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Alamosa council delays ratification of conditional‑use permit for 700 Main amid parking, enrollment and retail conditions
Summary
City council declined to ratify the planning commission’s conditional‑use approval for the Alamosa School District’s proposed 700 Main Street site and set a public hearing for Nov. 20 after weeks of debate over a 75‑student enrollment cap, a 1,500‑sq‑ft retail requirement and downtown parking shortfalls.
The Alamosa City Council voted 4–3 on Nov. 6 to withhold ratification of the Planning Commission’s conditional‑use permit for the Alamosa School District’s proposed move to 700 Main Street and set a special public hearing for Nov. 20 to reconsider conditions.
Planning staff presented the permit, which would let the district locate administration, the district’s alternative school and its online program at the former Friday Health building. The Planning Commission recommended conditions meant to protect downtown character and parking: an enrollment cap of 75 students (online students excluded), 1,500 square feet of leasable retail space on Main Street to be implemented within five years of occupancy, and a requirement that the project meet…
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