The Infrastructure and Growth Plan is a key strategic tool for implementing the Planned Growth Strategy and the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Comprehensive Plan. The Infrastructure and Growth Plan shall be used as the basis of the growth-related element of the Capital Improvement Program planning for streets, water, sewer, hydrology, parks, libraries, police, fire and other city facilities. The Infrastructure and Growth Plan forecasts shall be used in conjunction with "level of service" standards for Capital Improvement Program and school planning. The Infrastructure and Growth Plan shall be guided by the following principles:
(A) Grow efficiently by developing where infrastructure and facilities already exist.
(B) Take into consideration topological and geological constraints (such as high slopes, poor soils, flood zones), environmental constraints (such as landfills, landfill buffer areas, contaminated sites, leaking underground storage tanks), and aquifer recharge zones.
(C) Take into consideration market absorption rates in different areas including those in areas with antiquated and/or premature platting and in redevelopment areas.
(D) Locate more jobs where people reside and locate more residences where jobs exist, so that the demand for streets is reduced by fewer auto trips and shorter trips.
(E) Grow neighborhoods contiguous to the urban fringe, with each neighborhood ideally containing a school, local serving businesses, park, and pedestrian and bicycle friendly streets.
(F) Foster community in older and newer neighborhoods.
(G) Prioritize the needs of the older parts of Albuquerque in terms of vitality and development. Encourage infill and redevelopment.
(H) Support "centers and corridors", especially transit-oriented corridors. This will help create a more effective and efficient transit system.
(I) Protect the character of the North and South Valley including the more rural parts of the valley and preserve farm land there.
(Ord. 47-2003; Am. Ord. 1-2010)