Council strikes down shelter capacity limits – By Jessica Dyer (Albuquerque Journal) / June 19 2021
Albuquerque officials can continue planning the Gateway Center unfettered by ordinance-mandated bed limits after the City Council struck down a proposal that would have capped capacity at homeless shelters.
Councilor Pat Davis’ proposal that would have restricted overnight shelters to 10, 30 or 100 beds based on zoning – with the potential to double if certain conditions were met – failed on a 1-8 vote during a special City Council meeting Thursday.
Davis proposed the limits as part of the council’s annual update to the city’s Integrated Development Ordinance.
There are currently no shelter capacity restrictions in the IDO, but the issue has garnered attention as the city plans its Gateway Center shelter and services hub in Davis’ Southeast Albuquerque district.
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