[Neighbors] Fw: Biennial IDO Update, 2025

[Tom Simic]

Being a home  owner in Nob Hill, I agree with you. We do not want the
character of our historic  neighborhood changing and losing is charm.

On Tue, Jan 20, 2026, 4:44 PM meyster1--- via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

>
> Friends and neighbors,
>
> City Council is performing the 2025 Biennial Update of the Integrated
> Development Ordinance, Albuquerque's zoning code.
> You can find background at Integrated Development Ordinance, Biennial
> Update 2025 » Nob Hill Neighborhood Association
> <https://www.nobhill-nm.com/integrated-development-ordinance-biennial-update-2025/>
> You can see a discussion focused on Nob Hill at Integrated Development
> Ordinance, Biennial Update 2025 » Nob Hill Neighborhood Association
> <https://www.nobhill-nm.com/integrated-development-ordinance-biennial-update-2025/>
> Council's Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee (LUPZ) considered the
> Update on January 14. NHNA is developing a statement of position for the
> committee's next meeting Jan. 28. A draft appears below. We would value
> your comments before January 23 at 5 pm so we can firm it up. You may reply
> to sender or to all. When you do, please indicate if you are a resident or
> own property or a business in our boundaries.
> https://www.nobhill-nm.com/about-the-nhna/nob-hill-boundaries-2/
> We will put our statement out here and tell you how you can reach LUPZ
> personally.
> #VivaNobHill, Gary Eyster, member, NHNA Urban Planning Team
>
>
> __________________
> Chair and Councilors,
> This is the position of the Nob Hill Neighborhood Association on the IDO
> Update, O-26-2.
> 1…IDO 2-3(B)(1) *adding additional uses in the R-1 Single Family Zone
> District, namely duplexes and triplexes. *Neighbors, please reply with
> your take on this.
> 2…Section 4, *Legislative Zoning Conversions: Convert R-1 to R-T, R-T to
> MX-T, and R-ML to MX-L in Major Transit Corridor Areas and Activity
> Centers. *These areas are pictured at
> https://abq-zone.com/2025-update-proposed-legislative-zoning-conversions
> CABQ has not provided direct notice to property owners, it will likely
> cause property taxes to rise, it will result in many properties losing
> Neighborhood Edge protection, and it will raise maximum height in most
> cases. *We request that you remove Section 4 from the update.*
> 3…A change to 4-3(B)(8)(e) that Council made earlier this year says *the
> R-ML use is prohibited in the R-1 and R-T zone districts except in or
> within ¼ mile of Main Street or Premium Transit areas north of Central Ave.
> and east of the Rio Grande.* EPC recommended changing that to *either *north
> of Central Ave. *or* east of the Rio Grande. That means R-ML apartment
> cubes 30 ft. tall can be built on any R-1 property in the entire city east
> of the Rio Grande.
> We don’t want historic houses surrounding our historic houses demolished
> for 30-foot-high apartment cubes. Historic character isn’t just stucco and
> tile roofs. It includes the context of the community. There are plenty of
> vacant sites all over town where multi-family can be built. *R-ML in the
> middle of neighborhoods is not gentle. We request that you remove
> 4-3(B)(8)(e) from the IDO.*
> 4…Table 4-2-1 Allowable Uses and Use-Specific Standards; *The update
> proposes* *allowing General Retail, Small in residential zone districts
> including R-1;* on corner lots abutting at least 1 collector or arterial
> street this would be permissive. On corner lots abutting at least 2 local
> streets this would require a conditional use permit. The use could not
> exceed 5,000 sq ft.
> Table 4-2-1 Allowable Uses and Use-Specific Standards; *The update
> proposes allowing Grocery Store in residential zone districts including
> R-1.* On corner lots abutting at least 1 collector or arterial street
> this would be permissive. Otherwise, it is prohibited. The use could not
> exceed 5,000 sq ft.
> These uses would be adjacent to residences. *Individuals have expressed
> concerns around hours of business and other matters like solid waste
> disposal. We urge you address these in the use-specific standards.*
>
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