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Rio Rancho governing body rejects O‑28 zoning change for Paseo Gateway West, citing lack of master plan and ownership gaps

City of Rio Rancho Governing Body · November 13, 2025
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Summary

Council voted down O‑28, a developer request to rezone multiple blocks from R3 to R4, after staff and council members stressed absence of an enforceable master plan, questions about ownership of 'holdout' lots, and concerns about parkland, access and grading.

The Rio Rancho governing body voted down an ordinance, O‑28, that would have amended zoning for parcels in the Paseo Gateway West specific area plan from R3 to R4 (single‑family residential). The applicant, Nikosha Shuttlebauer of CLO/Bonita Development, presented a two‑year history of the project and explained that the developer revised the request to R4 to respond to council feedback seeking stronger master‑plan assurances.

Shuttlebauer said the applicant had submitted a conceptual plan designed to align with the Paseo Gateway…

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