The zoning authority, within its jurisdiction, may:

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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 3-21-7

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

A. act as a zoning commission;

B. designate the planning commission to act as a zoning commission; or

C. appoint a zoning commission, which shall recommend the boundaries of the various original districts and the regulations necessary to enforce the zoning restrictions. The zoning commission shall make a preliminary report and hold a hearing on the preliminary report before the report is submitted to the zoning authority for action.