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Doña Ana planners deny request to add three lots in Talavera subdivision; 5-4 vote
Summary
The Doña Ana County Planning Commission denied a zone-change request to lift a 2006 condition limiting a 26-acre Talavera parcel to 13 residential lots and allow 16 lots, with staff citing conflicts with the county comprehensive plan.
On May 23, 2025, the Doña Ana County Planning Commission denied case Z25-009, a request to remove a recorded condition that limits a 26-acre parcel in the Talavera community to 13 residential lots and to allow 16 lots instead. The motion to approve the zone change failed on a 4-5 vote.
Planning staff emphasized that a 2006 ETA order imposed the 13-lot limit to reflect a two-acre density, and staff recommended denial because the application conflicted with Doña Ana County comprehensive plan goals about density and appropriate location of development. Albert Casillas, planning staff, told commissioners the…
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