Environmental Planning Commission

Contact

For questions or more information, email [email protected] or call 505-924-3860 and select the option for "Boards, Commissions, and ZHE signs."

Public Comment

All written materials - including petitions, legal analysis, and other documents - should ordinarily be submitted at least 10 days prior to the public hearing through the Public Comment Portal using the following link: cabq.gov/epc-public-comment.

All written comments received prior to the 48-hour deadline will be included with the record. Comments received after the 48-hour deadline shall be given verbally during the hearing by the commentor. The 48-hour deadline is generally 9:00 am the Tuesday before a Thursday hearing.

Applicants

Applicants should contact Planning staff at [email protected] to get the Zoom meeting information (links and phone numbers) that must be included in all notices (e.g. email, mail, and sign posting).

Applicants are encouraged to submit applications at least one week prior to the deadline to allow adequate time to achieve completeness, in case items are missing. Pursuant to IDO §14-16-6-4(G)(2), incomplete applications shall be rejected. Applications deemed incomplete will not be scheduled for a public hearing until they are complete.

Please note: As of Thursday, January 16, 2025, the Planning Department is not accepting applications as we transition to a new software that will allow online applications. This webpage will be updated once the new system is up, expected on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.

Membership

The EPC is an appointed, nine-member, volunteer board.

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Function

The Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) reviews and decides requests primarily for the following:

Zoning map amendments to the City's Official Zoning Map
Master Development Plans associated with the Non-residential Business Park (NR-BP) zone district
Site plans for the following zone districts:
- Planned Development (PD)
- Planned Communities (PC)
- Mixed-use Form-based (MX-FB)
- Non-residential Parks & Open Space (NR-PO)
- Non-residential Sensitive Use (NR-SU)

The EPC, in its advisory role to the City Council, reviews and provides recommendations on all of the following:

annexation requests.
zoning map amendment requests that require Council approval.
text amendments to the Integrated Development Ordinance.
amendments to the Rank I Comprehensive Plan.
amendments or adoption of Rank 2 Facility Plans.

Meeting Information

Dates & Time: EPC hearings take place the 3rd Thursday of each month. Hearings generally begin at 8:40 a.m. and conclude when adjourned by the EPC Chair. The EPC periodically conducts special hearings on the second Thursday of the month, and occasionally schedules meetings at other times. All hearings and meetings are announced in the Albuquerque Journal and posted on this webpage.

Location: For the foreseeable future, the Planning Department will continue Zoom hearings. This webpage will be updated when hybrid (in-person and Zoom) hearings will be available.

Applicant Notices

Case Materials Distribution

The EPC receives case materials the Thursday before the scheduled hearing in electronic format. At the same time, the staff reports and supplemental materials are posted on the website for the public.

The EPC will only consider limited, clarifying written material, if it is submitted at least 48 hours prior to the hearing. The EPC will not accept, nor will staff forward on to the EPC, any material after that deadline. This does not preclude public comment/presentations to be provided at the hearing.

Study Sessions

EPC rules allow the Chair discretion to call a special study session, open to the public for a particular case. This session is typically scheduled for the Thursday preceding the scheduled hearing.

Public Notice Requirements

Applicants must contact EPC staff at [email protected] to get Zoom meeting information (links and phone numbers) that must be included in all notices (e.g. email, mail, and sign posting).

The applicant is required to pay for the cost of mailing first class or certified mail notices required by the Integrated Development Ordinance in Table 6-1-1.

In order to comply with this requirement, the applicant must mail the letters prior to submitting an application. The application must include all of the following:

the certified mail receipts or photos of envelopes with addresses.
the buffer map of property owners within 100 feet.
a list of property owners mailed.

Applications

All applications must be submitted in ABQ-PLAN.

This online case tracking software allows you to fill out your application, submit required documents, track application progress, and pay application fees from any computer or mobile device.

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