Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners: Zoning Meeting- September 9, 2026

The Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners held a zoning meeting on September 9, 2026, focusing primarily on two key agenda items involving zoning appeals and sector plan amendments. The first major discussion centered on an appeal of a zone change request from C1 to SDBBC zoning for a property on Sunset Road Southwest. The appeal raised legal questions about the definition of "adjacent" in the Bridge Boulevard Corridor Redevelopment Plan and whether the property was eligible for the requested zoning. After extensive presentations from staff, appellants, opponents, and the applicant, the Board voted 3-2 to grant the appeal, thereby denying the zone change request. The second significant item involved a rezone and sector plan amendment related to the Upper Petroglyph Sector Development Plan, including adjustments to open space buffers near the Petroglyph National Monument. The applicant revised their land use plan to add 25 acres of open space as a buffer, addressing concerns from the National Monument and neighborhood groups. The Board approved the rezone and plan amendment with modified findings to clarify the open space designation. Discussions also touched on population projections, open space calculations, and the need for future regulations on data centers due to their energy and water use. The meeting concluded with announcements of future zoning meetings.