Showing ordinances that apply to Cedro, NM
Cedro is an unincorporated community (population 416) in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Because Cedro is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Bernalillo County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The structure height limits rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Bernalillo County residential zones cap structures at 26 to 30 ft under Chapter 74. Albuquerque IDO §14-16-2 sets R-1 at 26 ft, R-A at 26 ft with slope exceptions. Sunport airspace cones and Sandia Mountain viewshed add further restrictions.
Bernalillo County Code §74 limits height in A-1 and R-1 zones to 30 ft or 2.5 stories, measured from finished grade to roof peak. The Albuquerque IDO §14-16-2-6 limits R-1 Residential to 26 ft (with a 30 ft allowance for pitched roofs), R-A to 26 ft, and MX-L (mixed-use low) to 38 ft. Downtown and Uptown zones allow significantly higher. The Albuquerque International Sunport imposes FAA Part 77 height surfaces extending several miles from runways — properties in the Sunport Approach Protection Overlay Zone may be limited to much lower heights. Sandia foothills properties fall under the View Protection Overlay Zone, restricting height and requiring earth-tone exteriors. Chimneys, solar arrays, and mechanical equipment receive up to 5 ft additional height. Variances require Zoning Hearing Examiner approval.
Exceeding height: stop-work order, required reduction or variance application. Civil penalty $250 to $1,000 under IDO §14-16-6-9. Structures in Sunport cone violating FAA Part 77: potential FAA enforcement in addition to local fines.
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