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Board forwards 156‑unit Rosarito apartment site plan to governing body; project mirrors prior 2019 approval
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Board recommended governing body approval of a 156‑unit apartment site plan at 1017 Rosarito Drive SE; the project matches a 2019 approval that lapsed and includes 260 parking spaces, landscaping and buffer walls.
The City of Rio Rancho Planning and Zoning Board on Aug. 12 recommended the governing body approve a site plan for a 156‑unit apartment complex at 1017 Rosarito Drive SE.
Liz Ruiz Carlos, planner with the City of Rio Rancho, said the 5.99‑acre site is zoned SU (special use) for multifamily residential and that the project requires governing‑body site‑plan approval under city code. Ruiz Carlos noted a prior site‑plan approval in August 2019 lapsed because permit activity and construction did not commence within the two‑year validity period; staff carried forward prior conditions into the current recommendation.
"The current site plan as presented, features a total of 16 buildings, 3 of which will consist entirely of garages and the rest of which will feature 2 to 3 floors of apartment units," Ruiz Carlos said. She told the board the plan provides 260 parking spaces where the development standard calls for 253, supplies landscaping counts (3,312 trees and 4,468 shrubs per staff calculation), and shows perimeter buffer walls at approximately 6 feet, 4 inches in height.
Scott Anderson, the applicant's agent, said financial difficulties delayed the project after the 2019 approval but the developer now seeks to resume the plan to address local housing needs. Anderson said lighting was redesigned to be building‑mounted to minimize glare and that garages along the south property line will help shield single‑family homes from lights and noise.
Commissioners asked routine clarifying questions about prior approvals, parking counts and HOA status; no members of the public spoke against the project during the hearing. The board voted unanimously to recommend approval to the governing body. Under city code, the governing body must approve the SU site plan before building permits are issued.
If the governing body adopts the site plan, the project will proceed to permitting and construction subject to the standard conditions and any governing‑body modifications.
