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Council holds full hearing, then defers decision on Mesa Film Studio appeal to allow written findings

3220721 · April 7, 2025
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Summary

After a multi-hour hearing on an appeal of the Environmental Planning Commission(EPC) approval of a site plan for Mesa Film Studio at Double Eagle II Airport, the Albuquerque City Council voted to deny the appeal but deferred adoption of written findings for two weeks to allow staff to draft formal findings supporting the decision.

The Albuquerque City Council on April 7 held a full hearing on an appeal of the Environmental Planning Commission(EPC) approval of a site plan that would allow a film-studio complex at Double Eagle II Airport (the Mesa Film Studio proposal). After receiving testimony from appellants, applicants, planning staff and others, the council voted to deny the appeal but deferred formal written findings for adoption at a later meeting.

Background: the appeal (AC-2501) challenged the EPC decision approving a film-studio site plan in a Nonresidential Sensitive Use (NRSU) zone within the Double Eagle II Airport master-plan area. Appellants contended the film studio uses (light manufacturing, warehousing…

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