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Doña Ana reports April building-permit activity; Santa Teresa master-plan amendment still pending
Summary
Staff reported eight new single-family building permits in April plus commercial and mobile-home activity; commissioners were told the Alta Mesa/Santa Teresa master-plan update has had no recent movement and county staff requested budget funds to study a broader plan for Santa Teresa.
At the May 23, 2025 meeting, Doña Ana County staff reported building-permit activity for April and gave commissioners a brief update on master-plan work for the Santa Teresa/Alta Mesa area.
Planning staff told the commission that in April the county issued eight new single-family residential building permits and one commercial tenant-improvement permit (in the Santa Teresa industrial area). The staff summary also noted nine additions to single-family residences, five commercial additions related to cell-tower work on existing towers, and 17 mobile-home installation permits.
Commissioners asked for a copy of the permit map; staff agreed to provide it. Commissioners also discussed the Alta Mesa master plan and were told no further submittals have been received from the developer since a town-hall meeting that was held as part of the amendment process. Christina (staff) said the UDC contains language about what constitutes a "significant change" to a master plan; the county’s community development department has requested funds in the next fiscal year to support a larger Santa Teresa master-plan effort.
Commissioners also asked staff to invite a developer representative, Jerry Pacheco, to present an update when workload allows. One commissioner asked staff to verify receipt of meeting-notification emails; staff agreed to assist.
These items were presented as administrative updates rather than regulatory decisions; follow-up items are administrative (permit map distribution, master-plan language to be sent to commissioners, and scheduling a developer briefing).
