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Planning and Zoning Board recommends approval of Cielo Bonito rezoning after correcting notice errors; some owners expressed concern
Summary
The board voted to recommend rezoning roughly 52.942 acres from transitional zoning (TZ) to R‑3 mixed residential for the Cielo Bonito area and will forward the matter to the governing body; staff and the applicant corrected prior noticing errors before the hearing.
The Planning and Zoning Board on Aug. 12 recommended that the governing body approve a zone‑map amendment that would rezone about 52.942 acres in the Paseo Gateway West area from TZ (transitional zoning) to R‑3 (mixed residential).
Tamara Martinez, planner with the City of Rio Rancho, told the board that the applicant, Cielo Bonito LLC, submitted a conceptual design for the area but withdrew a formal master plan because the applicant did not own 100% of the larger area required for a master plan. Martinez said staff encouraged a master plan but accepted the conceptual plan and recommended the zone‑map amendment proceed to the governing body with findings and…
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