A municipality may lay out, establish, open, vacate, alter, repair, widen, extend, grade, pave or otherwise improve streets; including, but not necessarily limited to median and divider strips, parkways and boulevards; alleys, avenues, sidewalks, curbs, gutters and public grounds, and may: A. regulate their use and use of structures under them; B. prohibit and remove […]
Whenever it is necessary to straighten or alter any street to facilitate traffic, the governing body may: A. with the consent of the owner, exchange the land on which the street lies for any land owned and held in fee simple; B. convert the land received from the owner in fee simple to a street; […]
A. Whenever the governing body determines that the streets shall be watered or maintained in whole or in part at the expense of the owner of any property which abuts upon the streets, the governing body shall determine: (1) the expense of watering or maintaining the streets; (2) the proportion of the expense to be […]
A. If the governing body determines that it is necessary to repair, improve or construct a sidewalk fronting an individual tract or parcel of land, the governing body shall adopt a resolution requiring that a sidewalk be repaired, improved or constructed in conformity with the existing sidewalk standards adopted by the municipality. B. A copy […]
A. For the purpose of Sections 3-49-1 and 3-53-1 NMSA 1978, a municipality may: (1) open, construct, repair, keep in order and maintain water mains, laterals, reservoirs, standpipes, sewers and drains; and (2) assess and collect as other assessments and collections are made the amount necessary to cover the cost of such work. B. The […]
