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Planning and Zoning upholds zoning officer's standing decision in Coulter appeal
Summary
The Sandoval County Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 13 upheld a zoning officer's administrative decision that Thomas Coulter lacked automatic standing to appeal a proposed zone change, rejecting a motion to reinstate a joint appeal with co-appellant Martha Christopher. Coulter may still appeal to the County Commission.
The Sandoval County Planning and Zoning Commission voted Jan. 13 to uphold the zoning officer's administrative interpretation that an appellant must meet the county's standing criteria — including the 100-foot proximity test — to automatically qualify to appeal a zoning action.
Janet Cunningham Stevens, the county planner, told the commission staff recommended upholding the zoning officer because Coulter's property sits roughly 497 feet from the parcel at issue and therefore falls outside the 100-foot notification buffer specified in the comprehensive zoning ordinance.…
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