THE VILLAGE OF TAOS SKI VALLEY
ORDINANCE NO. 07-30
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING ZONING REGULATIONS AND A ZONING MAP FOR THE VILLAGE OF TAOS SKI VALLEY, NEW MEXICO.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. TITLE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
SECTION 2. PURPOSE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SECTION 3. APPLICATION.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SECTION 4.DEVELOPMENT REVIEW.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
SECTION 5. INTERPRETATION.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SECTION 6. DEFINITIONS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
A.Word Forms.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
B.Definitions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SECTION 7. GENERAL PROVISIONS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
A.Access to Structures.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
B.Solid Waste Disposal.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
C. Certificate of Occupancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .11
D. Sanitary Facilities.. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .11
E. Building Permit . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . .11
F. Snow Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .11
SECTION 8. ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
A.Zone Districts.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
B.Zoning Map.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
C.Multiple-Zoned Lots.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
D.Annexation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
SECTION 9. RESIDENTIAL ZONE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
A.Intent.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
B.Permissive Uses.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
C.Conditional Uses.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
D.Supplementary Regulations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
SECTION 10. C-B COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS ZONE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
A.Intent.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
B.Permissive Uses.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
C.Conditional Uses.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
D.Supplementary Regulations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
SECTION 11. S-U SPECIAL USE ZONE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
A.Intent.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
B.Application.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
C.Removal of Zone.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
D.Special Uses.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SECTION 12. ADULT ENTERTAINMENT.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
A.Intent.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
B.Conditional Uses:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
C. Supplementary Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SECTION 13. FARMING AND RECREATION.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
A.Intent.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
B.Permissive Uses:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
C.Conditional Uses:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
D. Supplementary Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SECTION 14. MOBILE HOME OVERLAY ZONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
A. Intent; Permissive Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
B. Conditional Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
C. Supplementary Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
D. Streets and Roads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E. Off-Street Parking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
F. Utilities/Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SECTION 15. SIGNS AND OUTDOOR ADVERTISING DEVICES.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
A.Special Definitions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
B.Sign Permits.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
C.General Provisions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
D.Regulations for Business Signs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
E.Regulations for Temporary and Seasonal Signs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
F.Sign Plans for Special Events.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
SECTION 16. EXTERIOR LIGHTING.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
A.Purpose.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
B.Application.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
C.Definitions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
D.General Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
E.Lighting Permits.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
F. Exterior Lighting Plans For Special Events.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
G.Variances To The Requirements For Exterior Lighting Fixtures.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
SECTION 17. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
A.Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
B.Required Parking Spaces.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
C.Parking Design Standards.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
D. Landscaping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
SECTION 18. FENCES AND GATES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
A. Fence and Gate Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
B. Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
C. Existing Structures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
D. Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
E. Gates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
F. Barbed Wire and Electric Fences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
G. Fence Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
H. Exemptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
SECTION 19. ADMINISTRATION.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
A.Administrative Official.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
B.Inspection.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
C.Administrative Review.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
D.Information and Records.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
E.Violations: Complaints and Notification.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
SECTION 20. DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
A. Legislative Intent and Purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
B. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
C. Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
D. Needs Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
E. Notice and Hearing Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
F. Adoption of DIF Report and Public Facilities Needs Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
G. Amendment Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
H. Administration of Development Impact Fee Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
I. Development Impact Fee Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
J. Appeals and Refunds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
K. Waiver of Development Impact Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
L. Current Development Impact Fee Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
SECTION 21. NONCONFORMING USES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
A.Definition.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
B.Certificate of Nonconformance.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
C.Expansion.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
D.Abandonment.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
SECTION 22. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
A.Permit Required.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
B.Application.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
C.Guidelines.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
D.Expiration.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
SECTION 23. VARIANCES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
A.Definition.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
B.Application.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
C.Requirement.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SECTION 24. AMENDMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
A.Amendment.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
B.Application.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
C.Posting.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
D.Site Plan.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
E.Public Hearing.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
F.Notification by Mail.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
SECTION 25.APPEALS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
A.Right of Appeal.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
B.Application.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
C.Public Hearing.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
D.Stay of Proceedings.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
E.Decision.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
F. Findings of Fact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
SECTION 26. FILING FEES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
A.Applications.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
B.Fees.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
SECTION 27. PENALTIES.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
SECTION 28. REPEALER.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
SECTION 29. SEVERABILITY.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
SECTION 30. EFFECTIVE DATE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
APPENDIX A -DESIGN GUIDELINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
A. DESIGN & FORM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
B.EXTERIOR FINISH AND COLORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
C.ROOFS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
D.VIEWS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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F.PARKING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
G.LANDSCAPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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THE VILLAGE OF TAOS SKI VALLEY
ORDINANCE NO. 03-30
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING ZONING REGULATIONS AND A ZONING MAP FOR THE VILLAGE OF TAOS SKI VALLEY, NEW MEXICO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE VILLAGE OF TAOS SKI VALLEY:
SECTION 1. TITLE.
These regulations shall be known as the "Zoning Ordinance" of the Village of Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico (hereinafter “the Village”) and shall be referred to herein as "this Ordinance".
SECTION 2. PURPOSE.
This Ordinance is intended to help achieve the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan and is viewed as a vital tool for accomplishing that Plan. Thus, the regulations and restrictions of this Ordinance are designed to avoid congestion in the streets and public ways; to secure safety from fire, flood, avalanche and other dangers; to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the community; to preserve and conserve local water resources; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to facilitate adequate provisions for transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other community requirements; to conserve the value of property; to promote economic development; and to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the Village.
SECTION 3. APPLICATION.
No Structure shall be constructed or placed, and no land use commenced or continued within the Village except as authorized by this Ordinance. Any Use not designated as Permissive or Conditional within a particular zone is prohibited from that zone, except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance. The zones described herein are shown on the Village Zoning Map which is made a part of this Ordinance and is available to the public at the Village office.
SECTION 4 . DEVELOPMENT REVIEW.
For purposes of this Ordinance, no Building or Structure shall be erected or improvements constructed within the Village without review of required documentation by the Planning Officer. Building Permit applications and plans shall be submitted to the Planning Officer for review before applying for a Building Permit. The Planning Officer shall determine if a Variance, Zone Change, or Conditional Use Permit is required, and if so, will notify the applicant of such requirements and that the application for a Variance, Zone Change of Conditional Use Permit will be reviewed by the Commission. The applicant shall then apply for any required Variance, Zone Change, or Conditional Use Permit in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. If no review by the Commission is required the Building Permit application will be returned within 10 working days after receipt. The Planning Officer shall report on all development reviews to the Commission on a regular basis.
Building permit applications and plans shall be in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and the Village Design Standards.
SECTION 5. INTERPRETATION.
The provisions of this Ordinance are held to be minimum requirements to carry out the purpose of this Ordinance and are not intended to interfere with any other laws, covenants, or ordinances. Whenever any provisions of this Ordinance are more or less restrictive than other laws, covenants, or ordinances, then whichever is more restrictive shall govern.
SECTION 6. DEFINITIONS.
A.Word Forms. For the purpose of this Ordinance, certain words or phrases used herein shall be interpreted as follows:
1.The word "person" includes an individual, association, partnership, company corporation, or any other legal entity.
2.The present tense includes the future tense, the singular number includes the plural, and the plural number includes the singular.
3.The words "shall" and "must" are mandatory, the word "may" is permissive.
B.Definitions. The following definitions apply to this Ordinance:
1."Accessory" means subordinate and incidental to a principal Use or Structure on the same grounds.
2.“Adult Amusement Establishment” means:
a.An establishment which provides amusement or entertainment which is distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on material depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas;
b.An establishment which feature topless dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators, or similar entertainment; or
c.An establishment which, upon payment of a fee provides an escort or a dance partner to its patrons.
3. “Adult Book Store” means an establishment having a substantial or significant portion of its stock in trade books, magazines, and other periodicals which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas or an establishment with a segment or section devoted to the sale or display of such material.
4. “Adult Photo Studio” means an establishment which, upon payment of a fee, provides photographic equipment or models for the purpose of photographing specified anatomical areas.
5. “Adult Theater” means a theater used for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas or observation by patrons therein.
6. “Adult Video Store” means an establishment having a substantial or significant portion of its stock in trade videos, tapes, CD ROMS, computer discs or other electronic media which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas or an establishment with a segment or section devoted to the sale or display of such material.
7. “Agricultural” means cultivation and/or harvesting of any plants, trees, fruits or vegetables, and grazing and/or raising livestock.
8."Apartment House" means one or more Structures for rent or lease containing two or more Dwelling Units each.
9. “Auxiliary Unit” means a separate living unit either attached to the main unit or standing alone, having no more than one bedroom and meant to be occupied by a person or persons taking care of the primary dwelling unit.
10. “Avalanche” means a fall or slide of a large mass of material, as snow, rock or earth down a mountain side.
11."Boarding, Rooming, or Lodging House, Bed and Breakfast Establishments" means a Building other than a hotel or restaurant where lodging, with or without meals, is provided for compensation for 3 or more persons.
12."Building" means any Structure having a roof supported by columns or walls, and designated or intended for shelter, support, enclosure or protection of persons, animals, or personal property.
13. “Building Height" means the vertical distance above a reference datum measured to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof or to the highest point of a mansard roof or to the average height of the highest gable on a pitched or hipped roof. Grade shall be taken as a point on the ground five horizontal feet from two opposite sides of the building. The reference datum shall be selected by one of the following, whichever yields a greater height of building.
a.The elevation of the highest grade when it is 10 feet or less above the lowest grade; or
b.An elevation 10 feet higher than the lowest grade when the highest grade is more than 10 feet above the lowest grade.
The height of a stepped or terraced building is the maximum height of any segment of the building.
14."Clinic" means an establishment occupied by one or more members of the medical, dental, or veterinary profession for the purpose of providing health services.
15."Club" means any membership organization catering exclusively to members and their guests and whose facilities are limited to meeting, eating and/or recreational uses, and further whose activities are not conducted for monetary gains; including but not limited to civic, fraternal, charitable, religious, social and patriotic organizations.
16."Commission" means the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village.
17."Conditional Use" means one of those uses enumerated as conditional uses in a given zone. A permit for such use must be granted by the Commission and may be either permanent or renewable, depending upon the conditions and procedures specified by this Ordinance.
18."Condominium" means one or more Structures containing two or more Dwelling Units each that are sold to and held under individual ownership by the occupants, and which may or may not include ownership of the land upon which the Dwelling Units are situated. This includes townhouses, patiohouses, and other similar forms of individual ownership.
19."Contiguous" means touching or separated only by a Public Right-of-way.
20."Council" means the Village Council of the Village.
21."Dwelling, Multi-Family" means a single Structure containing two or more Dwelling Units including but not limited to Condominiums and Apartments.
22."Dwelling, Single-Family" means a detached Dwelling Unit in a Structure other than a mobile home, designed for and occupied by one Family only. Provided however, a dwelling may be used by more than one Family as guests of the owners on a temporary basis.
23."Dwelling Unit" means one or more connected rooms to be occupied by one Family for living and sleeping purposes.
24."Family" means one or more persons occupying a single Dwelling Unit, provided that unless all members are related by blood, marriage, adoption, guardianship, or any other legal custodial activity, no such family shall contain over 5 persons.
25. “Farming” means cultivation and/or harvesting of any plants, trees, fruits or vegetables and/or raising of livestock.
26."Fence or Wall" means any structural device forming a physical barrier between two open areas. Materials used in the construction of a fence or wall shall not pose health or safety hazards to the community and shall not be disruptive to the rural residential character of the Village and shall comply with Village Design Standards.
27."Floor Area" means the gross horizontal habitable area of the total number of floors of a Building. Floor Area shall be measured to the outside of the walls.
28."Frontage" means a distance measured along a Public Right-of-way line.
29."Garage, Commercial" means a Building other than a private garage, used for the care, repair of equipment , automobiles or other motorized equipment or where such vehicles are parked or stored for payment or sale within the Structure.
30."Garage, Private" means any accessory Building or portion of a Building for the primary purpose of housing motorized vehicles which are owned and used by the occupants of the main Building.
31. “Garbage” means putrescible animal or vegetable waste resulting from the handling, propitiation, cooking or consuming of foods, offal, scum, dregs, sediment, sweepings, trash, debris, remains, dross.
32."Grade" means the average of the finished ground level as defined in paragraph 13 of this section.
33."Home Occupation" means any occupation or activity clearly incidental and secondary to Use of the Premises for a dwelling. There shall be no exterior storage of materials, no nuisances emitted from the Premises, and no other exterior indication of the home occupation except for one Sign.
34. “Intermittent Stream” means a watercourse or overflow channel that flows during snow melt and run-off conditions during a portion of the year.
35. "Lot" means a parcel or tract of land of sufficient size to meet the minimum requirements of this Ordinance, platted and placed on the County Clerk's record in accordance with laws and ordinances, described by metes and bounds, and with Frontage or legally approved access to Public Right-of-way.
36."Lot Area" means the aggregate lot area measured to property lines, but excluding public or prescriptive easements.
37."Lot, Corner" means any Lot located at the intersection of, and having Frontage on two or more intersecting streets.
38."Lot, Double Frontage" means any Lot with Frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets.
39."Lot Line, Front" means the boundary line of a Lot bordering on a road or a Public Right-of-way.
40."Lot Line, Rear" means the boundary line of a Lot which is opposite and most distant from the Front Lot Line and does not connect to the Front Lot Line.
41."Lot Line, Side" means any Lot boundary line which is not a Front Lot Line or a Rear Lot Line.
42. “Mean High Water Line” means the bank of any river or stream established by the annual fluctuations of water generally indicated by physical characteristics such as the top of a bank, changes in soil condition or vegetation line.
43. “Mobile Home” means a movable or portable housing structure as defined in Subsection B of Section 3-22-2 NMSA 1978.
44. “Mobile Home Park” means a facility designed and used for single family residential occupancy exclusively in mobile homes with pads or sites that are rented or leased for periods of thirty (30) days or more, or are sold, exclusively for mobile home placement and occupancy.
45. “Mobile Home Subdivision” means a subdivision in which lots are sold exclusively for mobile home occupancy.
46."Modular or Manufactured Home" means a modular or manufactured home as defined in Subsection A of Section 3-22-2 NMSA 1978.
47."Nonconforming Uses, Lots or Structures" means any Building, Structure or portion thereof, or use of any Building or land which does not conform to the regulations of this Ordinance and which lawfully existed on the effective date of the regulations to which it does not conform.
48."Parking, Off-Street" means an area used for required parking of motorized vehicles as regulated by this Ordinance.
49. “Perennial Stream” means a natural watercourse that flows year round.
50. "Permissive Use" means any use authorized in a particular zone district established by this Ordinance.
51."Premises" means any Lot or combination of Contiguous Lots held in single ownership together with the development thereon.
52."Public Right-of-Way" means a thoroughfare which has been dedicated to the public by deed, or reserved by plat, acquired by prescriptive easement, or otherwise acquired by the Village, County, State , Federal Government or other governmental entity.
53. “Recreation” means the use of the land for relaxation, exercise or other enjoyable pasttimes.
54. “Recreational Trail” means a single track or narrow two track trail in the Farming & Recreation Zone. A thoroughfare or track across land or snow, used for recreational purposes such as, but not limited to snowshoeing, bicycling, skiing, day hiking, equestrian activities, trail biking, overnight and long-distance backpacking, snowmobiling, aquatic or water activities and vehicular travel by motorcycle, four-wheel drive or all terrain off road vehicles.
55. “Riparian Zone” means the area along a fish-bearing stream as defined and regulated by the Surface Water Authority of the New Mexico Environment Department.
56."Setback" means the minimum allowable distance between any Building and the nearest lot line of the Lot upon which it is located, consisting of open space, unoccupied by any Structure except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance.
57. "Setback, Front Yard" means the minimum allowable distance between any Building and the Front Lot Line of the Lot on which such Building is located. No more than one front yard setback shall be designated on Corner Lots or Double Frontage Lots.
58."Setback, Rear Yard" means the minimum allowable distance between any Building and the Rear Lot Line of the Lot on which such Building is located. On Double Frontage Lots, the rear yard setback shall be designated on the opposite side of the Lot from the designated Front Yard Setback.
59."Setback, Side Yard" means the minimum allowable distance between any Building and a Side Lot Line of the Lot on which such Building is located. On Corner Lots, a side yard setback shall be designated along the lot line bordering a road or street that is not designated as the Front Yard Setback.
60."Shopping Center" means an integrated retail commercial development occupying a site under a single ownership, control, or condominium interest, and containing 5 or more businesses which are connected or clustered with common parking and vehicle access.
61."Sign" means any display to public view of letters, words, numerals, figures, statues, devices, emblems, logos, pictures or any parts of combinations thereof designed to inform or advertise or promote merchandise, services or activities.
62."Sign Face" means the area of the Sign or Signs which is enclosed by a continuous line, connecting the extreme points or edges of the Sign, but not including structural support of the Sign. For any two-sided Sign, only one Sign Face shall be counted in computing the Sign size.
63. “Solid Waste” means any garbage, refuse or other discarded material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, construction, agricultural or community activities.
64. “Specified Anatomical Areas” means less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, buttock, and female breast below a point immediately above the top to the areola to and including the bottom of the breast, covering of only the nipple and areola of the breast does not constitute such covering; and human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely opaquely covered.