New Mexico Statutes
Article 21 - Zoning Regulations
Section 3-21-20 - Election of members to the commission.

Election of members to the commission shall be conducted pursuant to the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978].
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-20-18, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 206, § 6; 2018, ch. 79, § 62.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, provided that the Local Election Act governs elections of members to the commission, and completely rewrote the section.
Quo warranto. — There being no special statutory method for attacking the validity of the office of a zoning district commissioner or the creation of a special zoning district, quo warranto is appropriate and is dispositive as to who is a proper party plaintiff and when such party may institute an action in quo warranto, as a private relator. State ex rel. Huning v. Los Chavez Zoning Comm'n, 1982-NMSC-024, 93 N.M. 655, 604 P.2d 121.

Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 3 - Municipalities

Article 21 - Zoning Regulations

Section 3-21-1 - Zoning; authority of county or municipality.

Section 3-21-2 - Jurisdiction of a county or municipal zoning authority.

Section 3-21-2.1 - Certain municipalities; changing the zoning or use of certain areas; election allowed.

Section 3-21-3 - Procedure for extraterritorial zoning.

Section 3-21-3.1 - Additional procedures for extraterritorial zoning and subdivision regulation.

Section 3-21-3.2 - Extraterritorial zoning in class A counties; procedures.

Section 3-21-3.3 - Extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction; concurrent authority for certain counties.

Section 3-21-4 - Extraterritorial zoning ordinance; enforcement and administration; appeals.

Section 3-21-4.1 - Extraterritorial zoning ordinances adopted under former law.

Section 3-21-5 - Zoning; conformance to comprehensive plan.

Section 3-21-6 - Zoning; mode of determining regulations, restrictions and boundaries of district; public hearing required; notice.

Section 3-21-7 - Appointment of a zoning commission; duties; preliminary report and hearing.

Section 3-21-8 - Appeals to zoning authority; grounds; stay of proceedings.

Section 3-21-9 - Zoning; appeal.

Section 3-21-10 - Zoning enforcement.

Section 3-21-11 - Conflicts between zoning regulations and other statutes and ordinances.

Section 3-21-12 - County zoning authority; authority to contract.

Section 3-21-13 - Zoning enforcement by counties.

Section 3-21-14 - Adoption of county zoning ordinances.

Section 3-21-15 - [Special zoning districts;] short title.

Section 3-21-16 - Purpose of act.

Section 3-21-17 - Definitions.

Section 3-21-18 - Special zoning district.

Section 3-21-19 - Zoning commission.

Section 3-21-20 - Election of members to the commission.

Section 3-21-21 - Powers of the commission.

Section 3-21-22 - Procedures for regulations or restrictions.

Section 3-21-23 - Ordinance; penalty; remedies.

Section 3-21-24 - Enforcement.

Section 3-21-25 - Judicial review.

Section 3-21-26 - Costs incurred by zoning commission of special zoning district; fees.