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Santa Fe County Zoning Map Adoption Draft Public Hearing Schedule

Santa Fe County would like to remind residents the first Public Hearing for the Santa Fe County Zoning Map Adoption Draft will be held at a special Santa Fe Board of County Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 5 p.m. in the Board of County Commission Chambers, 102 Grant Ave. The Special meeting agenda and packet material is available on the County website at www.santafecountynm.govunder the event item. This is the first of two scheduled Public Hearings on the Zoning Map Adoption Draft, the second public hearing is Wednesday, June 25 at 5 p.m. in the Board of County Commission Chambers, 102 Grant Ave.

All properties have been assigned a zoning classification in accordance with the Sustainable Land Development Code (SLDC). Santa Fe County released the Zoning Map Adoption Draft on March 27, 2014 and held a Public Review and Comment period from April 14 through May 2 as part of the Zoning Map Adoption Process. The Zoning Map Adoption draft and an interactive Zoning Map are available on the County website under Hot Topics. Notifications to property owners of the proposed zoning map were sent on April 4, 2014. During the Public Comment and Review process Santa Fe County staff hosted office hours in each Growth Management Area in Santa Fe County to review the map with residents and assist property owners in locating their property on the map. During this time staff also provided information on the assigned zoning classification and applicable section of the SLDC.

The SLDC will not become effective until 30 days after the County Zoning Map is adopted. The Code was approved by the Santa Fe Board of County Commissioners by Ordinance at the December 10, 2013 Board meeting. The SLDC provides a legal framework for implementing land development and growth management policies of the County’s Sustainable Growth Management Plan adopted in 2010.

For more information on the Sustainable Land Development Code and Zoning Map Adoption Draft adoption process visit www.santafecountynm.gov/sldc.