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Home » US Law » 2021 New Mexico Statutes » Chapter 3 - Municipalities » Article 21 - Zoning Regulations » Section 3-21-7 – Appointment of a zoning commission; duties; preliminary report and hearing.

The zoning authority, within its jurisdiction, may:

A. act as a zoning commission;

B. designate the planning commission to act as a zoning commission; or

C. appoint a zoning commission, which shall recommend the boundaries of the various original districts and the regulations necessary to enforce the zoning restrictions. The zoning commission shall make a preliminary report and hold a hearing on the preliminary report before the report is submitted to the zoning authority for action.

History: 1953 Comp., § 14-20-5, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.

ANNOTATIONS

Law reviews. — For note, “County Regulation of Land Use and Development,” see 9 Nat. Resources J. 266 (1969).