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Consultant outlines three-installment Phase 2 for Santa Fe land development code; archaeology flagged as substantive topic
Summary
Matt Vogel of Vogel Partners briefed the Archaeological Review Committee on Phase 2 of the land development code update, proposing a three-installment drafting strategy and flagging multiple archaeology-related issues — definitions, permit scope, testing standards, and alignment with state rules.
Matt Vogel, introduced as the city's land development code update consultant, told the committee Phase 1 primarily handled housekeeping and reorganizing the code. For Phase 2 he proposed a three-installment approach: (1) process modernization and procedural fixes; (2) substantive site and building design issues (including archaeological and historic-preservation coordination); and (3) district and mapping work tied to the general plan. Vogel emphasized the need to address ARC-related items—definitional clarity for terms such as human remains, archival research, improved testing, and tying permits to projects rather than entire lots.
Committee members and staff debated several technical matters Vogel raised: the proposed reduction in report distance thresholds for utility work, a 25-foot proximity review rule around known archaeological sites, permit-expiration limits and whether archaeological clearances should transfer with ownership. Vogel and staff proposed targeted workshops, a survey of practitioners, and a working-group process (technical working group plus outside specialists) to develop draft language for public review.
