A. A zoning ordinance adopted by a joint municipal-county zoning authority shall be an ordinance of the municipality and an ordinance of the county joining in the agreement pursuant to Subsection A of Section 3-21-3 NMSA 1978 and may be enforced by appropriate procedures of either the municipality or the county. The agreement entered into pursuant to Subsection A of Section 3-21-3 NMSA 1978 may specify whether the municipality or the county shall assume primary enforcement responsibility.
B. The extraterritorial zoning commission shall administer the zoning ordinance adopted by the joint municipal-county zoning authority in the manner provided in Subsection C of Section 3-21-7 NMSA 1978.
C. Appeals from the decisions of the extraterritorial zoning commission shall be taken to the joint municipal-county zoning authority in the manner provided in Section 3-21-8 NMSA 1978, and appeals from the decisions of the joint municipal-county zoning authority shall be taken to the district court in the manner provided in Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-20-2.3, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 80, § 3; 1998, ch. 55, § 6; 1999, ch. 265, § 6.
Cross references. — For procedures governing administrative appeals to the district court, see Rule 1-074 NMRA.
The 1998 amendment, effective September 1, 1998, in Subsection C substituted "12-8A-1 NMSA 1978" for "3-21-9 NMSA 1978".
The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, substituted "Section 39-3-1.1" for "Section 12-8A-1" in Subsection C.
Applicability of chapter. — This chapter does not effectively repeal all prior laws and ordinances governing the extraterritorial area; the county still had authority to enforce its ordinances throughout its territory except within the limits of a municipality. Edwards v. Board of Cnty. Comm'rs, 1994-NMCA-160, 119 N.M. 114, 888 P.2d 996.
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