A. There shall be three methods of annexing territory to a municipality: (1) the arbitration method as provided in Sections 3-7-5 through 3-7-10 NMSA 1978; (2) the boundary commission method as provided in Sections 3-7-11 through 3-7-16 NMSA 1978; and (3) the petition method as provided in Section 3-7-17 NMSA 1978. B. Territory may be […]
A. To qualify as a traditional historic community, an area shall: (1) be an unincorporated area of a county; (2) be an identifiable village, community, neighborhood or district that can be documented as having existed for more than one hundred years; (3) include structures or landmarks that are associated with the identity of the specific […]
A. After the seven members of the board of arbitration have been selected, they shall elect a chairman and hold meetings upon call of the chairman. The board of arbitration shall determine if the benefits of the government of the municipality are or can be available within a reasonable time to the territory proposed to […]
A. The purpose of Sections 3-7-11 through 3-7-16 NMSA 1978 is to establish an independent commission known as the “municipal boundary commission” to determine the annexation of territory to a municipality whenever: (1) the municipality petitions the municipal boundary commission to annex territory to the municipality; or (2) a majority of the landowners of the […]
A. The municipal boundary commission shall consist of three members who shall be appointed by the governor. One of the members shall be an attorney licensed to practice in New Mexico and no more than two of the members shall be members of the same political party. Each of the members shall be residents of […]
A. The petition shall: (1) describe the territory proposed to be annexed; (2) be signed by: (a) the mayor and clerk of the municipality; or (b) a majority of the landowners of the territory proposed to be annexed; and (3) be accompanied by a map of the territory proposed to be annexed which shall show: […]
A. At its first meeting, and at any subsequent meeting when a change in the membership of the commission has occurred, the municipal boundary commission, by a majority vote, shall elect one member to serve as chairman of the commission and one member to serve as vice chairman who shall act whenever the chairman is […]
A. At the public hearing held for the purpose of determining if the territory proposed to be annexed to the municipality shall be annexed to the municipality, the municipal boundary commission shall determine if the territory proposed to be annexed: (1) is contiguous to the municipality; and (2) may be provided with municipal services by […]
A. Within ten days after the municipal boundary commission makes its determination, the secretary of the department of finance and administration shall file certified copies of the order of the municipal boundary commission in the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality to which the territory has been petitioned to be annexed and in […]
A. Except as provided in Sections 3-7-17.1 and 3-57-4 NMSA 1978, whenever a petition: (1) seeks the annexation of territory contiguous to a municipality; (2) is signed by the owners of a majority of the number of acres in the contiguous territory; (3) is accompanied by a map that shows the external boundary of the […]
A. A petition seeking the annexation of territory contiguous to a municipality located in a class A county with a population of less than three hundred thousand persons shall be presented to the city council and be accompanied by a map that shows the external boundary of the territory proposed to be annexed and the […]
Any municipality annexing any territory shall include in the annexation any streets located along the boundary of the territory being annexed. As used in this section, “street” means any thoroughfare that is open to the public and has been accepted by the board of county commissioners as a public right-of-way. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-6-22, […]
A municipal utility or a utility under the jurisdiction of the New Mexico public utility commission and having a franchise from the municipality may extend service to territory annexed by the municipality. If the territory annexed to the municipality is being served by a utility under the jurisdiction of the New Mexico public utility commission […]
No municipality may annex territory within the boundary of another municipality or territory within a class A county with a population of more than three hundred thousand persons unless approved by the board of county commissioners for that county. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-7-3, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300; 2003, ch. 438, § 1. […]
A. Territory owned by the government of the United States, its instrumentalities, the state of New Mexico or a political subdivision of New Mexico, may be annexed to a municipality upon the consent of the authorized agent of the government of the United States, its instrumentalities, the state of New Mexico or a political subdivision […]
If the governing body of a municipality desires to annex contiguous territory, the governing body may, by resolution, declare that the benefits of municipal government are or can be made available within a reasonable time to the territory proposed to be annexed and that it desires to annex such territory. A copy of the resolution […]
After the adoption and filing of a plat as required in Section 3-7-5 NMSA 1978, a board of arbitration shall be created which shall have seven members. Three of the members shall be selected as provided in Section 3-7-7 NMSA 1978; three of the members shall be selected as provided in Section 3-7-8 NMSA 1978; […]
A. Within ten days after the filing of the resolution and plat of the territory proposed to be annexed, the county clerk shall publish a notice stating that an election will be held for the purpose of electing three members to a board of arbitration that shall determine if the territory is to be annexed […]
Before the day of election required in the territory proposed to be annexed, the governing body of the municipality proposing to annex the territory shall appoint three members of the board of arbitration who shall be qualified electors and owners of real property within the municipality. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-7-8, enacted by Laws 1965, […]
A. Within five days after the board of county commissioners has canvassed the results of the election required in Section 3-7-7 NMSA 1978, the members of the board of arbitration shall meet and select a seventh or neutral member of the board of arbitration. He shall be a qualified elector of the county and the […]
