A. If at the time an update under Section 30 [5-8-30 NMSA 1978] of the Development Fees Act is required, the governing body determines that no changes to the land use assumptions, capital improvements plan or impact fees are needed, it may, as an alternative to the updating requirements of Sections 30 through 35 [5-8-30 to 5-8-35 NMSA 1978] of the Development Fees Act, publish notice of its determination conforming to locally adopted regulations governing change-of-zone requests, except as otherwise provided in this section.

B. The notice shall contain the following:

(1) a headline to read as follows:

"NOTICE OF DETERMINATION NOT TO

UPDATE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS,

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN OR

IMPACT FEES";

(2) a statement that the governing body of the municipality or county has determined that no change to the land use assumptions, capital improvements plan or impact fees are necessary;

(3) an easily understandable description and a map of the service area in which the updating has been determined to be unnecessary;

(4) a statement that if, within a specified date, which date shall be at least sixty days after publication of the notice, a person makes a written request to the designated official of the municipality or county requesting that the land use assumptions, capital improvements plan or impact fees be updated, the governing body may accept or reject such request by following the requirements of Sections 30 through 35 of the Development Fees Act; and

(5) a statement identifying the name and mailing address of the official of the municipality or county to whom a request for an update should be sent.

C. The advisory committee shall file its written comments on the need for updating the land use assumptions, capital improvements plan and impact fees before the fifth business day before the earliest notice of the governing body's decision that no update is necessary is mailed or published.

D. If by the date specified in Paragraph (4) of Subsection B of this section, a person requests in writing that the land use assumptions, capital improvements plan or impact fees be updated, the governing body shall cause, accept or reject an update of the land use assumptions and capital improvements plan to be prepared in accordance with Sections 30 through 35 of the Development Fees Act.

E. An ordinance, order or resolution determining the need for updating land use assumptions, capital improvements plan or impact fees shall not be adopted as an emergency measure and its adoption must comply with the procedural requirements of the Development Fees Act.

History: Laws 1993, ch. 122, § 36.