A. For the purpose of promoting the health, safety and the general welfare, and for the purpose of historic preservation, a county commission is a scenic highway zoning authority, with all of the powers provided for a municipal zoning authority under Sections 3-21-1 through 3-21-26 NMSA 1978 of the Municipal Code as modified by the provisions of the Scenic Highway Zoning Act, which provisions shall control, within a scenic highway zone and may through its ordinance power regulate the reasonable location and use of buildings, structures and real property.
B. The scenic highway regulations and restrictions must be in accordance with a comprehensive plan and be designed to achieve the purposes stated in Subsection A of this section, and encourage the most appropriate use of real property within the area of a scenic highway zone.
History: 1953 Comp., § 55-14-9, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 17, § 9.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 13 - Scenic Highway Zoning
Section 67-13-1 - Short title.
Section 67-13-2 - Legislative declaration.
Section 67-13-3 - Definitions.
Section 67-13-4 - Creation of scenic highway zones.
Section 67-13-5 - Boundaries of scenic highway zones.
Section 67-13-6 - Board powers; delegation allowed.
Section 67-13-7 - Decision of board final.
Section 67-13-8 - Administrative powers of board.
Section 67-13-9 - Zoning authority.
Section 67-13-10 - Zoning; regulations and restrictions; public hearings required; notice.
Section 67-13-11 - Appeals; grounds; stay of proceedings.
Section 67-13-12 - Zoning; petition for review; restraining order.
Section 67-13-13 - Zoning enforcement.
Section 67-13-14 - Conflicts between zoning regulations and other laws.