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Commission defers Sadie's rezoning request after heavy neighborhood opposition; staff to provide verified use table

Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Planning and Zoning Commission · March 11, 2026
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Summary

A proposed rezoning of a 0.52-acre lot from R-3 to C-1 for use by Sadie's was deferred to April 14 after residents raised spot-zoning and 300-foot master-plan guideline concerns and commissioners requested a verified side-by-side use table and additional neighborhood outreach.

The Planning & Zoning Commission voted March 10 to defer consideration of a request to rezone a 0.52-acre parcel at 5352 Vineyard Road from R-3 (residential) to C-1 (commercial). Director Schultz and staff recommended approval as consistent with the master plan but acknowledged public concern about a master-plan guideline referring to a 300-foot buffer from 4th Street.

Director Schultz explained a C-1 rezoning would allow a range of commercial uses (some as conditional uses requiring future review); she also noted that site-plan level issues such as building placement, parking and buffering are not decided at the…

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