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Planning Commission recommends rezoning for 3439 Sarios Road to match adjacent multifamily development
Summary
The commission voted Jan. 5 to recommend the governing body rezone a 1.49‑acre parcel at 3439 Sarios Road from R‑3 to C‑2 to align the lot with an approved RKSS multifamily development plan; staff recommended approval and no conditions were attached to the rezoning.
The Santa Fe Planning Commission on Jan. 5 recommended that the governing body approve a rezoning request to change 3439 Sarios Road from R‑3 (three dwelling units per acre) to C‑2 (general commercial). Staff said the rezoning would make the parcel consistent with a larger, previously approved multifamily development plan and the city’s future land‑use map.
Claudia Kath, the case planner, told commissioners the subject 1.49‑acre parcel was part of an RKSS multifamily development plan that previously spanned four lots. The initial proposal had included parking and a dog park on Lot A‑2; after postponements the applicant amended the plan to remove the parking and dog‑park uses and the planning commission approved the amended development plan in February 2024. Kath said the rezoning to C‑2 would be consistent with the general plan’s Transitional Mixed Use / Community Commercial designations and would allow a mix of commercial and residential uses compatible with the larger development.
Jennifer Jenkins of Jenkins Gavin, agent for the applicant R K S S Santa Fe 1, told the commission that most of the surrounding parcels were already zoned C‑2 and that the rezoning was intended to bring Lot A‑2 into compliance with the approved multifamily plan. Jenkins said the applicant did not have a specific new building proposed for that lot at this time and expected the parcel to remain largely undisturbed while the larger project moved forward.
One nearby resident, David Cyril of Trailer Ranch, asked what, if anything, would appear on the lot now that the dog park and parking were removed. Jenkins said the parcel would be brought into compliance to match the approved plan and that any future building would require a development‑plan amendment and additional hearings.
Staff recommended approval and did not attach conditions to the rezoning request. After public comment and brief discussion, the commission voted to recommend approval. The roll call showed affirmative votes from the commissioners present. The matter now advances to the governing body for final action on the rezoning.
