New Mexico § 3-20-8 Alternate summary procedure

New Mexico Statutes

§ 3-20-8 — Alternate summary procedure

New Mexico § 3-20-8

Ch. 3Municipalities

Art. 20Subdivisions; Planning and Platting

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 3-20-8 (2026).

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A. The filing of a survey certified by any licensed, registered surveyor which contains a description of the subdivided land with ties to permanent monuments satisfies the requirements of Section 3-20-7 NMSA 1978. B. In lieu of the requirements of Section 3-20-7 NMSA 1978, the following procedure may be followed:

(1)the planning authority shall establish a summary procedure for approving:

(a)subdivisions of not more than two parcels of land;

(b)resubdivisions, where the combination or recombination of portions of previously platted lots does not increase the total number of lots; or (c) subdivisions of two or more parcels of land in areas zoned for industrial use;

(2)any subdivision approved as authorized in this section shall be in substantial conformity with the subdivision regulatio

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A. The filing of a survey certified by any licensed, registered surveyor which contains a description of the subdivided land with ties to permanent monuments satisfies the requirements of Section 3-20-7 NMSA 1978. B. In lieu of the requirements of Section 3-20-7 NMSA 1978, the following procedure may be followed: (1) the planning authority shall establish a summary procedure for approving: (a) subdivisions of not more than two parcels of land; (b) resubdivisions, where the combination or recombination of portions of previously platted lots does not increase the total number of lots; or (c) subdivisions of two or more parcels of land in areas zoned for industrial use; (2) any subdivision approved as authorized in this section shall be in substantial conformity with the subdivision regulations of the planning authority; (3) any administrative officer or planning commission member may be delegated the authority to approve a subdivision by this section; (4) approval by this summary procedure shall be endorsed on the plat or on the instrument of conveyance in lieu of a plat and such approval shall be conclusive evidence of the approval of the planning authority. The county clerk shall accept the instrument of conveyance for filing or recording.