Planning Department
The Planning Department Front Counter is the first source of information and advice regarding development requests. The counter is staffed full-time by three planners with the Development Review Services division. They respond to walk-in and phone requests.
The Front Counter also provides access to the City's Geographic Information System (AGIS). Front counter staff outline processes involved in specific development requests. Required steps for development within each of the 42 sector development plans are also explained. If additional information is needed, an applicant may be referred to a pre-application meeting or to another City agency.
The Front Counter accepts applications for subdivision activity within the city. Submission of public hearing items before the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) are also taken at the front counter, along with site development plan amendments (which meet administrative review), and appeals to the Board of Appeals (BOA), EPC, and the City Council.
For information on proposed legislation and building permit data, check out Timely Topics. For information on Sector Plans and other Planning Projects, click here.
Building Safety Permits Move to New Billing System - June 1, 2009
The City of Albuquerque Planning Department is migrating to a new electronic permit payment system. For details, click here.
Housing Advisory and Appeals Committee (HAAC)
The Housing Advisory and Appeals Committee provides the final interpretation of the provisions of the Uniform Housing Code and hears appeals related to this code, Section 14-3-5-2. The seven member committee also acts as an advisory body to the Department of Human Services in the administration and enforcement of the Uniform Housing Code and provides other functions that may be provided for elsewhere.
By ordinance, the committee consists of representatives and alternates from the Departments of Finance and Management, Planning, Legal and the Mayor’s Office. The Mayor also appoints two representatives from the recognized neighborhood associations and the building industry to represent their interests.
Agendas and Actions
The HAAC conduct their public hearings on the second Tuesday of each month, if an appeal has been scheduled, in the Plaza del Sol hearing room at 600 2nd Street NW in downtown Albuquerque. Hearings generally begin at 2:00 p.m. and conclude when adjourned by the HAAC Chair. To view the HAAC agendas and actions, click here.
Comments To: Juanita Garcia, Planning Department, 600 Second Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102, 505-924-3823.
Appeals are accepted in the Mayor’s office, 11th floor 1 Civic Plaza. To download a copy of the HAAC appeal form, click here.
Clayton Heights MRA Plan - DRAFT 
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The Clayton Heights MRA Plan is in the final stages of drafting. The Clayton Heights area is rich in Albuquerque amenities including the Isotopes Baseball Stadium, Lobo Football Stadium, The City of Albuquerque BMX /Velodrome and is a major gateway to Albuquerque's lights from the International Sunport Airport.
The City of Albuquerque Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency is hosting a Community Meeting to present and receive comments on the DRAFT Clayton Heights MRA Plan, generally bounded by Avenida Cesar Chavez on the north, Colombia Avenue and Girard Boulevard on the east, Gibson Boulevard on the south, and University Boulevard on the west.
Why: To Present the DRAFT Clayton Heights MRA Plan
When: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Where: Loma Linda Community Center, 1700 Yale SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 (Yale and Gibson)
Questions: Richard Asenap, 505-924-3478, rasenap@cabq.gov
Great Streets Facility Plan
On April 09, 2009 the Great Streets Facility Plan was recommended for approval by the EPC. The GSFP will be heard by City Council later this summer. To access a copy of the plan, click here.
Sawmill/Wells Park Sector Development Plan
Text Amendments to the Sawmill/Wells Park Sector Development Plan (Project #100029) have been deferred to the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) hearing on Thursday, July 16, 2009. The EPC Public Hearing is an all day hearing that begins at 8:30 a.m. in the basement of the Plaza del Sol Building, 600 Second Street NW.
The amendments are sponsored by the City in light of changed conditions in the area. Council Bill F/S R-08-55 aims to improve connectivity and enhance streetscapes for multi-modal travel through: policies and standards for roadways, streetscapes and trails; re-establishing the Acequia Madre to Tiguex Park, subject to a new advisory committee to the City Council; a program of sidewalk improvements and a solar street lighting project; and calling for a Tax Increment for Development District (TIDD) and other funding sources to implement existing and proposed programs. Council Bill F/S R-09-221 is intended to allow community garden and nursery as permissive uses in the S-MI (Sawmill Mixed Industrial) zone.
A December 2008 staff report is available on line and a supplemental report will be available at the EPC Study Session on Thursday, July 9, 2009 and, subsequently, online at EPC Agendas/Actions. Written comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Monday, July 6, 2009. For more information, contact Carol Toffaleti, Staff Planner at 505-924-3345 or email at cgtoffaleti@cabq.gov.