46th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2003

RELATING TO ZONING; REMOVING THE EXTRATERRITORIAL ZONING AREA FOR MUNICIPALITIES IN A CLASS A COUNTY WITH MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND PERSONS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 3-21-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1965, Chapter 300, Section 14-20-2, as amended) is amended to read:

"3-21-2. JURISDICTION OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ZONING AUTHORITY.--To carry out the purposes of Sections 3-21-1 through 3-21-14 NMSA 1978:

A. a county zoning authority may adopt a zoning ordinance applicable to all or any portion of the territory within the county that is not within the zoning jurisdiction of a municipality;

B. a municipal zoning authority may adopt a zoning ordinance applicable to the territory within the municipal boundaries and, if not within a class A county with a population of more than three hundred thousand persons according to the last federal decennial census, shall have concurrent authority with the county to zone all or any portion of the territory within its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction [which] that is within:

[(1) three miles of the boundary of any municipality having a population of two hundred thousand or more persons, provided such territory is not within the boundary of another municipality;

(2)] (1) two miles of the boundary of any municipality having a population of twenty thousand or more [but less than two hundred thousand] persons, provided such territory is not within the boundary of another municipality;

[(3)] (2) one mile of the boundary of any municipality having a population of one thousand five hundred or more but less than twenty thousand persons, provided such territory is not within the boundaries of another municipality;

[(4)] (3) the limits of the boundaries of a municipality having a population of one thousand five hundred persons or less; or

[(5) if] (4) territory not lying within the boundary of a municipality [is] but within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of more than one municipality; provided that the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of each municipality shall terminate equidistant from the boundary of each municipality unless one municipality has a population according to the most recent federal decennial census of less than two thousand five hundred and another municipality has a population according to the most recent federal decennial census of more than two thousand five hundred, [Then] in which case the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of the municipality having the greatest population extends to such territory; and

[(6) such areas] (5) territory in addition to the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction provided by Paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) [and (5)] of this subsection that the governing bodies of a county and a municipality agree to place within the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of the municipality by agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of the Joint Powers Agreements Act, provided such additional territory is not within the boundary of another municipality and is contiguous to the exterior boundaries of the territory within the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of the municipality;

C. concurrent authority shall be exercised pursuant to an extraterritorial zoning authority or joint powers agreement; provided, however, this authority may be exercised regardless of whether a county has enacted a comprehensive zoning ordinance; and

D. in the absence of a county zoning ordinance, a qualified elector may file a petition, signed by the qualified electors of the county equal in number to not less than twenty-five percent of the votes cast for the office of governor at the last preceding general election, seeking the adoption of a zoning ordinance by the county zoning authority. Within one year of the filing of the petition seeking the adoption of a county zoning ordinance, the board of county commissioners shall adopt a county zoning ordinance."

Section 2. Section 3-21-3.2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1998, Chapter 42, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read:

"3-21-3.2. EXTRATERRITORIAL ZONING IN CLASS A COUNTIES--PROCEDURES.--

A. In a class A county in which a municipality is located that has a population of:

(1) more than three hundred thousand persons [concurrent extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction between that municipality and the county shall be determined by an "extraterritorial land use authority". The extraterritorial land use authority shall have the jurisdiction and powers of an extraterritorial zoning authority and shall carry out its duties related to planning and platting jurisdiction, extraterritorial zoning, subdivision approval and annexation approval or disapproval as provided in the Municipal Code. The extraterritorial land use authority shall consist of four county commissioners appointed by the board of county commissioners and three city councilors or two city councilors and the mayor appointed by the municipality. Alternates to the extraterritorial land use authority shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners from among the remaining county commissioners and by the municipality from among the remaining city councilors. The alternates shall be notified prior to a meeting of the extraterritorial land use authority if an appointed member cannot attend. When replacing a member, an alternate shall have the same duties, privileges and powers as other appointed members] according to the last federal decennial census, there shall be no extraterritorial zoning; or

(2) three hundred thousand or fewer people, concurrent extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction between that municipality and the county may be determined by an "extraterritorial land use authority" pursuant to ordinances adopted by the municipal and county governing bodies stating that the county or municipality will create an extraterritorial land use authority [with the composition, jurisdiction and powers set forth in Paragraph (1) of this subsection]. The extraterritorial land use authority shall have the jurisdiction and powers of an extraterritorial zoning authority and shall carry out its duties related to planning and platting jurisdiction, extraterritorial zoning, subdivision approval and annexation approval or disapproval as provided in the Municipal Code. The extraterritorial land use authority shall consist of four county commissioners appointed by the board of county commissioners and three city councilors or two city councilors and the mayor appointed by the municipality. Alternates to the extraterritorial land use authority shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners from among the remaining county commissioners and by the municipality from among the remaining city councilors. The alternates shall be notified prior to a meeting of the extraterritorial land use authority if an appointed member cannot attend. When replacing a member, an alternate shall have the same duties, privileges and powers as other appointed members.

B. The extraterritorial zoning commission in a class A county shall be known as the "extraterritorial land use commission" if it is formed by

[(1) a class A county and a municipality that has a population of more than three hundred thousand people and that is located within that class A county; or

(2)] a municipality and a class A county that have adopted ordinances pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of this section stating that the county and municipality will create an extraterritorial land use authority.

C. The extraterritorial zoning commission shall be composed of five members of the county planning commission appointed by the board of county commissioners and five members of the environmental planning commission of the municipality appointed by the city council. Alternates to the extraterritorial land use commission shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners from the remaining members of the county planning commission and by the municipality from the remaining members of the environmental planning commission, who shall be notified prior to a meeting of the extraterritorial land use commission if an appointed member cannot attend. When replacing a member, the alternate shall have the same duties, privileges and powers as other appointed members.

D. The composition of the extraterritorial land use commission shall not affect the composition of any other extraterritorial zoning commission that may be established in that county with any other municipality.

E. The extraterritorial land use commission shall have the authority to carry out duties related to planning and platting jurisdiction, subdivision and extraterritorial zoning."

Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2003.