2-6   PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONE DISTRICTS

2-6(A)   PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONE DISTRICT (PD)

2-6(A)(1)   Purpose

The purpose of the PD zone district is to accommodate small- and medium-scale innovative projects that cannot be accommodated through the use of other zone districts, provided that those projects are consistent with the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Comprehensive Plan (ABC Comp Plan), as amended and include standards that would not otherwise be required of the applicant in order to provide significant public, civic, or natural resource benefits. This zone district is applied on a case-by-case basis to reflect a negotiated agreement for uses and standards with the applicant. Allowable uses are negotiated on a case-by-case basis but may not include any use that is not included in Table 4-2-1.

2-6(A)(2)   Other Standards

Table 2-6-1: Other Applicable IDO Sections
Overlay Zones	Part 14-16-3
Allowable Uses	As negotiated from among those listed in Section 14-16-4-2
Use-specific Standards	Section 14-16-4-3 unless varied in the PD approval process
Dimensional Standards Tables and Exceptions	As applicable to the most similar use or district as shown in Section 14-16-5-1, unless different standards are approved in the PD approval process
Site Design and Sensitive Lands	Section 14-16-5-2 unless varied in the PD approval process
Access and Connectivity	Section 14-16-5-3 unless varied in the PD approval process
Subdivision of Land	Section 14-16-5-4 unless varied in the PD approval process
Parking and Loading	Section 14-16-5-5 unless varied in the PD approval process
Landscaping, Buffering, and Screening	Section 14-16-5-6 unless varied in the PD approval process
Walls and Fences	Section 14-16-5-7 unless varied in the PD approval process
Outdoor and Site Lighting	Section 14-16-5-8 unless varied in the PD approval process
Neighborhood Edges	Section 14-16-5-9 unless varied in the PD approval process
Solar Access	Section 14-16-5-10 unless varied in the PD approval process
Building Design	Section 14-16-5-11 unless varied in the PD approval process
Signs	Section 14-16-5-12 unless varied in the PD approval process
Operation and Maintenance	Section 14-16-5-13 unless varied in the PD approval process

 

2-6(A)(3)   Eligibility for Rezoning to PD

2-6(A)(3)(a)   A PD zone district must contain at least 2 but less than 20 contiguous acres of land.

2-6(A)(3)(b)   A Site Plan - EPC that specifies uses, site standards, and development standards shall be reviewed and decided in conjunction with the review and decision of the zone change request pursuant to Subsection 14-16-6-7(G) (Zoning Map Amendment - EPC) or Subsection 14-16-6-7(H) (Zoning Map Amendment - Council), as applicable.

2-6(A)(3)(c)   A PD zone district will not be accepted or approved for any proposed development that could be achieved in substantially the same form through the use of one or more zone districts and/or Overlay zones.

2-6(A)(4)   Allowable Uses

2-6(A)(4)(a)   A PD zone district may contain any combination of uses listed in Table 4-2-1, except those that require NR-SU zoning, for all or part of the PD zone district, provided that those uses do not create significant adverse impacts on nearby existing neighborhoods, City parks or trails, or Major Public Open Space.

2-6(A)(4)(b)   All allowable uses are subject to the Use-specific Standards listed for that use in Section 14-16-4-3 unless modified by the Site Plan - EPC associated with the PD zone district approval.

2-6(A)(4)(c)   Use-specific Standards in Section 14-16-4-3 that refer to Residential zone districts apply to PD zone districts that meet the definition of a Residential zone district in Section 14-16-7-1.

2-6(A)(5)   Development and Form Standards

2-6(A)(5)(a)   All development in the PD zone district shall be subject to the provisions of Part 14-16-5 (Development Standards) for the type of use or structures in the approved Planned Development, unless those standards are modified by the Site Plan - EPC associated with the PD zone district approval.

2-6(A)(5)(b)   A PD zone district approval may not reduce requirements in Section 14-16-5-9 (Neighborhood Edges) designed to protect abutting properties from potential adverse impacts of development.

2-6(A)(5)(c)   A PD zone district approval may not reduce requirements in Subsection 14-16-5-2(K) (Major Public Open Space Edges) designed to protect Major Public Open Space properties from potential adverse impacts of development.

2-6(A)(6)   Provisions for Specific Areas

Specific provisions and regulations applicable to each approved PD zone district are on file at the City Planning Department.

2-6(A)(7)   Procedure for Single-family Development

For PD zone districts that show a clear pattern of single-family residential platting or land use based on a pre-IDO approval, the property owner may apply for a Site Plan - Administrative pursuant to Subsection 14-16-6-5(G) for low-density residential development that maintains the pattern of development in the surrounding subdivision.