(a)

This article helps achieve the goals for wise growth management within the Village. Its purpose is to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of the Village by controlling the use of land so that it is developed in harmony with existing uses.

(b)

The regulations in this article are necessary to:

(1)

Ensure compliance with the Village Comprehensive Plan;

(2)

Promote the most appropriate use of land throughout the Village;

(3)

Provide adequate light and air;

(4)

Minimize congestion on the streets and public ways;

(5)

Secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers;

(6)

Avoid undue concentrations of population;

(7)

Prevent the overcrowding of land;

(8)

Facilitate adequate provisions for transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks and other public requirements;

(9)

Conserve the value of buildings and land;

(10)

Maintain the rural character of the Village; and,

(11)

Assure the right to cultivate land and maintain livestock in accordance with the Right to Farm Act as provided in NMSA 1978, Chapter 47, Article 9.

History: Ord. No. 192, § 8-1-3, adopted 11-13-89; Ord. No. 06-02, adopted 5-23-06; Ord. No. 06-16, adopted 11-28-06; Ord. No. 09-005, adopted 5-19-09; Ord. No. 22-01, adopted 3-22-22.