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Los Ranchos planning staff: verbal promises at hearings are not legally binding
Summary
At the Feb. 10 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, Director Schultz told a resident that verbal testimony does not create enforceable obligations and that the village relies on written findings or conditions and code enforcement to hold applicants to commitments.
At the Feb. 10 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, a resident asked what authority the village has to enforce verbal agreements made during quasi‑judicial hearings. Director Schultz replied that verbal testimony by itself is not legally binding and that enforceable commitments must be written into findings or conditions attached to an approval.
"Verbal testimony is not a legal commitment," Director Schultz said, explaining that if the commission or Board of Trustees wants to require an applicant to do…
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