Zone

[Dave Dixon]

Dear Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee Members,

I heartily support Charlie Bennet's endorsement of amendment A-11. As a 
long-term homeowner and resident in the Nob Hill neighborhood, I am 
acutely aware that negative externalities of liquor retail are a 
critical issue for all neighborhoods adjacent to the 
Central-Lomas-Zuni-Lead-Coal corridor. The ability of citizens to 
protect their neighborhoods from documented hazards is at the core of 
zoning regulations. There is long-standing precedent for public safety 
to supersede commercial preference - please respect that precedent in 
this matter.

Thanks,

Dave Dixon

On 6/22/20 4:17 PM, Charlie Bennett via Neighbors_nobhill-nm wrote:
> To:  Land Use, Planning and Zoning Committee
>
> Re: IDO Amendment-11:  Liquor Retail in the MX-M Zone
>
> Greetings Land Use, Planning and Zoning Committee Members
> and Madam Chair, Jones:
>
> In its drafting, the Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO) ignored 
> statistics regarding the effects on communities of density of retail 
> package liquor sales, thus, allowing increases in criminal behavior 
> and the continued deterioration of business corridors and residential 
> neighborhoods in favor of unregulated private property use protections 
> regardless of their parasitic effect upon quality of life and 
> sustainable commerce.   As a whole, our city realizes no gain from any 
> business that inflicts this burden upon its public.  It is merely a 
> continuing liability that has shown to have a detrimental effect on 
> our City’s public safety resources, diminishing our City’s reputation 
> as well as its bond capability to the extent that it contributes to a 
> spiral of increasing debt.
>
> Short of a much needed prohibition on retail package liquor sales in 
> areas of Albuquerque where it has been proven be harmful to public 
> safety, quality of life and sustainable commerce, Councilor Davis' 
> amendment “A-11”, revising “Table 4-2-1” on page 142 of the IDO, 
>  “Allowable Uses to make ‘Liquor Retail’ a Conditional Use in the MX-M 
> zone, unless accessory to a Grocery Store”.  This amendment would 
> repair some of those harmful effects allowed by the IDO and subsequent 
> amendments to it.
>
> I urge this Committee and our City Councilors to support Councilor 
> Davis’ amendment that would restore some ability to its citizens to 
> protect themselves, their communities and their businesses from 
> further injury caused by the permissive use of retail package liquor 
> within MX-M zones.  I also urge that this Committee and our City 
> Councilors consider the  restoration of the 500 foot protections of 
> “conditional use” to residential zones, schools, churches and public 
> parks that existed prior to the enactment of the IDO.
>
> Sincerely yours in community,
> Charles Bennett
> Resident and advocate of Albuquerque’s International District
> 505-331-4517
>
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