The County's adopted rules and policy guidance — the substrate every other concern is grounded in.
The parcel-specific ordinance that zoned this lot SU "for a shopping center" with binding development conditions: Site Development Plan requirement, shielded/downward outdoor lighting, mechanical-equipment screening, 10% landscaping. The application does not engage with these conditions.
Ordinance #03-10-16.11A — governs CUPs for wireless facilities in Sandoval County. Source for the siting-priority order, 4-mile inventory requirement, "demonstrate conclusively" standard, no-lighting height cap, setbacks, and the "burden of proof always on the Applicant" rule.
CD-WP district provisions: 16-foot outdoor-fixture cap, shielded/downward/no-residential-spill lighting rules, and the broader low-rise dimensional intent the County wrote for the West Placitas community.
Community plan adopted by the County in 2009. Source for the dark-skies, viewshed, semi-rural-character, cultural-landscape, and acequia-culture goals the Commission is supposed to implement.
Design guidelines applicable to the area — likely directly relevant to character/visual arguments. Source: ~/Dropbox/TOWER OPPOSITION/Legal Resources/Architecture Design Guidelines - 30 Oct 2018.pdf