This act [67-12-1 to 67-12-14 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Highway Beautification Act.” History: 1953 Comp., § 55-11-1, enacted by Laws 1966, ch. 65, § 1. ANNOTATIONS State Highway Beautification Act is constitutional. National Adver. Co. v. State ex rel. N.M. State Highway Comm’n, 1977-NMSC-101, 91 N.M. 191, 571 P.2d 1194. Law reviews. […]
A. The commission may screen, at its expense, any junkyard located within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the interstate and primary systems and visible from the main-traveled way thereof, if the commission considers such screening feasible and the junkyard: (1) was lawfully in existence on the effective date of […]
The establishment, operation or maintenance of any junkyard contrary to the provisions of the Highway Beautification Act is a public nuisance. In addition to all other remedies and powers granted to the commission by the Highway Beautification Act, the commission may cause the public nuisance to be abated, by application to the district court of […]
The commission may: A. promulgate regulations it deems necessary to implement and enforce the Highway Beautification Act; and B. enter into agreements with the secretary of commerce pursuant to Title 23, United States Code, relating to the control of outdoor advertising and junkyards in areas adjacent to the interstate and primary systems, and to take […]
Nothing in the Highway Beautification Act affects the provisions of any lawful ordinance or regulation which is more restrictive than the Highway Beautification Act. History: 1953 Comp., § 55-11-12, enacted by Laws 1966, ch. 65, § 12; 1971, ch. 108, § 8. ANNOTATIONS Severability clauses. — Laws 1971, ch. 108, § 10, provides for the […]
A. The commission may acquire and improve land necessary for the restoration, preservation and enhancement of scenic beauty within and adjacent to the interstate and primary systems, including acquisition for publicly owned and controlled rest and recreation areas and sanitary and other facilities within or adjacent to the right-of-way and reasonably necessary to accommodate the […]
The commission shall, to the maximum extent practicable and with due consideration for safety, seek to arrange for tree plantings along all medians and public rights-of-way. The commission and the director of the forestry division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department shall coordinate efforts to arrange for tree plantings funded from the conservation […]
As used in the Highway Beautification Act: A. “interstate system” means that portion of the national system of interstate and defense highways located within this state as may now or hereafter be officially so designated by the commission and approved pursuant to Title 23, United States Code; B. “primary system” means that portion of connected […]
In order to promote public safety, health, welfare, convenience and enjoyment of public travel, to protect the public investment in public highways and to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands bordering public highways, it is the public policy of this state to regulate the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising and the establishment, […]
A. Outdoor advertising shall not be erected or maintained except: (1) directional and other official signs and notices authorized or required by law, including, but not limited to, signs and notices pertaining to houses of worship, natural wonders and scenic and historic attractions; (2) signs, displays and devices advertising the sale or lease of property […]
A. The commission may promulgate regulations concerning: (1) the definition of unzoned industrial or commercial areas adjacent to the interstate and primary systems; (2) the removal of outdoor advertising so required or authorized under the Highway Beautification Act; (3) permits for the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising; and (4) standards and specifications pertaining to […]
A. The commission may acquire by agreement or condemnation all outdoor advertising and property rights pertaining thereto. The commission may so remove the outdoor advertising if at the time of the acquisition: (1) the outdoor advertising bears the requisite permit, if any; (2) the owner of the outdoor advertising has timely paid all permit fees, […]
In order to provide information in the specific interest of the traveling public, the commission may authorize outdoor advertising at safety rest areas and at information centers. History: 1953 Comp., § 55-11-7, enacted by Laws 1966, ch. 65, § 7. ANNOTATIONS Regulation deemed proper exercise of police power. — The regulation of outdoor advertising along […]
A. The state highway department or any lessee of highway department property shall not grant any lease, sublease, franchise or concession to any private person, corporation, association, partnership or firm for the purpose of operating any commercial tourist information center or similar tourist facility on lands owned or controlled by the state, without prior approval […]
A. No person shall establish, operate or maintain a junkyard, without first obtaining a junkyard license from the commission. The commission shall establish and collect uniform fees for the issuance of junkyard licenses. The fee shall not be more than the actual cost to the commission of enforcement and administration of the Highway Beautification Act, […]
