A. In order to carry out the provisions of this title, the village is divided into zone districts, as named and described in the following sections.

B.

Zoning boundaries indicated as approximately following property lines, right-of-way lines of streets, alleys, corporate limits, railroads, irrigation or drainage ways shall be construed as following such lines.

C.

Abutting zoning along frontage on a public right-of-way shall automatically extend to the centerline upon vacation from public use of the right-of-way.

D.

An application for change of zone of unplatted land must be accompanied by a plat delineating the boundaries of each tract requested to be zoned.

E.

An application for annexation to the village shall be filed and processed concurrently with an application for zone map amendment as provided in this title. The council, following a review and recommendation made by the planning commission shall designate appropriate zoning. Zoning within annexed areas shall be consistent with surrounding land uses.

(Ord. 276 (part), 2001)

A. The following residential districts are established: A-R, R-R, R-1, R-2, R-3 and M-H. Each of these districts is designed and intended to secure for the persons who reside there a comfortable, healthy, safe and pleasant environment in which to live, sheltered from incompatible and disruptive activities that properly belong in nonresidential districts.

B.

The A-R district is designed to provide for agricultural activities and low density residential uses. Mobile homes are allowed to be used for single-family residential purposes in this district.

C.

The R-R district is designed to preserve a rural atmosphere where low-density residential is the principal use.

D.

The R-1 district is designed to accommodate single-family detached residential uses (other than mobile home) at medium densities in areas served by public water and sewer facilities.

E.

The R-2 district is designed to accommodate higher-density multi-family developments in areas served by public water and sewer facilities.

F.

The R-3 district is designed to accommodate medium-density residential structures on smaller lots by permitting common walls of attached dwelling units or patio homes to be located along side lot line in areas served by public water and sewer facilities.

G.

The M-H district is designed to accommodate medium-density residential development in which the principal dwelling unit is a mobile home in areas served by public water and sewer facilities.

(Ord. 276 (part), 2001)

A. The following commercial districts are established: C-1 and C-2. These districts are created to accomplish the purposes and serve the objectives set forth in the remainder of this section.

B.

The C-1 (retail commercial) district is designed to accommodate commercial and business activities such as those pertaining to day-to-day needs of the residential populace.

C.

The C-2 (general commercial) district is designed to provide for heavier commercial activities, which require a location being either highway oriented or requiring larger tracts of land not normally available in the C-1 district.

(Ord. 276 (part), 2001)

(Ord. No. 402, 7-9-2015)

A manufacturing district (M1) is established to allow enterprises engaged in the manufacturing, processing, creating, repairing, renovating, painting, cleaning, warehousing, office, or assembling of goods, merchandise, or equipment.

(Ord. 276 (part), 2001)

There is created a special use district (SU), which permits uses that because of their unusual nature, dimensions, and infrequency of occurrence, effect on surrounding property, or other such reason are inappropriate in other districts.

(Ord. 276 (part), 2001)

A. There shall be a map known and designated as the official zoning map, which shall show the boundaries of all zoning districts within the village's planning jurisdiction.

B.

The official zoning map dated January 2000 is adopted and incorporated herein by reference.

C.

The original of the map shall be kept on file in the office of the village clerk-treasurer and shall constitute the original record. The zoning enforcement officer shall also keep a copy of the map.

D.

The zoning enforcement officer shall record all amendments and changes to the official zoning map. All amendments to the changes in the official zoning map shall be recorded at the end of each fiscal year upon a new copy of the official zoning map.

E.

The zoning enforcement officer, for historical reference, shall keep copies of superseded prints of the zoning map.

(Ord. 276 (part), 2001)

A. The following transit-oriented development districts are established:

TOD-MU and TOD-R. These districts are created to accomplish the purposes and serve the objectives set forth in the remainder of this section.

B.

The TOD-MU (mixed-use) district is designed to promote a special scale and intensity of development supportive of transit ridership, walking and bicycling in areas in proximity to the NM Rail Runner Express station.

C.

The TOD-R (residential) district is designed to provide for residential densities and uses supportive of the goals of the TOD-MU district, while protecting the existing scale and intensity of surrounding residential neighborhoods. The TOD-R district is a floating zone with potential applicability to any property in the village of which any part falls within a one-half mile radius of the Rail Runner express station, with the exception of areas already zoned TOD-MU. The boundaries of each TOD-R zoned parcel shall be fixed by amendment to the official zoning map wherever this district is applied. A metes and bounds description of each such district shall be kept on file in the office of the village clerk-treasurer. Although it is anticipated that the TOD-R rezoning applications will be submitted on a voluntary basis by applicants, the village council may, on its own motion, rezone property to TOD-R.

(Ord. 356 (part), 2008)