Mesilla City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
18.05 General
Provisions
Sections
- 18.05.010 Title.
- 18.05.020 Purpose.
- 18.05.030 Authority.
- 18.05.040 Comprehensive land use ordinance may be amended, supplemented or repealed.
- 18.05.050 Commission to hold hearings.
- 18.05.060 Setting hearings.
- 18.05.070 Investigation.
- 18.05.080 Commission shall announce findings.
- 18.05.090 Adoption of resolution requires minimum affirmative vote.
- 18.05.100 Board of trustees to hold public hearing on commission’s recommendations on proposed amendment, supplement or repeal.
- 18.05.110 Decision of board of trustees.
- 18.05.120 Exceptions to chapter.
- 18.05.130 Title.
- 18.05.140 Purpose.
- 18.05.150 Authority for ordinance.
- 18.05.160 Existing uses.
- 18.05.170 Supersedence.
18.06 Planning
Zoning and Historical Appropriateness Commission
Sections
- 18.06.010 Creation, purpose and establishment – Title.
- 18.06.020 Membership – Ex officio members – Appointment – Qualifications – Terms – Pay.
- 18.06.030 Notice of appointment.
- 18.06.040 Member – Cause for removal – Procedure.
- 18.06.050 Vacancy – Appointment – Term.
- 18.06.060 Officers – Term – Vacancy.
- 18.06.070 Meetings – Place – Quorum – Voting.
- 18.06.080 Duties – Powers.
- 18.06.090 Procedural rules – Records required.
- 18.06.100 Records – Commission determinations to be filed.
- 18.06.110 Review of applications within Historical and General Commercial zones – Considerations.
- 18.06.120 Certificate of appropriateness – Conditions imposed – Permit for demolition or removal.
- 18.06.130 Disapproval – Notice – Modification of application.
- 18.06.140 Appeal from historical review action.
- 18.06.150 Appeal from a planning and platting decision of the planning, zoning and historical appropriateness commission – Grounds – Action in district court.
- 18.06.160 Appeal from a zoning decision of the planning, zoning and historical appropriateness commission – Grounds – Stay of proceedings.
18.15 Establishment
of Zones, Boundaries
Sections
- 18.15.010 Names of zones.
- 18.15.020 Establishment of zone boundaries by map.
- 18.15.030 Uncertainty of zone boundaries.
- 18.15.040 Official zoning map on file with the town clerk-treasurer.
- 18.15.050 Amendments to the official zoning map.
- 18.15.060 New construction.
- 18.15.070 Uses permitted in the zones.
- 18.15.080 Uses not listed.
- 18.15.090 Separate yards required.
- 18.15.100 Uses in areas annexed.
- 18.15.110 Completion of construction.
18.33 Historic
Preservation
Sections
- 18.33.010 Title.
- 18.33.020 Applicability.
- 18.33.030 Authority.
- 18.33.040 Declaration of purpose and statement of public policy.
- 18.33.050 Definitions.
- 18.33.060 Development zone.
- 18.33.070 Powers and duties of the PZHAC relating to historic preservation.
- 18.33.080 Historical appropriateness permit.
- 18.33.090 Design components or development criteria and compliance checklists.
- 18.33.100 Miscellaneous, including colors for architectural components, gates, fences, and stucco and material and color for metal roofing.
- 18.33.110 Standards for alterations.
- 18.33.120 Demolition.
- 18.33.130 Preservation of historic property.
- 18.33.140 Designation of landmarks and historic districts.
- 18.33.150 Appeal from historical appropriateness action.
- 18.33.160 Enforcement.
- 18.33.170 Appendix A – Design standards with compliance checklist for the following architectural styles: Spanish Pueblo, Territorial, Spanish Mission, Northern New Mexico and Ranch Style.
- 18.33.180 Appendix B – Additional standards for preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and reconstruction taken from the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties as developed in 1992 and codified as 36 CFR 68.
18.50 Outdoor
Lighting
Sections
18.54 Wireless
Telecommunications Facilities
Sections
- 18.54.010 Authority and purpose.
- 18.54.020 Definitions.
- 18.54.030 Applicability and exemptions.
- 18.54.040 General standards and construction provisions.
- 18.54.050 Co-location.
- 18.54.060 Heights, placement provisions and setbacks.
- 18.54.070 Special use permits.
- 18.54.080 Buildings or other equipment storage.
- 18.54.090 Application review and inspection fee.
- 18.54.100 Performance security bond.
- 18.54.110 Liability insurance.
- 18.54.120 Indemnification.
- 18.54.130 Removal of a wireless telecommunications facility.
- 18.54.140 Required annual report.
- 18.54.150 Provision for waiver or variance.
- 18.54.160 Penalty.
- 18.54.170 Default and/or revocation.
18.60 General
Provisions, Conditions and Exceptions
Sections
- 18.60.010 Regulations.
- 18.60.020 Limitation of land use.
- 18.60.030 Clarification of ambiguity.
- 18.60.040 Public utility lines.
- 18.60.050 Nonconforming uses cannot be expanded.
- 18.60.060 Nonconforming use of land.
- 18.60.070 Nonconforming building may be maintained.
- 18.60.080 Alteration of nonconforming buildings as to yard regulations.
- 18.60.090 Nonconforming use of conforming building.
- 18.60.100 Nonconforming use of a nonconforming building.
- 18.60.110 Reconstruction of nonconforming buildings partially destroyed.
- 18.60.120 Nonconforming uses and nonconforming buildings resulting from reclassification.
- 18.60.130 Amortization, general.
- 18.60.140 Extension of amortization period.
- 18.60.150 Accessory uses.
- 18.60.160 Temporary real estate offices.
- 18.60.170 Parking requirements and fees.
- 18.60.180 Area requirements deemed met.
- 18.60.190 Height of buildings.
- 18.60.200 Additional story permitted.
- 18.60.210 Regulations for vertical structures.
- 18.60.220 Yard regulations.
- 18.60.230 Yards required on corner lots.
- 18.60.240 Through lots to have two front yards.
- 18.60.250 Front yard requirements deemed met.
- 18.60.260 Front yards of unimproved lots.
- 18.60.270 Setback lines measured from property lines.
- 18.60.280 Irregularly shaped lots.
- 18.60.290 Permissible reduction of side yard.
- 18.60.300 Commission may modify.
- 18.60.310 Permissible coverage of required rear yard.
- 18.60.320 Structures permitted to intrude into required yards.
- 18.60.330 Modification of required front yards.
- 18.60.340 Wall, fence, or hedge.
- 18.60.350 Alley may apply to depth of rear yard in certain cases.
- 18.60.360 Lot area not to be reduced.
- 18.60.370 Lots not to be reduced to size below minimum required area.
- 18.60.380 Area for public buildings and utility buildings may be reduced.
- 18.60.390 Location of accessory buildings.
18.62 Local
Economic Development Plan
Sections
- 18.62.010 Local economic development plan.
- 18.62.020 Authority.
- 18.62.030 Purpose.
- 18.62.040 Definitions as used in the Local Economic Development Act.
- 18.62.050 Restrictions on public expenditures or pledges of credit.
- 18.62.060 Economic development project applications.
- 18.62.070 Project participation agreement – Duties and requirements.
- 18.62.080 Project revenues – Special fund – Annual audit.
- 18.62.090 Plan and project termination.
18.65 Signs
Sections
- 18.65.010 Title.
- 18.65.020 Purpose.
- 18.65.030 Authority for chapter.
- 18.65.040 Existing uses – Nonconforming signs.
- 18.65.050 Definitions.
- 18.65.060 Permits required.
- 18.65.070 Exceptions.
- 18.65.080 Application to erect a sign.
- 18.65.090 Permit issued if application is in order.
- 18.65.100 Permit fees.
- 18.65.110 Inspection.
- 18.65.120 Obstruction.
- 18.65.130 Temporary signs.
- 18.65.135 Sandwich board or A-frame signs.
- 18.65.140 Wall signs.
- 18.65.150 Projecting signs.
- 18.65.160 Freestanding signs.
- 18.65.165 Directory signs.
- 18.65.170 Development identification signs.
- 18.65.180 Illumination.
- 18.65.190 Lettering and coloring.
- 18.65.200 What may be advertised.
- 18.65.210 Maintenance.
- 18.65.220 Number of permitted signs.
- 18.65.230 Location.
- 18.65.240 Miscellaneous.
- 18.65.250 Unlawful signs.
- 18.65.260 Notice of unlawful signs and abatement.
- 18.65.270 Complaint.
- 18.65.280 Removal of unsafe or unlawful sign.
- 18.65.290 Injunctions.
18.85 Variances
and Special Use Permits
Sections
- 18.85.010 Variances may be granted.
- 18.85.020 Purpose of variance.
- 18.85.030 Variance not to constitute title amendment.
- 18.85.040 Required showing for variance.
- 18.85.050 Variances may include conditions.
- 18.85.060 Variances involving minor deviations.
- 18.85.070 Voiding of variances.
- 18.85.080 Town planning commission may recommend approval of special use permits.
- 18.85.090 Granting of some special use permits not permitted.
- 18.85.100 Showing for special permit not required.
- 18.85.110 Applications for variances and special use permits.
- 18.85.120 Petitioners statement of justification.
- 18.85.130 Supplementary information.
- 18.85.140 Filing fee for variance and special use permit.
- 18.85.150 Setting hearings.
- 18.85.160 Notices.
- 18.85.170 Investigations.
- 18.85.180 Hearings may be continued without public notice.
- 18.85.190 Action on variance or special use permit.
- 18.85.200 Files shall include testimony.
- 18.85.210 Notice of decision.
- 18.85.220 Effective date – Time for appeal.
- 18.85.230 Transmission of records to board of trustees.
- 18.85.240 Board of trustees to hold public hearing.
- 18.85.250 Board of trustees resolution on findings and decision.
- 18.85.260 Decision of board of trustees to be final.
- 18.85.270 Notice of board of trustees decision.
- 18.85.280 Re-application.
18.90 Amendments
Supplements or Repeals
Sections
- 18.90.010 Ordinance may be amended, supplemented or repealed.
- 18.90.020 Initiation of amendments, supplements or repeals.
- 18.90.030 Application for amendment, supplement or repeal, filing fee.
- 18.90.040 Commission to hold hearings.
- 18.90.050 Setting hearings.
- 18.90.060 Notices.
- 18.90.070 Investigation.
- 18.90.080 Commission establishes own rules.
- 18.90.090 Hearings may be continued.
- 18.90.100 Commission shall announce findings.
- 18.90.110 Adoption of resolution requires minimum affirmative vote.
- 18.90.120 Notice of commission’s decision when approving.
- 18.90.130 Notice of decision of commission when denying application.
- 18.90.140 Commission action shall be final, when denying application.
- 18.90.150 Transmission of commission’s record to board of trustees.
- 18.90.160 Board of trustees to hold public hearing on commission’s recommendations on proposed amendment, supplement or repeal.
- 18.90.170 Decision of board of trustees.
18.100 Cannabis
Sections
- 18.100.010 Purpose.
- 18.100.020 Definitions.
- 18.100.030 General requirements.
- 18.100.040 Establishing business registration.
- 18.100.050 General licensing requirements.
- 18.100.060 Allowable land use zoning.
- 18.100.070 Specific requirements regarding the premises.
- 18.100.080 Delivery permit restrictions.
- 18.100.090 Changes to license.
- 18.100.100 Cultivation and growing for personal use.
- 18.100.110 Establishment of new fees and renewal fees for all licenses.
- 18.100.120 Revocation of license.
- 18.100.130 Enforcement.
- 18.100.140 Penalties.