The city of Las Cruces announced three open-house-style meetings will be held in September to present draft updates to the city’s development code, styled “Realize Las Cruces,” and gather feedback from the community.
Per a news release, attendees will be presented with the proposed zoning map including residential, commercial and industrial areas; and information about character areas (urban, surburban, rural, and other areas) as well as mixed-use and town center corridors. The meetings also provide time for questions and answers and public input.
“Realize Las Cruces is focused on amending existing zoning regulations, the zoning map, subdivision regulations, sign regulations, and design standards,” the city stated. “The update aims to streamline and simplify development procedures to ensure clear and efficient processes.”
The proposed updates follow from the drafting of the city’s comprehensive plan in 2020, named Elevate Las Cruces. The code updates serve “to implement the vision established within the Elevate plan,” the city said, while also making the code easier to understand and implement as well as assuring compliance with current state regulations.
More information about the meetings is available via Sara Gonzales, 575-528-3471 or sgonzales@lascruces.gov.
The dates and locations of the September meetings are as follows:
Sept. 10, 1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
East Mesa Public Safety Complex, 550 N. Sonoma Ranch Blvd.
Sept. 11, 9 a.m. - noon.
City Hall, 700 N. Main Street, Room 2007B
Sept. 12, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Benavidez Center, 1045 McClure Road
