THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS BEGUN THE PROCESS OF EDUCATING RESIDENTS ON HOW A MASSIVE RE-WRITE OF THE CITY’S ZONING LAWS WILL EFFECT THEM. MIKAELA RENZ-WHITMORE WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAYS TRAINING SESSIONS ON THE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE BEGAN LAST WEEK…AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF FEBRUARY.
THE I-D-O REDUCES THE NUMBER OF ZONES IN ALBUQUERQUE FROM 12-HUNDRED TO AROUND 25. IT GOES INTO EFFECT IN MAY. RENZ-WHITMORE SAYS THE RE-WRITE HAS SIMPLIFIED THINGS, BUT WITH ZONING, NOTHING IS EVER REALLY SIMPLE.