Community Development Advisory Board Seeks Public Input
The Los Alamos Community Development Advisory Board (CDAB) will be at information booths during the Secret City Summer Concert Series and at the Los Alamos Farmers Market to gain public input. “The CDAB hopes to gather public input from a broad cross-section of the community to support its efforts to improve the County’s nuisance ordinance and code enforcement activities,” said Catherine Ozment, CDAB chair.
The schedule for the CDAB outreach booths at the Summer Concerts is May 24, June 7, July 19, and August 9. The schedule for booths at the Farmers Market is June 6, July 18, August 22, September 26, and October 10.
The CDAB is now actively seeking community input so that it can make informed recommendations to the County Council. Other planned outreach activities include
an Open Forum online survey and a community open house.
The CDAB meets on the third Monday of each month at 5:30 pm in the Municipal Building,
Room 110. The board can be reached by email at cdab.cdd@lacnm.us.
Original Building Permit Records are Now Being Offered to Residential Property Owners
Original residential permit applications kept on file by the County can now be turned over to the current property owners -- rather than be destroyed after their record retention period is reached -- in compliance with the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. Permits since 2008 have not yet met their 10-year retention requirement and are not yet eligible for disposition.
Building permits from the 1960's up to 2007 may now be requested by completing the request form for Building Permit Records Offered to Homeowners online, printing it out and then turning it into the Community Development at the County Municipal Building. Click here to download this request form as a PDF file. Alternatively, email the completed form to: cdd@lacnm.us.
Residential building permits are filed by street address, so you do not need to know the year of the permit nor the permit number to request available documents on file for your address.
Please be aware that not all addresses within Los Alamos County have permits available. Some homes were built for the Atomic Energy Commission prior to the incorporation of Los Alamos County. Apartments and certain townhomes are permitted under commercial building codes and are not part of this program.
Homes classified as manufactured housing or modular construction are permitted by the State, rather than the County, though it is possible there are permits on file for foundation only, fences, or the placement of small structures accessory to the dwelling.