Planning board approves Broadmoor Heights final plat and grants two preliminary-plat extensions

The Rio Rancho Planning and Zoning Board approved a final plat for Broadmoor Heights Unit 5 and granted two preliminary-plat extensions during the meeting.

Brian Babiak, planning and zoning division manager, presented the Broadmoor Heights Unit 5 final plat on behalf of staff. The final plat creates 78 R-4 single-family lots with minimum lot sizes that comply with the R-4 district; staff said lots range from approximately 5,625 to 14,880 square feet and meet the minimum 40-foot lot width. The plat includes nine HOA tracks, one of which is a private park of roughly one-third acre that the HOA will maintain. "The subdivision itself is under construction," said Kelly Klein, agent for applicant Pulte Group through Bohannon Houston, and she stood for questions. The board approved the final plat on a motion and roll-call vote.

Planner Michelle Castilla presented a request by EPJ Land LP (through agent Community Sciences Corporation) to extend the preliminary plat for Unser Pavilion West (Tract A). Castilla said the original preliminary plat was approved on April 12, 2022, with a first extension granted on May 9, 2023; the new extension will allow additional time for the developer to secure a buyer under contract and dedicate Pavilion Way SE and related access. Applicant Jeannie Springer said recent activity nearby should help market the tract and expressed gratitude for staff support. The board approved the extension.

Planner Liz Ruiz Carlos presented an extension request for High Range 5, a roughly 70-acre R-4 subdivision proposed to create 332 single-family lots and bordered by Excalibur, Inca, Guinevere Streets and Montezuma Boulevard. Liz said phase 1 civil improvements are underway and phase 2 design work is continuing; applicant Eric Berman (LGI Homes) said the extension would keep the preplat active while phase 2 design and civil approvals proceed. The board approved that extension on a roll-call vote.

All three items were recommended for approval by staff and passed on motions and roll-call votes. The approvals allow the applicants to proceed with next steps (construction and civil-improvement processes) and keep preliminary plats active while developers secure buyers or complete civil designs.