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Altamirano |
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03/0703 |
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Prohibit Merger of Contiguous Land Parcels |
SB |
438/aSCONC |
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Kehoe |
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Legislative
Finance Committee Files (LFC)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of SCONC Amendments
The Senate Conservation Committee amendments to
Senate Bill 438 clarify that the new provisions of this bill do not limit a
board of county commissioners, pursuant to notice and public hearing, from
requiring consolidation of contiguous parcels in common ownership for the purpose
of enforcing minimum zoning or subdivision standards on the parcels.
Synopsis
of Original Bill
Senate Bill 438 amends the New Mexico
Subdivision Act to prohibit the merger of contiguous parcels in certain
circumstances.
Significant
Issues
Senate Bill 438 enacts a new section amending
the New Mexico Subdivision Act. The new
section provides that single ownership for neighboring tracts of land be
treated by county commissions as one parcel, provided that each of the
contiguous parcels is shown on the official plat map of the county or was
created by a deed or survey recorded with the Office of the County Clerk; that
the chain of title to the parcels clearly demonstrates the parcels have been
considered separate prior to transfer into common ownership; and that the owner
has taken no action to consolidate the parcels.
The new provision does not limit a board of county commissioners from requiring consolidation of contiguous parcels in common ownership for the purpose of enforcing minimum zoning standards on the parcels.
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