Integrated Development Ordinance

IDO Effective Document - Downloadable PDF

Applications submitted on or before August 2, 2024 will be reviewed against the regulations in the document below.

• IDO Document Effective as of July 27, 2023 (PDF)

Applications submitted on and after August 3, 2024 will be reviewed against the regulations in the document below.

• IDO Document Effective as of August 3, 2024 (PDF)

NOTE: Applications are reviewed against the zoning and regulations in the IDO document that was in effect as of the date the application was accepted as complete.

• See Legislative History below for previous IDO documents.

IDO - Interactive Website

An interactive version of the IDO with pins that provide additional explanation and links to external resources are available here:

• Interactive IDO
• The Interactive IDO Zoning Map is available from within this Interactive IDO as a pop-up window.
• The website also has step-by-step guides to walk you through how to get answers to the most common questions:
  • What uses can be developed on a property?
  • What are the standards for development on a property?
  • What review/decision process is required for a particular project?
• See Frequently Asked Questions on the ABC-Z project webpage.
  • How does the IDO handle cannabis uses?
  • How do I change the zoning on my property?

IDO - Amlegal Website

The IDO is also available on the website the compiles all Ordinance and Resolutions that City Council adopts. This online tool includes the ability to compare the text of a more recent version of the IDO with an older version of the IDO.

• Amlegal website
• Note: The 2023 Annual Update document is pending. Please see PDF document above in the meantime.

Zoning Maps

Zoning for each property is established by the City's Official Zoning Map, which is available via several online maps:

• Advanced Map Viewer: Best for advanced users with multiple questions.
• Interactive IDO Zoning Map: Easy map that answers multiple questions. Easy to see Center & Corridor areas and small areas with different zoning standards.
• IDO Zoning Look-up Map: Easiest map to use to find out zoning on a particular property.

See the Zone Atlas. The Zone Atlas is updated annually, so be sure to check one of the online maps above for the latest zoning information.

IDO Maps

Additional maps that illustrate specific regulations in the IDO are available here:

• IDO Maps

How-to Resources

• Pre-submittal Neighborhood Meeting Requirement
• Pre-application Review Team (PRT) Meetings
• Public Notice Requirement (Mailed/Email)
• Post-submittal Facilitated Meeting
• Revising a Site Plan (Replacement, Amendments, Variances, Deviations, and Waivers)

Zoning Enforcement Officer (ZEO)

In order to administer the Integrated Development Ordinance, the ZEO must provide guidance to staff and applicants from time to time as questions arise. Property owners and residents can also apply for a Declaratory Ruling about any zoning standard per IDO Subsection 14-16-6-4(S)(1).

Memoranda from the ZEO

• 2018-05-02: Transitions from previous regulations & prior approvals
• 2018-05-29: Planned Development (PD) lots formerly zoned R-D platted for single-family uses
• 2023-12-08: Indoor vehicle storage

Declaratory Rulings

• 2019-04-22 Cluster Developments [14-16-4-3(b)]
• 2021-10-14 Required Driveway Length [14-16-5-3(C)(3)(b)]
• 2022-01-31 Battery Electric Storage Facilities [Part 14-16-4 and Section 14-16-7-1]
• 2022-06-15 Overnight Shelter Definition [Part 14-16-7-1]
• 2024-06-18 Heavy Vehicle Fueling Conditional Use and Site Plan Approvals

Annual Update

The IDO is updated every other year. This is an important opportunity to improve the outcomes of regulations for land use and development in your community.

This process includes three steps:

• Review/recommendation by the Environmental Planning Commission
• Review/recommendation by the City Council's Land Use, Planning, and Zoning (LUPZ) Committee
• Review/decision by City Council

2023 Annual Update

The annual update for 2023 becomes effective August 3, 2024.

• Review adopted changes and catch up on the review and decision process

IDO Legislative History

Applications accepted as complete while a particular IDO document was in effect are subject to the zoning and regulations in that IDO document.

• Effective August 3, 2024, the 2023 Annual Update to the IDO was adopted by City Council on June 17, 2024 via Ordinance 24-13.
  • 2024 IDO Effective Document (PDF) - August 3, 2024
  • 2024 IDO Archive Draft (PDF) - August 3, 2024
    • Colored text indicates changes from 2023, and footnotes explain the source of the change.
    • Leave comments for consideration during the 2025 Annual Update!
• Effective August 3, 2024, several other bills to amend the IDO for small areas became effective with the 2023 Annual Update and are incorporated into the documents above.
  • O-24-11 - Volcano Heights Urban Center (drive-throughs)
  • O-24-12 Northwest Mesa View Protection Overlay Zone (VPO-2) Tribal Referrals
  • O-24-17 - Rail Trail Edge Standards
• District Court reversed City Council’s approval of O-23-73 and remanded it to City Council for a new hearing.
  
  • Memorandum Opinion and Order, Westside Coalition of Neighborhood Associations and Michael T. Voorhees v. City of Albuquerque, D-202-CV-2023-03961 (2d Jud. Dist. Ct. April 8, 2024).
  • On May 20, 2024, the City appealed this Order and filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
  • The original change is reflected in the 2022 Annual Update document but removed from the 2023 Annual Update document.
• Effective July 27, 2023, the 2022 Annual Update to the IDO was adopted by City Council on June 5, 2023 via Ordinance 23-77.
  • 2023 IDO Effective Document (PDF) - July 27, 2023
  • 2023 IDO Archive Draft (PDF) - July 27, 2023
• Effective July 27, 2023, several other bills to amend the IDO became effective with the 2022 Annual Update and are incorporated into the documents above.
  • O-22-54 - Housing Forward
  • O-23-72 - North 4th Character Protection Overlay Zone
  • O-23-73 - Northwest Mesa View Protection Overlay Zone
  • O-23-76 - East End Addition Historic Protection Overlay Zone
• Effective December 25, 2022, changes related to the replacement of the Development Review Board (DRB) were adopted in the 2021 Annual Update to the IDO by City Council on June 6, 2022 via Ordinance-22-10.
  • 2021 IDO Effective Draft - December 25, 2022
  • 2021 IDO Annual Update Archive Draft (Interactive Document) - December 25, 2022
  • 2021 IDO Annual Update Archive Draft (PDF) - December 25, 2022
• Effective July 28, 2022, the 2021 Annual Update to the IDO was adopted by City Council on June 6, 2022 via Ordinance-22-10.
  • 2021 IDO Effective Draft (PDF) - July 28, 2022
  • 2021 IDO Annual Update Archive Draft (Interactive Document)
  • 2021 IDO Annual Update Archive Draft (PDF) - July 28, 2022
• Effective May 27, 2022, the Neighborhood Association Recognition Ordinance was adopted by the City Council on April 22, 2022 via Ordinance 22-15.
  • 2022 IDO Effective Draft (PDF)
  • Learn more about the NARO Update.

• Effective August 1, 2021, the 2020 Annual Update to the IDO was adopted by City Council on June 17, 2021 via Ordinance 21-60.
  • 2020 IDO Effective Draft (PDF)
  • 2020 IDO Annual Update Archive Draft (Interactive Document)
  • 2020 IDO Annual Update Archive Draft (PDF)
  • Read about the review/decision process on the ABC-Z project webpage.
  • Review trainings for the public and staff.
• Two interim resolutions were adopted by Council on March 15, 2021 and were in effect until the 2020 IDO Annual Update became effective in July 2021.
  • R-21-140 (Enactment# R-2021-017) staying the enforcement of Subsection 14-16-6-4(L)(2), which allowed administrative decisions to be delayed up to 15 days for a facilitated meeting to be requested. (IDO amended accordingly in the 2020 IDO Effective Draft via Amendment A14 at LUPZ.)
  • R-21-139 (Enactment# R-2021-016) declaring a moratorium on walls and fences Subsections 14-16-5-7(D)(3)(F) and 14-16-5-7(D)(3)(G). (IDO amended accordingly in the 2020 IDO Effective Draft via Amendment A16 at LUPZ.)
• Effective November 2, 2020, the 2019 Annual Update to the IDO was adopted by City Council on September 16, 2020 via Ordinance 20-10.
  • 2019 IDO Effective Draft (PDF)
  • 2019 IDO Annual Update Archive Draft (Interactive Document)
  • 2019 IDO Annual Update Archive Draft (PDF)
• Effective November 2, 2020, a text amendment adding a new Character Protection Overlay (CPO) zone for North 4th was adopted by City Council on September 16, 2020 via O-20-9. The changes have been incorporated into the 2019 IDO Effective Draft.
• Effective January 31, 2020, amended regulations for Old Town Historic Protection Overlay zone were adopted by the City Council via Ordinance 19-52 related to signage and tap room or tasting room use. These changes were incorporated into the 2019 IDO Effective Draft.
• Effective September 3, 2019, interim regulations related to North 4th Street were adopted by the City Council and remained in effect until the 2019 IDO Effective Draft went into effect on November 2, 2020.
• Effective May 24, 2019, interim procedures related to the Development Review Board were adopted by the City Council via Resolution 19-150, which amended IDO text in Part 5 Development Standards and Part 6 Administration and Enforcement. These changes were incorporated into the 2019 IDO Effective Draft.
• Effective May 17, 2018, the Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO) was first adopted in 2017 and amended twice before it took effect.
  • 2018 IDO Effective Draft (PDF)
  • Amendment: May 2018 via Ordinance 18-15 (Enactment#O-2018-010) 
  • Amendment: March 2018 via Ordinance 18-11 (Enactment #O-2018-009)
  • Adoption: November 2017 via Ordinance 17-49 (Enactment# O-2017-025)