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Rio Rancho councilor proposes review of horse limits in E‑1 residential zoning
Summary
Councilor Dapson asked staff to prepare materials to pursue an ordinance change that would allow up to two horses per one‑acre lot in E‑1 zoning; staff and councilors urged community outreach and stress‑testing before any code change.
Councilor Dapson introduced a request at a Rio Rancho work session for staff to prepare materials to consider amending the municipal code governing horses in E‑1 residential zoning so a homeowner could keep up to two horses on a one‑acre parcel.
Dapson said the request followed a citizen complaint and a subsequent code enforcement notice after a resident was found keeping three horses on an acre lot where the municipal code currently allows one horse per acre and requires a half‑acre for each additional horse. "I'm proposing to change 1 0 1 54.05 of the municipal cord for e 1 zoning in the following…
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