Mayor Berry signed on November 16, and the City Clerk published and enacted the IDO on November 17.
The IDO becomes effective on May 17, 2018, 6 months from the enactment date.
6-month Updates to the Adopted IDO
As planned, the project team gathered comments from staff and the public about errors and omissions that should be addressed to make the IDO clearer and easier to use and administer.
Ordinance O-18-11 with associated Exhibits to address errors and omissions adopted on April 2, 2018
Ordinance (O-18-15) to change residential garage standards and amend the Sawmill Character Protection Overlay May 7, 2018
Trainings
The project team offered a series of training opportunities for neighborhood associations, department and agency staff, design professionals, and the general public in Spring 2018.
Videos, presentations, and handouts from these trainings are available here .
The IDO zone district shown on the IDO Zoning Conversion Map will become effective on May 17, 2018.
Note: The Zoning Conversion Map will be updated in March to reflect the final conversion of sites with Special Use zoning (SU-1 and SU-2) based on the conversion rules adopted by City Council, primarily Rule 2 and Rule 6. R- 1 "flavors" (ie R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, or R-1D) were also re-applied based on lot sizes.
On November 13, 2017, Council adopted Resolution 17-240 directing the Planning Department to create a process for property owners to opt in to a follow-up, voluntary zone conversion process (at no cost to the property owner) to address issues resulting from updating a 40-year-old zoning code (eg mismatches of land use and zoning and nonconforming uses).
Footnotes are provided to track changes made to the IDO in each Module. Public meetings held to discuss and review each draft are listed in the websites below.
Zoning Diagnosis : Posted for public comment in May 2015. Assessment of existing system and recommendations for an overhaul.
Consolidated Draft : Includes public and staff comments from Modules 1-3.
EPC Draft : Includes public and staff comments from the Consolidated Draft.
LUPZ Interim Draft : Includes redline text from EPC Recommended Conditions of Approval and greenline text for changes proposed by staff for Council consideration.
LUPZ Review Draft : Includes exactly the same content as the Interim Draft but renumbered to match the City's Code of Ordinances.
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ABQ Adopted IDO
WARNING : The IDO Draft available on this webpage is no longer the most recent draft.
Download a PDF version of the IDO Effective Draft on the Planning Publications page .
Use an interactive version of the IDO online here .
Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO)
On November 13, 2017, the Council adopted the Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO ) via O-17-49 . Council also adopted two sets of 6-month amendments .
Mayor Berry signed on November 16, and the City Clerk published and enacted the IDO on November 17.
The IDO becomes effective on May 17, 2018, 6 months from the enactment date.
6-month Updates to the Adopted IDO
As planned, the project team gathered comments from staff and the public about errors and omissions that should be addressed to make the IDO clearer and easier to use and administer.
City Council adopted two sets of 6-month amendments :
Trainings
The project team offered a series of training opportunities for neighborhood associations, department and agency staff, design professionals, and the general public in Spring 2018.
Videos, presentations, and handouts from these trainings are available here .
See also:
Zoning Conversion Map
The IDO Zoning Conversion Map was updated to reflect City Council's adopted conversion rules for the 1200+ zones within the City.
The IDO zone district shown on the IDO Zoning Conversion Map will become effective on May 17, 2018.
Note: The Zoning Conversion Map will be updated in March to reflect the final conversion of sites with Special Use zoning (SU-1 and SU-2) based on the conversion rules adopted by City Council, primarily Rule 2 and Rule 6. R- 1 "flavors" (ie R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, or R-1D) were also re-applied based on lot sizes.
See also:
Follow-up Voluntary Zone Conversion Process
On November 13, 2017, Council adopted Resolution 17-240 directing the Planning Department to create a process for property owners to opt in to a follow-up, voluntary zone conversion process (at no cost to the property owner) to address issues resulting from updating a 40-year-old zoning code (eg mismatches of land use and zoning and nonconforming uses).
On May 7, 2018, Council adopted Resolution (R-18-29) to replace R-17-240 and clarify that the post-IDO voluntary zone conversion process will be a legislative action taken by Council.
For more details:
Drafts
Footnotes are provided to track changes made to the IDO in each Module. Public meetings held to discuss and review each draft are listed in the websites below.
See also this FAQ: