Los Alamos County postpones development code amendment, re-notices hearing for June 24
Los Alamos County has pushed a code amendment to June 24. The change would alter notice rules, review authority and other land-use procedures that affect neighborhoods.
A county code change that could affect how much notice neighbors get, and who has the authority to review and decide future land-use questions, has been pushed back again. Los Alamos County has postponed case ZCA-2026-0019 and will re-notice the Development Code amendment for June 24, 2026.
The proposal from the Los Alamos County Community Development Department would amend Chapter 16, Article V, the section of the Development Code that covers administration and enforcement. It reaches sections 16-68 through 16-75, 16-79, 16-81, 16-83, 16-84, 16-91 through 16-93 and 16-98. The stated goals are to update neighborhood meeting and public notice procedures, clarify review and decision-making authority, and make technical corrections for clarity, consistency and compliance. For homeowners, builders and neighborhood advocates, those changes matter because they shape how future projects, enforcement questions and public hearings move through the county process.
The May 7 legal notice signed by Planning Manager Danyelle Valdez showed the Planning and Zoning Commission hearing had already been rescheduled once, from May 13, 2026, to May 27, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave., Los Alamos, NM 87544. That hearing offered Zoom and phone participation options. The latest postponement moves the item off that track and back into the public notice process before any recommendation or council action advances.
Residents who want to follow the case should watch the county’s public meetings calendar through Legistar and use the eComment system to submit feedback on agenda items once the re-noticed hearing appears. That is the county’s formal path for tracking and responding to land-use matters before they reach the next step in the process.
The delay fits a broader pattern of incremental Development Code revisions in Los Alamos County. In 2025, Ordinance No. 02-370 was described as correcting errors, resolving inconsistencies and adding missing definitions to align the code with adopted plans and policies. Earlier, ZCA-2023-0014 became Ordinance No. 02-343 after Planning and Zoning review, and the 2022 comprehensive update ZCA-2022-0012 led to Ordinance No. 02-333, which repealed and replaced Chapter 16 in its entirety. ZCA-2026-0019 now joins that same legislative chain, with the June 24 re-notice setting the next checkpoint.
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