Urban Design & Development
Learn more about the Urban Design & Development division of the Planning Department.
What We Do
Urban Design and Development conducts long range and current planning, broad-based community engagement, historic preservation planning, and staff support for land use boards that review development proposals.
In addition, this division provides staff support to several land use boards, including:
How We Serve You
Urban Design & Development updates the ABC Comprehensive Plan, prepares updates to the Integrated Development Ordinance, and provides staff support for several land use boards that review proposals for development.
Our Teams
- Current Planning
- Provides staff support for the EPC
- Reviews/decides Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (WTFs)
- Conducts Pre-application Reviews
- Historic Preservation
- Provides staff support for the LC
- Helps preserve historic landmarks, districts, and neighborhoods
- Works with Long Range Planning to assess character and heritage preservation
- Long Range Planning
- Conducts Community Planning Area (CPA) assessments
- Helps other Departments and agencies to engage the public about their planning efforts
- Mid Range Planning
- Implements Planning Department projects
- Coordinates updates to adopted plans and publications
- Helps other Departments and agencies implement planning efforts and projects
- Regulatory Planning
- Conducts the Biennial Update to the Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO)
- Provides staff support for the ZHE
- Helps administer and interpret the IDO
Resources
- Boards & Commissions
- Historic Landmarks
- Historic Protection Overlay Zones
- Integrated Development Ordinance
- Online Forms & Applications
- Post-submittal Facilitated Meetings
- Pre-submittal Tribal Meeting
- Pre-application Reviews
- Publications (Plans & Studies)
- Public Notice Requirement in the Integrated Development Ordinance
Contact Us
Division Manager: Mikaela Renz-Whitmore
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 505-924-3932
Schedule a Phone Call or Meeting (Virtual or In-Person)
- Current Planning
- Historic Preservation
- Long Range Planning
- Mid Range Planning
- Regulatory Planning