Environmental Planning Commission
Contact
For questions or more information, email [email protected] or call 505-924-3860 and select the option for "Boards, Commissions, and ZHE signs."
Public Comment
All written materials - including petitions, legal analysis, and other documents - should ordinarily be submitted at least 10 days prior to the public hearing through the Public Comment Portal using the following link: cabq.gov/epc-public-comment
Applicants
Applicants should contact the EPC staff at [email protected] to get the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) Zoom meeting information (links and phone numbers) that must be included in all notices (e.g. email, mail, and sign posting).
Applicants are encouraged to submit EPC applications at least one week prior to the deadline to allow adequate time to achieve completeness, in case items are missing. Pursuant to IDO 14-16-6-4(G)(2), incomplete applications shall be rejected. Please note: applications deemed incomplete will not be scheduled for the public hearing until they are complete. Applications should be submitted to [email protected] and [email protected].
Membership
The EPC is an appointed, nine-member, volunteer citizen board.
Function
The Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) reviews and decides requests primarily for the following:
- Zoning map amendments to the City's Official Zoning Map
- Master Development Plans associated with the Non-residential Business Park (NR-BP) zone district
- Site plans for the following zone districts:
- Planned Development (PD)
- Planned Communities (PC)
- Mixed-use Form-based (MX-FB)
- Non-residential Parks & Open Space (NR-PO)
- Non-residential Sensitive Use (NR-SU)
The EPC, in its advisory role to the City Council, reviews and provides recommendations on all of the following:
- annexation requests.
- zoning map amendment requests that require Council approval.
- text amendments to the Integrated Development Ordinance.
- amendments to the Rank I Comprehensive Plan.
- amendments or adoption of Rank 2 Facility Plans.
Meeting Information
Dates & Time: EPC hearings take place the 3rd Thursday of each month. Hearings generally begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude when adjourned by the EPC Chair. The EPC periodically conducts special hearings on the first Thursday of the month, and occasionally schedules meetings at other times. All hearings and meetings are announced in the Albuquerque Journal.
Location: For the foreseeable future, the Planning Department will continue Zoom hearings. This website will be updated when hybrid (in-person and Zoom) hearings will be available.
- Environmental Planning Commission Agendas, Actions, Staff Reports & Notices of Decision
- 2024 Application & Hearing Schedule
- EPC Rules of Conduct (Revised April 2021)
NOTICE: Applicants should contact the EPC staff at [email protected] to get the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) Zoom meeting information (links and phone numbers) that must be included in all notices (e.g. email, mail, and sign posting).
Applicants are encouraged to submit EPC applications at least one week prior to the deadline to allow adequate time to achieve completeness, in case items are missing. Pursuant to IDO 14-16-6-4(G)(2), incomplete applications shall be rejected. Please note: applications deemed incomplete will not be scheduled for the public hearing until they are complete. Applications should be submitted to [email protected] and [email protected].
Parking
Free 2-hour parking for Plaza del Sol customers is available on the north side of the building at 600 Second NW.
This parking lot is monitored by Parking Services. Vehicles in the lot for more than 2 hours are subject to fines and or/towing.
Applicant Notices
Case Materials Distribution
The EPC receives case materials the Thursday before the scheduled hearing in electronic format. At the same time, the staff reports and supplemental materials are posted on the website for the public.
The EPC will only consider limited, clarifying written material, if it is submitted at least 48 hours prior to the hearing. The EPC will not accept, nor will staff forward on to the EPC, any material after that deadline. This does not preclude public comment/presentations to be provided at the hearing.
Study Sessions
EPC rules allow the Chair discretion to call a special study session, open to the public for a particular case. This session is typically scheduled for the Thursday preceding the scheduled hearing.
Mailed Notice Requirement
The applicant is required to pay for the cost of mailing first class or certified mail notices required by the Integrated Development Ordinance in Table 6-1-1.
In order to comply with this requirement, the applicant must mail the letters prior to submitting an application. The application must include all of the following:
- the certified mail receipts or photos of envelopes with addresses.
- the buffer map of property owners within 100 feet.
- a list of property owners mailed.
Coming Soon
The Planning Department's Online Services System is expanding. The new online system will allow you to fill out your application, submit required documents, track application progress and pay application fees from any computer or mobile device. Check back for more details.
Resources
- EPC Forms
- Fee Schedule - General Planning
- Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO)
- Pre-application Review Team (PRT) Meetings
- Pre-submittal Tribal Meeting Request
- Public Notice Requirements in the IDO
- Revising a Site Plan (Replacement, Amendments, Variances, Deviations, and Waivers)
- Summary of EPC Process
Scheduled Meetings
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