Type B buffer planting variance (associated with SIT-2026-0081)
Los Alamos County
Description
Sought full relief from Type B buffer planting requirements along the western residential boundary, arguing existing trees, berm and a ~65-foot setback already screen the neighborhood.
Impact summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission denied it on Jul 22, 2026.
Denial means the food-truck lot must install required buffer plantings — or submit a compliant landscape plan — along the 40th Street residential edge.
Applicant
- Name
- Scott McCloy, on behalf of RUSS NM LLC
- Address
- 1377 and 1399 Diamond Drive, Los Alamos, NM
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Planning & Zoning Commission
Last discussed Jul 22, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (1)
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