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Trustees approve PzHAC case 061823 for 2450 Calle De Principe with historic-interpretive condition
Summary
The board approved Planning & Zoning case 061823, allowing construction of a 30x36 structure at 2450 Calle De Principe for two short-term rental units, with conditions that require on-site historic interpretation or signage and preservation-minded measures for remaining features; vote carried in roll call.
The Mesilla Board of Trustees approved PzHAC case 061823 on Nov. 25, granting conditional approval for a new structure at 2450 Calle De Principe to accommodate two short-term rental units.
Eddie Salazar, staff, summarized the Planning & Zoning Commission’s recommendation and noted cultural-affairs guidance: the building sits within a national/state-registered plaza area and the commission sought conditions that would preserve and communicate historic information about the site, including signage or interpretive material and measures to avoid disturbance of subsurface features where feasible. Salazar described cultural-affairs advice that registration does not impose maintenance requirements on private owners or automatically regulate private property, but suggested mitigations that would preserve interpretive value.
Trustees discussed preservation methods — a plaque, a small public-facing interpretive display or QR code linking to a brochure — and whether conditions could require preservation-minded practices when future trenching or construction work occurs. After discussion a motion to approve the case with the Planning & Zoning conditions (including interpretive signage and preservation guidance) was moved, seconded and carried by roll call.
The motion passed with the roll call recorded by the clerk; the approval includes the conditions noted by P&Z and staff to encourage preserving the site’s historic context.
