Major Thoroughfare Plan
AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN
Periodically, the City of Farmington updates/amends its Major Thoroughfare Plan (MTP), which is part of the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The MTP is a map that addresses transportation improvement needs over a 20-year planning period. It serves as a guide for current and future roadways within the City and its Planning and Platting Jurisdiction. The City’s MTP was last updated in February 2009.
Recently, the City Council directed staff to develop an amendment to the MTP. This proposed MTP amendment follows the recent approval of a regional major thoroughfare plan developed by the Farmington Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The MPO is the regional transportation planning entity serving the cities of Farmington, Aztec, Bloomfield, and San Juan County. The Farmington MPO’s major thoroughfare plan was developed through a similar regional public process from June 2010 to October 2011.
The City’s amendment process includes public open houses, in addition to public meetings at the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council. Open Houses were held in January and February. Below is a list of the locations, dates and times for the planned public open houses. The public hearings/meetings at the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council will be advertised in the Daily Times and posted to the City’s web page.
If you wish to provide comments, please attend one of the public open houses or e-mail your comments to Fran Fillerup, Associate Planner, at ffillerup@fmtn.org. Your comments will be provided to the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council. If you have any questions, please call Fran at (505) 599-1282.
UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARINGS
You are invited to attend the upcoming public hearings to be held before the Planning and Zoning Commission on April 26, 2012 at 2:00pm and the Farmington City Council on May 8, 2012 at 7:00pm. These hearings will be held in the City Council Chambers at 800 Municipal Drive, Farmington, New Mexico.
PREVIOUS PUBLIC OPEN HOUSES
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at the Farmington Civic Center, Rooms C & D, 200 West Arrington Street
- Thursday, January 19, 2012 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at Country Club Elementary Gymnasium, 5300 Foothills Drive
- Wednesday, February 1, 2012 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at Country Club Elementary Gymnasium, 5300 Foothills Drive
- Thursday, February 2, 2012 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at the Farmington Civic Center, Rooms C & D, 200 West Arrington Street
Information for meetings to be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council will be posted on this web page and advertised in the Daily Times when they are set.
RELATED MAPS
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Current City Major Thoroughfare Plan adopted in 2009.
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Proposed City Major Thoroughfare Plan amendments. See item #3 for description of changes
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List of Proposed Amendments
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Region's Major Thoroughfare Plan
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Projected Employment Growth by Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ)
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Projected Population Growth by Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ)
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Regional Land Ownership Map
GLADE ROAD INFORMATION
Glade Road north of Pinon Hills Boulevard is currently classified as a collector road on the City's MTP and is a lesser-maintained gravel road of San Juan County (Road 1980). It serves as the access road to the Glade Run Recreation Area. In order to clarify the status of Glade Road as a collector, a note may be added to the City's MTP indicating that it is an unpaved collector for recreational use. Glade Road would remain on the City's MTP as a collector as it serves recreational and other uses in and adjacent to the Farmington city limits.