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N.M. Stat. § 3-21-7 (2026)

Appointment of a zoning commission; duties; preliminary

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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).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1992–1994 · leading case: Dugger v. City of Santa Fe, 834 P.2d 424 (N.M. Ct. App. 1992).
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Dugger v. City of Santa Fe, 834 P.2d 424 (N.M. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “NMSA 1978, § 3-21-7 (Repl.Pamp.1985). The initial appeal from the decision of the administrative agency is to the zoning authority.”
Bogan v. Sandoval Cnty. Plan. & Zoning Comm'n, 890 P.2d 395 (N.M. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “See also NMSA 1978, § 3-21-7 (Repl.1985) (“The zoning authority, within its jurisdiction, may: A.”
Bogan v. Sandoval Cty. Plan. & Zon. Com'n, 890 P.2d 395 (N.M. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “See also NMSA 1978, § 3-21-7 (Repl.1985) ("The zoning authority, within its jurisdiction, may: A.”
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