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Bernalillo council adopts findings in appeal over proposed bright-green building color on Main Street
Summary
The Town of Bernalillo Governing Body on July 22 adopted the Planning & Zoning Commission's Findings of Fact in Appeal VAR24-006, upholding the commission's determination that a proposed bright-green repaint of a Mainstreet Overlay building did not meet variance criteria.
The Town of Bernalillo Governing Body on July 22 adopted Findings of Fact in Appeal VAR24-006, concerning a proposed substantial change to the color of a building at 413 S. Camino Del Pueblo in the Mainstreet Overlay District.
Ida Fierro, town administrator, read background and the Planning & Zoning Commissionfindings into the record before the council voted. The findings, adopted by the commission and entered into the council record, state that the existing color is a "sandy yellowish-brown" and that "the proposed color is bright green," that the building appears on the Bernalillo Mainstreet Survey so the Mainstreet Design Guidelines apply, and that the applicant did not provide a letter addressing the zoning variance criteria. The commission concluded that the request did not meet the criteria for a variance.
Councilor Prairie moved to adopt the Findings of Fact; Councilor Valverde seconded. The roll-call vote recorded Councilor Valverde, Councilor Torres-Quintana, Councilor Montoya and Councilor Prairie voting yea. The motion carried and the findings were adopted, formalizing the commission's determination in the council record.
The Findings of Fact referenced Zoning Ordinance Section 17 (Mainstreet Overlay Zone) and the Mainstreet Design Guidelines, which encourage retention of historically appropriate colors and discourage substantial façade changes in the overlay district. No members of the public spoke during the public hearing.
Next steps: the council's adoption places the Planning & Zoning Commission's findings in the town record. No further action on the variance request is recorded in the meeting minutes.
