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Las Cruces council approves rezoning for Banmore parcels after adding 35-foot height cap
Summary
After extended public comment and neighborhood opposition, the Las Cruces City Council voted 5–2 on April 15 to approve ordinance 3065, removing a prior one-story condition on roughly 2.9 acres in the Banmore subdivision while adding a 35-foot maximum height restriction.
The Las Cruces City Council voted 5–2 on April 15 to approve ordinance 3065, a zone-change request that removes a prior one-story building restriction on about 2.9 acres in the Banmore subdivision, but only after councilors amended the ordinance to add a 35-foot maximum height limit.
The change affects three platted lots near Stern and Bowles and is proposed to allow multi-dwelling, higher-density development on property the applicant said could help increase the city’s multifamily housing stock. Community Development staff said the proposal aligns with the city’s Elevate Las Cruces future-development map and that standard development requirements — setbacks, landscaping, parking and drainage — still apply.
Developer Troy Mitchell told the council he intends two-story…
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