Councilor Dan Lewis is pleased to present the adopted Sector Development Plan (SDP) for Volcano Cliffs in the Volcano Mesa area. The area consists of approximately 2,300 acres, located along the volcanic Escarpment of the City’s Northwest Mesa.
Contact Information: Mikaela Renz-Whitmore at 505-924-3932 in Long Range Planning or Sara Mancini at 505-768-3189 in City Council Services.
Councilor Dan Lewis is pleased to present the adopted Sector Development Plan (SDP) for Volcano Cliffs in the Volcano Mesa area. The area consists of approximately 2,300 acres, located along the volcanic Escarpment of the City’s Northwest Mesa.
Planning and Council Services staff thank the public, the Volcano Cliffs Property Owners Association, City department staff, agency staff, and many other stakeholders for contributing valuable ideas, input, and energy into this planning process.
Update as of May 2011
The Volcano Cliffs Sector Development Plan was adopted by the City Council on May 2, 2011. The plan can be viewed and downloaded here.
Property Owners
There are several ways you can look up your property to determine the zoning changed by the Volcano Cliffs SDP:
- Find your property in one of the following Unit, Block, and Lot Number Maps
- Volcano Cliffs Map 1 (West) [pdf, 417KB]
- Volcano Cliffs Map 2 (East) [pdf, 643KB]
- Visit AGIS Interactive Address Map
- Zoom to the area (Paseo del Norte & Universe Boulevard)
- Turn on "Lot Numbers" layer by clicking the circle
- Use the identify button (black circle with "i" in the center) to choose a parcel and find out its Unit, Tract, Block number
- E-mail Mikaela Renz-Whitmore or call 505-924-3932
Purpose
Volcano Cliffs is one of three sector development plans being developed for the area referred to as Volcano Mesa. Each plan contains goals, policies, and regulations that address land use, transportation, and environment/open space.
- The Volcano Cliffs Sector Development Plan is south of Paseo del Norte and bordered by the Petroglyph National Monument to the east and Major Public Open Space owned by the City of Albuquerque to the west.
- The Volcano Trails Sector Development Plan is north of Paseo del Norte and west of Universe Boulevard.
- The Volcano Heights Sector Development Plan is north of Paseo del Norte and east of Universe Boulevard.
- Volcano Mesa Map - Three Plan Areas [1.96MB]
Volcano Cliff Units, Blocks and Lots
- General Map [883KB]
- Map 1 [694KB]
- Map 2 [965KB]
Council Process
Planning staff revised the document to meet EPC conditions of approval. Public, staff, and agencies provided comments in writing or in person for Council hearings.
The City Council received EPC recommendations from the City administration, and the Plan received two hearings at the City Council Land Use Planning and Zoning (LUPZ) Committee, the first on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 and the second on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. The LUPZ Committee forwarded the Plan onto Council, where the Plan was adopted on May 2, 2011.
EPC Process
The Volcano Cliffs Sector Development Plan was submitted to the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) for review and recommendation to City Council. The first hearing was Thursday, September 2, 2010. The hearing was continued for 60 days to Thursday, November 4, 2010. The November EPC Hearing was deferred 60 days to the February 3, 2011 Hearing. At the February Hearing, the EPC voted to send the Volcano Cliffs Sector Development Plan to Council with a recommendation of approval.
Volcano Cliffs Sector Development Plan Notice of Decision [344KB]
