City of Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO) Training Development Standards March 30 & April 4, 2018 www.abc-zone.com
IDO Trainings FAQs by Topic March 21 & 23 March 30 & April 4 April 6 & April 18 7 Parts 1. General Provisions 2. Zone Districts 3. Overlay Zones 4. Use Regulations Table 4-2-1 Allowable Uses Section 4-3 Use-specific Standards 5. Development Standards Dimensional Standards Tables General Regs 6. Administration & Enforcement 7. Definitions & Acronyms IDO Trainings Zones Uses General Regulations Processes
Follow-up Trainings March 21 & 23 March 30 & April 4 April 6 & April 18 7 Parts 1. General Provisions 2. Zone Districts 3. Overlay Zones 4. Use Regulations Table 4-2-1 Allowable Uses Section 4-3 Use-specific Standards 5. Development Standards Dimensional Standards Tables General Regs 6. Administration & Enforcement 7. Definitions & Acronyms https://abc-zone.com/document/abq-adopted-ido Zones Uses General Regulations Processes
Using the IDO: What can happen on a property? See Zones & Uses Training for more detail Use Table 4-2-1 Zoning Residential? Mixed-use? Non-residential? Use-specific Standards Next to low-density residential? (SF, duplex, TH) Next to City Open Space? Section 14-16-4-3 Distance Separations Between nuisance uses From Residential Uses Protections for City Open Space
Using the IDO: What are the standards for quality development? Overlay Zones Part 3 Interactive Map Tools for Protections & Incentives Center / Corridor Context Zoning Table III & Part 5 Dev. Area Adjacent Dev. Small areas Residential Mixed-use Non-residential https://abc-zone.com/ido-interactive-map PDF download: Bookmarked Hyperlinked Searchable https://abc-zone.com/document/abq-adopted-ido
Overlay Zones See Zones & Uses Training for more detail Airport Protection Overlay Character Protection Overlay Historic Protection Overlay View Protection Overlay IDO Part 3 Overlay Zones Collections of development standards that differ from citywide rules to protect unique places Click here for Overlay Layers Interactive Map https://abc-zone.com/ido-interactive-map
Using the IDO: What are the standards for quality development? Overlay Zones Part 3 Interactive Map Tools for Protections & Incentives Center / Corridor Context Zoning Table III & Part 5 Dev. Area Adjacent Dev. Small areas Residential Mixed-use Non-residential https://abc-zone.com/ido-interactive-map PDF download: Bookmarked Hyperlinked Searchable https://abc-zone.com/document/abq-adopted-ido
Implementing the Comp Plan: Center & Corridor Provisions Balance of Carrots & Sticks Higher building heights by right Lower parking requirements More building design requirements More buffering requirements DT = Downtown (Center) UC = Urban Center AC = Activity Center EC = Employment Center MS = 660 feet from a Main Street PT = 660 feet from a Premium Transit station MT = 660 feet from a Major Transit Interactive Map Click here for Comp Plan Layers UC DT UC https://abc-zone.com/ido-interactive-map
Center/Corridor Provisions p. xxvi
Using the IDO: What are the standards for quality development? Overlay Zones Part 3 Interactive Map Tools for Protections & Incentives Center / Corridor Context Zoning Table III & Part 5 Dev. Area Adjacent Dev. Small areas Residential Mixed-use Non-residential https://abc-zone.com/ido-interactive-map PDF download: Bookmarked Hyperlinked Searchable https://abc-zone.com/document/abq-adopted-ido
Implementing the Comp Plan: Development Areas Balance of Carrots & Sticks Required protections citywide for Areas of Consistency Incentives in Areas of Change Edge buffers for adjacencies Areas of Change & Consistency How to direct growth where we want it (and not where we don t) Areas of Change = where to grow Centers & Corridors Transit centers Metropolitan Redevelopment Areas Biz & Industrial Park Master Plans Areas of Consistency = what to protect Single-family zone or land use Parks & Open Space All other development not in Areas of Change Click here for Comp Plan Layers https://abc-zone.com/ido-interactive-map
Area of Consistency Protection: Contextual Development 75% < New Lots > 125% of surrounding lot size Front setback between those on either side, regardless of zone requirement Excerpt pg. 169
Area of Consistency Protection: Edge Buffer Landscaping pg. 239
Context Protection: Edge Buffer Landscaping by Development Type
Context Protection: Neighborhood Edge Building Height Step-down Section 5-9 p. 260 R-ML, R-MH, Mixed-use or Non-residential zone Low-density residential use in R-A, R-1, R- MC or R-T zones
Context Protection: Site Design & Sensitive Lands Section 5-2 Key Subsections 5-2(C) Avoidance of Sensitive Lands 5-2(D) Archaeological Sites 5-2(E) Major Arroyo Standards 5-2(F) Irrigation Facility (Acequia) Standards 5-2(H) Major Public Open Space Edges Properties w/in 330 ft. Properties adjacent Any size 5+ acres Adjacent to Petroglyph National Monument Single-loaded street reqmt Sensitive Lands Floodplains and flood hazard areas Steep slopes Unstable soils Wetlands Arroyos Irrigation facilities (acequias) Escarpments Rock outcroppings Large stands of mature trees Archaeological sites
Context Protection: Small Area Regulations p. xiv p. xix https://abc-zone.com/ido-interactive-map
Using the IDO: What are the standards for quality development? Overlay Zones Part 3 Interactive Map Tools for Protections & Incentives Center / Corridor Context Zoning Table III & Part 5 Dev. Area Adjacent Dev. Small areas Residential Mixed-use Non-residential https://abc-zone.com/ido-interactive-map PDF download: Bookmarked Hyperlinked Searchable https://abc-zone.com/document/abq-adopted-ido
Dimensional Standards: MX Zone Districts Zones (By intensity) p. 172 Categories
Dimensional Standards: NR Zone Districts p. 173-174
p. 168 Dimensional Standards: Residential Zone Districts Site Standards
Dimensional Standard Table: Building Height Residential Zones p. 169 Tech Edit: 35 ft. Tech Edit : No 100-ft. rule for R-ML
p. 168-169 Dimensional Standards: Residential Zone Districts Setbacks
Exceptions & Encroachments: Building Height p. 174-175 Amendment in Exhibit 9 clarifies that parapets count toward building height
Building Design Standards: Multi-family Residential Development Building Entrances Emphasize primary pedestrian entrances Building façades Projections/recesses every 80 horizontal feet UC-MS-PT: 20% minimum of facades facing public street = clear windows/doors Roof Design 2-ft. variation every 100 horizontal feet Garages and carports Not between primary façade and street frontage Residential Zone Districts p. 264-265
Building Design Standards: Multi-family, MX, & Non-residential Development Building façades 2 activating features along at least 30% of horizontal length of façade (at least 1 per 40 linear feet) Façades >100 feet = + 1 feature Accessory buildings visible from public street = similar color & material to primary building p. 264- Windows 265 Primary pedestrian entrances Shade feature Sun shelves Planters Projection/recesses every 100 feet Change in material every 50 linear feet Projecting element every 30 feet 3-D Cornice or base treatment Roof treatment Murals or sculpture
Building Design Standards: Multi-family, MX, & Non-residential Development Ground Floor Height MX zones + UC-MS-PT 12 feet minimum UC-AC-MS-PT Building façades 60% minimum ground floor façades facing public street = windows/doors (30% for upper floors) Change every 50 linear feet in height, setback, or material (not UC) Shade features along 50%+ of horizontal length of street façades Articulation on facades adjacent to Residential or MX zone districts p. 264-265
Parking Requirements Triggers New primary building Expansion > 25% or 2,500 s.f., whichever is less Change in use Exemptions Downtown Area (no requirement) McClellan Park Area Old Town HPO-5 Pre-1965 buildings p. 203-205 Nob Hill: establishments < 3,000 s.f. (not restaurants, bars, or nightclubs)
Parking Requirements: Table 5-5-1 p. 206
Parking Requirements: Table 5-5-1 p. 208
Parking Requirements: Table 5-5-1 Maximums Office & General Retail UC-MS-PT only Applies to parking lots, not parking structures Excerpt p. 209
Front-yard Parking: Development Standards Section 5-5(F)(1)(a)(3 Location Parking in Residential zone districts or for low-density residential development is prohibited on any portion of the front yard setback other than on a driveway or drive aisle meeting the standards of this IDO and the DPM. Section Improvements 5-5(F)(3) Parking area improvement required per DPM Maximum Size Exhibit 5 Section 5-5(F)(2)(a)1 Lot Size Maximum Front Yard Parking Area 5,000 s.f. 400 s.f. or up to 60%, whichever is greater < 5,000 and 2,200 s.f. 400 s.f. or up to 75%, whichever is greater < 2,200 s.f. 400 s.f. or up to 85%, whichever is greater
Front-yard Parking: Admin & Enforcement Exhibit 5 Additions Section 6-6(8)(3) Variance Front yard parking criteria added to Variance DRB Limited on-street parking Section 7-1 Definition Vehicle definition added per Traffic Code (includes trailers, boats, etc.) Nonconformity Section 6-6(8)(3) Front-yard parking not meeting standards of IDO is illegal and subject to enforcement except: Parking areas in existence prior to June 17, 2007 Improved parking areas grandfathered Unimproved parking areas limited in size per IDO Section 5-5(F)(2)(a)1 Parking areas in existence between June 17, 2007 and Effective Date of IDO Parking areas meeting Front-yard Parking Ordinance adopted by Council grandfathered
Regulations for Quality: Development Standards Part 14-16-5 Table of Contents p. v 5-1 Dimensional Standards 5-2 Site Design & Sensitive Lands 5-3 Access & Connectivity 5-4 Subdivision of Land 5-5 Parking & Loading 5-6 Landscape, Buffering, & Screening 5-7 Walls & Fences 5-8 Outdoor Lighting 5-9 Neighborhood Edges 5-10 Solar Access 5-11 Building Design 5-12 Signs 5-13 Operation & Maintenance Internal Organization Purpose Applicability/Exemptions Tables where possible Text regulations General Center/Corridor Provisions Overlay/Small Area Provisions
Implementation IDO Enactment: November 17, 2017 Training Staff, public, & design professionals Amendments errors/omissions IDO Effective Date: Thurs, May 17, 2018 6 months TIMELINE Follow-up Zone Change Process Nonconforming uses Voluntary downzones IDO Annual Update Submittal: July 2019 1 year 1 year from July 2018 2 years Community Planning Area Assessments: June 2020
Voluntary Zone Change Requests Eligible for free zone change requests for 1 year: Nonconforming use Voluntary downzoning Vacant former Special Use property Floating zone line PD or NR-BP with nonconforming lot size PD <2 acres or > 20 acres NR-BP < 20 acres Legal uses grandfathered Zoning Conversion Map Opt in now by adding a pin on your property, requesting a zone, and adding contact information. https://abc-zone.com/ido-zoning-conversion-map
Ongoing, Proactive Planning Framework Community Planning Area (CPA) Assessments Recommendations K M L N O P S R Q V U 4 months/cpa 3/yr for 4 yrs Zoning & Land Use Documents: ABC Comp Plan - 5 year update cycle IDO - 1 year update cycle Policies Regulations T K West Mesa Q North Albuquerque L Northwest Mesa R Mid Heights M Southwest Mesa S Near Heights N Near North Valley T Mesa del Sol O Central ABQ U Foothills P North I-25 V East Gateway
Questions? Project Website Interactive Map Planning Department: Russell Brito UD&D Division Manager rbrito@cabq.gov Mikaela Renz-Whitmore ABC-Z Project Manager mrenz@cabq.gov Council Services: Petra Morris Planning Manager pmorris@cabq.gov Shanna Schultz Policy Analyst smschultz@cabq.gov Zoning Conversion Map www.abc-zone.com