Section 3-21-9 – Zoning; appeal.
A person aggrieved by a decision of the zoning authority or any officer, department, board or bureau of the zoning authority may appeal the decision pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-20-7, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300; 1998, ch. 55, § 7; 1999, ch. 265, § 7. […]
Section 3-21-10 – Zoning enforcement.
A. Sections 3-21-1 through 3-21-14 NMSA 1978, and any ordinance adopted pursuant to these sections, shall be enforced, by the zoning authority having jurisdiction, as municipal ordinances are enforced. B. In addition, if any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted or maintained, or any building, structure or land is used in […]
Section 3-21-11 – Conflicts between zoning regulations and other statutes and ordinances.
If any other statute or regulation or other local ordinance, resolution or regulation adopted under authority of Sections 3-21-1 through 3-21-14 NMSA 1978 is applicable to the same premises, the provision shall govern which requires: A. the greater width or size of yards, courts or other open spaces; B. the lower height of building or […]
Section 3-21-12 – County zoning authority; authority to contract.
A county zoning authority may contract for staff assistance and the service of another body if the other body is a: A. state agency; B. federal agency; C. private planning agency; or D. planning or zoning commission of a municipality within the county. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-20-10, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300. ANNOTATIONS […]
Section 3-21-13 – Zoning enforcement by counties.
A. Counties having authority to regulate building and zoning under Sections 3-21-1 through 3-21-14 NMSA 1978, may enact ordinances to carry out that authority the same as a municipality, except where inconsistent with statutory or constitutional limitations placed on counties. The ordinances are effective only within the zoning jurisdiction of the county. B. County ordinances […]
Section 3-21-14 – Adoption of county zoning ordinances.
A. Ordinances authorized under Section 3-21-13 NMSA 1978 may be proposed by any member of the board of county commissioners but shall not be submitted to the board for final passage until after publication. B. A majority of the board members may order publication of the title and a general summary of a proposed ordinance […]
Section 3-21-15 – [Special zoning districts;] short title.
This act [3-21-15 to 3-21-26 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Special Zoning District Act.” History: 1953 Comp., § 14-20-13, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 206, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Cross references. — For Municipal Airport Zoning […]
Section 3-21-1 – Zoning; authority of county or municipality.
A. For the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals or the general welfare, a county or municipality is a zoning authority and may regulate and restrict within its jurisdiction the: (1) height, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures; (2) percentage of a lot that may be occupied; (3) size of yards, […]
Section 3-21-2 – Jurisdiction of a county or municipal zoning authority.
To carry out the purposes of Sections 3-21-1 through 3-21-14 NMSA 1978: A. a county zoning authority may adopt a zoning ordinance applicable to all or any portion of the territory within the county that is not within the zoning jurisdiction of a municipality; B. a municipal zoning authority may adopt a zoning ordinance applicable […]
Section 3-21-2.1 – Certain municipalities; changing the zoning or use of certain areas; election allowed.
A municipality that has a population of one thousand five hundred or less at the last federal decennial census and that is partially bordered, at the time of that census, by federal land managed by the United States forest service, may change the zoning or use of any land acquired by first submitting the question […]