Development Review Board

Applications submitted after December 25, 2022 will be reviewed against the regulations in the Effective IDO Document. The phasing out of the DRB are the only changes to the IDO Effective December 2022.

The presentation slides to the December 9 DRB transition meeting are located at the following link:

December 9 DRB Transition Meeting presentation slides

December 9 DRB Transition Meeting Zoom video recording

View upcoming agendas

The 2023 calendars for the upcoming Development Hearing Officer (DHO) hearings are located at the following links:

Major 2023 Calendar for DHO hearings

Minor 2023 Calendar for DHO hearings

The proposed DHO Rules of Procedure as well as the Notice of Public Hearing for the DHO to review, discuss, and potentially take action on the establishment of DHO Rules of Procedure on January 4, 2023 (to be held remotely via Zoom, see the Notice below for the invitation link and instructions) are located at the following links:

Proposed DHO Rules of Procedure

January 4, 2023 Notice of Public Hearing for the proposed DHO Rules of Procedure

Send any comments on the proposed DHO Rules of Procedure to Angela Gomez at [email protected]

January 4, 2023 DHO Agenda

Update to DRB Meeting Process During Public Health Emergency

The DRB meets remotely on its regular schedule, Wednesdays at 9:00 AM, until it is determined that public gatherings are safe.  Meeting details and agendas will continue to be available on our website here:  

• Agenda & Archives

The DRB ‘remote’ public meetings are using the Zoom software.  All participants –  DRB members, applicants, and the public – participate remotely.  You can choose to participate by video or audio only.  Participants can listen to the meeting and may also speak during the public comment period.  The agenda for the DRB meeting is posted on the City website by Friday afternoon ahead of the Wednesday meeting.  The agenda includes information on accessing the DRB meeting.  Participants can call the number listed on the agenda from their phone to be connected to the meeting.  Participants may also can click on the link on the agenda to participate via computer (a microphone is required; a camera is optional.)  Participants are not required to create a Zoom account, but may choose to do so. 

Please contact either of the following with questions:

• DRB Planner Robert Webb: 505-924-3910 or [email protected] 
• DRB Hearing Monitor Angela Gomez: 505-924-3946 or [email protected]

Function

The Development Review Board (DRB) was established in March 1982 by Administrative Instruction 8-2. The DRB conducts meetings on major subdivision actions (where no re-zoning or annexation is required), approves or denies proposed major and minor subdivision actions, vacations of public rights of way or public and private easements, and waivers to standards in Sections 14-16-5-3 (Access and Connectivity), 14-16-5-4 (Subdivision of Land), or 14-16-5-5 (Parking and Loading) of the IDO, or the DPM.

The DRB is charged with administering the IDO and the DPM as well as other City ordinances and policies applicable to subdivision actions.

The DRB also reviews site development plans delegated by the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) for final sign off, as well as Site Plan-DRB, as required by the IDO.

Requirements for Plans and Plats

The DRB requires that all plans and plats be signed and sealed by a licensed engineer, architect or, in the case of plats, a surveyor. Landscape Plan sheets must be signed and sealed by a licensed Landscape Architect. For plats, the first page must be signed and sealed. For plans, all pages must be signed and sealed. 

Application

Supplemental Submittals

The deadline for supplemental submittals to address DRB comments is noon on Friday, unless noted on the DRB calendar. We need this time to review your submittal completely.

Please submit by noon on Friday using the resubmittal form and send to [email protected]. For files larger than 9 MB in size, please send an email to [email protected] and request that staff send you a link via Smartfile to upload your supplemental submittal. Once you upload your supplemental submittal to Smartfile, staff can download the file.  

Submittals received after the deadline will be reviewed for the following meeting.

See below for links to an updated infrastructure list template and examples of signature blocks for different types of applications:

• Download the Infrastructure List
• Download the Plat Signature Block
• Download the Development Review Board Site Development Plan Signature Block
• Download the EPC Site Development Plan (Development Review Board Sign-off) Signature Block

General Meeting Information

Development Review Board (DRB) meetings are being held remotely each Wednesday beginning at 9 a.m. using Zoom software. Please refer to the “Update to DRB Meeting Process during the Public Health Emergency” section above for instructions regarding how to participate in the Zoom-based DRB Meetings.

Per the IDO effective December 25, 2022, applications to the Development Review Board (DRB) will be transitioning to either the Development Hearing Officer (DHO) or the Site Plan Administrative-Development Facilitation Team (DFT). Applications ‘deemed’ complete by close of business December 23, 2022 will be reviewed by the DRB. The DRB will continue to meet per the 2023 schedule until decisions for all cases accepted for
the DRB have been made. Once decisions have been made by the DRB on all its applications, no more DRB meetings will take place, and the DRB will formally cease to exist as a Board. To that end, DRB meetings have only been scheduled to the end of March 2023 to accommodate such applications.
Any subdivision or site plan applications submitted after the end of the business day on Friday, December 23 will be reviewed per the IDO Effective December 25, 2022. Please refer to the DHO and Site Plan - Administrative DFT webpages as follows:

DHO Webpage: https://www.cabq.gov/planning/boards-commissions/development-hearing-officer

DFT Webpage: https://www.cabq.gov/planning/development-review-services/site-plan-admin-dft

The public hearing portion of each week's agenda is announced in the Albuquerque Journal.

• Development Review Board Agendas and Actions
• Development Review Board ePlan Submissions
• Development Review Board ePlan Applicant Manual
• Major 2023 Calendar for Development Review Board Cases
• Minor 2023 Calendar for Development Review Board Cases
• Major 2022 Calendar for Development Review Board Cases
• Minor 2022 Calendar for Development Review Board Cases
• DRB Rules of Procedure

Forms

• Archaeological Ordinance
• DRB Application (for appeals of DRB decisions only, no new DRB applications are being accepted)
• Form A: Appeals
• Sensitive Lands Analysis Form
• Site Design - IDO Subsection 14-16-5-2(D) Climatic and Geographic Responsiveness Submittal Form
• Drainage Ponds - Slope Stabilization and Seeding Requirements