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Facts

• Petitioners, nearby homeowners, contested the Board of County Commissioners of Bernalillo County's approval of a minor amendment to the Paseo Del Norte/North Albuquerque Acres Sector Plan. This amendment changed the minimum lot size for four lots within the Sector Plan area, allowing these lots to maintain their limited commercial status by reducing the minimum lot size requirement. The Sector Plan area encompasses 3,651 acres, with the amendment affecting only 2.5 acres (para 1).

Procedural History

• District Court of Bernalillo County: Affirmed the County Commission's decision to approve a minor amendment to the Sector Plan, finding it supported by substantial evidence (para 2).

Parties' Submissions

• Petitioners-Appellants: Argued against the County Commission's decision to approve a minor amendment to the Sector Plan, seeking to prevent commercial development on the affected lots (para 1).
• Respondent-Appellee (Board of County Commissioners of the County of Bernalillo): Defended the decision to approve the minor amendment, presumably arguing it was within their authority and supported by the zoning ordinance.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in affirming the County Commission's decision to approve a minor amendment to the Sector Plan, which was challenged by nearby homeowners (paras 2-3).

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decision, which had upheld the County Commission's approval of the minor amendment to the Sector Plan (para 5).

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals, comprising Judge Megan P. Duffy, Judge Jennifer L. Attrep, and Judge Briana H. Zamora, conducted a comprehensive review of the appellate briefs, the record, relevant case law, and the district court’s opinion and order dated November 7, 2017. The Court applied the standard of review for agency decisions, affirming the agency unless it acted arbitrarily or capriciously, the decision was not supported by substantial evidence, or the action was not in accordance with the law. The Court found that the arguments presented on appeal were substantively identical to those raised in the district court and detected no error in the district court’s reasoning, thereby affirming the decision based on the district court's legal reasoning (paras 3-4).