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Board upholds planning commission’s approval of attached guest house at 720 Mullen Road
Summary
After a two-hour quasi‑judicial hearing, Los Ranchos trustees denied an appeal of a Planning & Zoning Commission decision allowing a guest house at 720 Mullen Road with conditions prohibiting direct access to an adjacent garage; neighbors argued the approval rewrote the code while applicants said they followed staff guidance.
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque trustees voted Dec. 16 to deny an appeal of a Planning & Zoning Commission decision that approved a conditional use permit for a guest house at 720 Mullen Road.
The board’s decision upholds the commission’s finding that the guest house may be located in proximity to a garage provided the guest unit does not have direct access to garage space and the garage remains reserved for the primary residence. Planning Director Shana Schultz told trustees the code reads “guest houses may not have a garage” but does not use the word “attached,” and that a reasonable interpretation and prior village precedent support conditions that bar direct access…
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