The intent of this chapter is to achieve the policies and actions
delineated in the Comprehensive Plan, comply with the requirements
of the New Mexico Subdivision Act and to achieve the following general
purposes:
A. Create orderly, harmonious and economically sound development in
order to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents
of the County;
B. Lessen congestion in the streets and public ways;
C. Secure safety from fire, floodwaters, panic and other dangers;
D. Provide adequate light and air;
E. Avoid undue concentration of population;
F. Facilitate adequate provision for transportation, water, sewerage,
schools, parks and other public requirements;
G. Control and abate the unsightly use of buildings or land;
H. Encourage the location of compatible uses of land including compact,
pedestrian-oriented, mixed uses standards for historic colonias or
for new development; and
I. Provide for floodwater and fugitive dust management.
The schedule of fees for permits is set by resolutions adopted by the BOCC and codified in Chapter
179 of the Doña Ana County Code. Whenever any activity covered by this chapter has begun without a permit, and an investigation reveals a permit is required, the permit fee shall be triple the original fee.
The effective date of this chapter shall be 30 days after the
date of recordation in the Office of the Doña Ana County Clerk.
The following chapters of the Doña Ana County Code are
hereby amended by deleting and repealing: Chapter 157, Design and
Construction Standards; Chapter 172, Erosion Control; Chapter 207,
Flood Damage Prevention; Chapter 250, Land Use and Zoning Regulations;
Chapter 279, Roads; Chapter 296, Stormwater Management; and Chapter
300, Subdivision of Land. Further, the Extra-territorial Zoning Ordinance
No. 88-02 and the Extra-territorial Subdivision Ordinance No. 88-01
are hereby repealed.