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Council delays Banmore Estates zone‑change after residents raise traffic and notice concerns
Summary
After hours of public comment about traffic, neighborhood character and inadequate notice, the council voted 6–1 to table an ordinance that would remove a one‑story condition in Banmore Estates and allow multi‑story apartment development; councilors requested developer attendance and additional materials for April 15.
The Las Cruces City Council on April 1 voted to table Ordinance 36‑5 (Council Bill 24‑023), a proposed zone change that would remove a single‑story condition on three vacant lots in the Banmore Estates subdivision and allow R‑4 multifamily development, including potential multi‑story buildings up to the R‑4 height limit.
Community Development staff (Adam Ochoa) said the combined parcels total about 2.908 acres, are currently zoned R‑4C (R‑4 conditional) and that the applicant seeks to remove the…
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