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Rio Rancho planning board approves multiple plats and master plans, advances Rainbow Boulevard overlay

City of Rio Rancho Planning and Zoning Board · February 10, 2026
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Summary

The Planning and Zoning Board on Feb. 10 approved several plats and master plans (Terra Alto at Mariposa, Cielo Bonito, Vista Alegia, and others), passed a contested lot-split in Unit 16, and approved a Rainbow Boulevard corridor overlay to protect future right-of-way.

The Rio Rancho Planning and Zoning Board approved a slate of plats and master plans at its Feb. 10 meeting, including Terra Alto at Mariposa, the Cielo Bonito master plan, and the Vista Alegia master plan, and recommended several zone-map amendments to the governing body.

The board moved quickly through consent items and monthly reports before taking up development projects. Planner Tim Dvorak told commissioners the Amstoy preliminary/final plat dedicates a small parcel of right-of-way to the city and that city utilities had increased the dedication to 0.0183 acres; the board approved that plat. On the Terra Alto at Mariposa preliminary plat, staff reported a revised site plan and trail easements intended to protect an unmapped rim trail. Applicant representative Jim Strozier said the team “accommodated the rim trail,” a change reflected in easements and by pulling buildable areas away from the trail; commissioners voted to…

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