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Council overturns ZHE denial, allows electronic sign at Faith Lutheran with conditions

Albuquerque City Council · February 3, 2025
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Summary

The City Council on Feb. 3 overturned the Zoning Hearing Examiner’s denial and approved a variance to allow an illuminated electronic sign for Faith Lutheran Church that would be visible from a nearby residential zone, subject to conditions including nighttime dim/off hours and compliance with IDO sign rules.

On Feb. 3 the Albuquerque City Council granted an appeal by Faith Lutheran Church to replace an existing non‑conforming reader‑board sign with a new illuminated electronic sign that would be visible from a residential zone across the street.

Background: Under the Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO), illuminated or electronic signs are prohibited within 200 feet of a residential zone when visible from that residential area unless a variance is approved. The Zoning Hearing Examiner had denied the church’s variance, finding adverse…

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