When a plat is submitted for filing in the office of the county clerk, the county clerk shall determine if the proposed subdivision is subject to the provisions of Sections 3-20-1 through 3-20-15 NMSA 1978 and if the required endorsements are on the plat. A county clerk shall not accept for filing any plat which is subject to the provisions of the Municipal Code and which has not been approved by the planning authority of the municipality within whose jurisdiction the proposed subdivision lies. The plat shall contain an affidavit stating that the proposed subdivision does or does not lie within the planning or platting jurisdiction of any municipality.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-19-9, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300; 1973, ch. 348, § 33.
Law reviews. — For comment, "Regional Planning - Subdivision Control - New Mexico's New Municipal Code," see 6 Nat. Resources J. 135 (1966).
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 20 - Subdivisions; Planning and Platting
Section 3-20-2 - Subdivision; description.
Section 3-20-3 - Contents of plat; acknowledgment.
Section 3-20-4 - Streets and alleys.
Section 3-20-6 - Subdivision in unincorporated area; approval of county commission.
Section 3-20-8 - Alternate summary procedure.
Section 3-20-10 - Filing in office of county clerk; duties of county clerk.
Section 3-20-11 - Dedication for public use.
Section 3-20-13 - Vacation; rights of utility.
Section 3-20-14 - Penalties for transferring lots in unapproved subdivisions.
Section 3-20-15 - Approval necessary for utility protection.