The Santa Fe County Planning Commission (Planning Commission) replaced the County Development Review Committee when the Sustainable Land Development Code (SLDC) was adopted, per Ordinance No. 2015-11, Section 3.3.

The responsibilities and duties of the Planning Commission are specified in the SLDC and NMSA 1978, § 3-19-1 et. seq. (1965) and include the following:

  • To review and recommend to the Santa Fe County Board of County Commissioners (Board), for adoption, text and map amendments to the SLDC, Sustainable Growth Management Plan amendments, and the adoption and amendment of an Official Map, a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and other programs for public improvements and services and financing;
  • To hold public hearings and prepare written recommendations to the Board on certain discretionary development approvals subject to appeal to the Board;
  • To hold public hearings and recommend action on an Area, District, or Community Plan, preliminary and final development orders, and quasi-judicial discretionary development applications;
  • To hold public hearings and take final action and issue development orders regarding applications for variances and conditional use permits; 
  • To enter upon any land that is the subject of an application that is the subject of this ordinance, make examinations and surveys, and place and maintain necessary monuments and markers upon the land pursuant to NMSA 1978 § 3-19-4, upon reasonable notice of not less than seventy-two (72) hours to the owner/applicant or designated agent of the land to be entered, and after adoption of an order authorizing the time, place and location of the entry onto land or site examination; and
  • To make decisions on appeals from final decisions of the Administrator.  

Planning Commission Members

JJ Gonzales - January 2025

Dan Pava - January 2026

Jeremy Mier - January 2026

Wendy Melgin-Pierard - January 2026

Erik Aaboe - January 2025

Rhea Serna - January 2025

Carl Trujillo - January 2025

Planning Commission Meeting Information

Regular meetings of the Planning Commission are held at 4:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. Meetings are held in the historic John Gaw Meem Courthouse, 102 Grant Avenue, Santa Fe. 

The Santa Fe County Planning Commission strives to make its meetings accessible to the public through alternatives to in-person attendance, such as virtual meeting platforms and webcasting. Those alternatives, however, are not guaranteed due to internet and other service disruptions and equipment failures, and duly noticed meetings may be held notwithstanding that those alternatives are unexpectedly unavailable. Accordingly, members of the public assume the risk that they may be unable to watch and listen to and/or participate in Planning Commission meetings through such alternatives.

Subject to the above disclaimer, the County intends to allow members of the public to listen to and participate in Planning Commission meetings virtually. For instructions on joining this meeting, visit www.santafecountynm.gov/planning-meeting. The public may also watch the meetings on the County's YouTube or Facebook channels.

For a complete list of meeting documents (agendas, packet materials, and minutes), view the information below or visit the County's Calendar of Events.

Planning Commission Staff Liaison

Jordan Yutzy
Building & Development Manager
505-992-9866
jyutzy@santafecountynm.gov

Event Calendar

2025 County Planning Commission Meeting Documents

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