Nothing in the New Mexico Subdivision Act shall be construed as limiting the municipal extraterritorial subdivision and platting jurisdiction provided for in Sections 3-20-1 through 3-20-15 NMSA 1978.
History: 1953 Comp., § 70-5-29, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 348, § 41; 1979, ch. 172, § 4; 1995, ch. 212, § 31.
The 1995 amendment, effective July 1, 1996, deleted "as presently enforced or as hereafter amended" following "New Mexico Subdivision Act".
Severability. — Laws 1995, ch. 212, § 33 provides for the severability of the act if any part or application thereof is held invalid.
Temporary provisions. — Laws 1973, ch. 348, § 29A, provided that the New Mexico Subdivision Act applies to subdivision approved after the act's effective date when approval occurs in a county with regulations adopted pursuant to the act. Subsection B provides that 47-6-18 NMSA 1978 applies to sales and leases of subdivided land commencing six months after the act's effective date.
Effect of this section is that a plat of a proposed subdivision in an area within a municipality's extraterritorial subdivision and platting jurisdiction must be approved by both the appropriate municipal authority and the appropriate county authority. 1973 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 73-68.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 6 - County Subdivisions
Section 47-6-3 - Final plat; description.
Section 47-6-4 - Final plat acknowledgment; affidavit.
Section 47-6-5 - Dedication for public use; maintenance.
Section 47-6-6 - Filing with county clerk; duties of county clerk.
Section 47-6-7 - Vacation of plats; approval; duties of county clerk; effect.
Section 47-6-8 - Requirements prior to sale, lease or other conveyance.
Section 47-6-9 - Subdivision regulation; county authority.
Section 47-6-9.1 - Merger of contiguous parcels; prohibition.
Section 47-6-10 - County subdivision regulations; hearings; appeal.
Section 47-6-11 - Preliminary plat approval; summary review.
Section 47-6-11.1 - Expiration of preliminary plat.
Section 47-6-11.2 - Water permit required for final plat approval.
Section 47-6-11.3 - Approval of final plats.
Section 47-6-14 - Public hearings on preliminary plats.
Section 47-6-16 - Succeeding subdivisions.
Section 47-6-18 - Advertising standards.
Section 47-6-19 - Road development.
Section 47-6-20 - Public agencies required to provide counties with information.
Section 47-6-21 - Information reports.
Section 47-6-22 - Time limit on administrative action.
Section 47-6-23 - Right of inspection; rescission.
Section 47-6-24 - Schedule of compliance.
Section 47-6-25 - Suspension of right of sale.
Section 47-6-25.1 - Attorney general; district attorneys; investigation.
Section 47-6-26 - Injunctive relief; mandamus.
Section 47-6-27 - Criminal penalties.
Section 47-6-27.1 - Private remedies.
Section 47-6-27.2 - Approval necessary for utility connection.
Section 47-6-28 - Use of fees.
Section 47-6-29 - Jurisdiction.