New Mexico Code § 5-8-36

Determination that no update of land use assumptions, capital improvements plan or impact fee is needed
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capital improvements plan or impact fee is needed.
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.

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