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Council approves Sonoma Ranch East 2 rezoning despite residents’ arroyo and flood‑risk concerns
Summary
The council approved ordinance 3093 to rezone about 122.46 acres for Sonoma Ranch East 2; staff described the parcel mix, arroyo/open‑space protections and road‑dedication process, while multiple residents and the project engineer raised questions about arroyo proximity, past flooding and construction traffic.
The Las Cruces City Council on Aug. 4 approved ordinance 3093, a zoning change tied to the Sonoma Ranch East 2 master plan amendment, that rezones roughly 122.46 acres on the north side of Sonora Springs Boulevard for primarily residential use, with preserved arroyos and a new park.
Why it matters: The ordinance implements a developer‑led master plan amendment that will add housing capacity in an area adjacent to existing neighborhoods and city infrastructure. Several neighbors raised concerns that development near mapped arroyos could increase flood risk and erosion of private property; the developer’s engineer said the arroyo boundaries were mapped and…
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