Ridgeline Manufacturing seeks conditional use permit for small manufacturing shop on 67-acre Santa Fe County parcel

Santa Fe County staff recommended approval of a conditional use permit for a small manufacturing operation to be located on a 67.1-acre parcel in the residential estate zoning with a rural commercial overlay.

Brianna Ortega, a development review specialist, presented case number 255040 on behalf of staff. The applicants, listed as Mathias and Megan Roybal, propose to construct a 2,800-square-foot accessory structure to operate manufacturing that would produce metal and plastic parts (the application cited CNC machining) and to use a second-floor office. Ortega said the applicants stated there would be one nonresident employee initially and primarily deliveries would be handled through parcel services; operating hours were listed as Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.…