NMSA 3-21-2 / 3-21-6 — Extraterritorial Joint Zoning Authority (EZA/ELUC, SFEZO) (NM)

Tracked preemption from the New Mexico overlay bundle.

Overview

Effective
1965-01-01
Sunset
Authority
state
Scope
state:NM

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

parcel.inside_extraterritorial_joint_zone == True

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
governing_zoning_authorityoverridejoint_powers_bodyFor parcels in the Albuquerque–Bernalillo EZA jurisdiction (5-mile extraterritorial ring), governing authority is EZA/ELUC, not the City of Albuquerque alone — and the governing code is the Bernalillo County Zoning Ordinance jointly administered, not the Albuquerque IDO. Annexation moves parcels back under full IDO control.
applicable_zoning_codeoverridecounty_or_joint_ordinanceSimilar (smaller-scale) arrangements operate for Santa Fe city / Santa Fe County (SFEZO) and several smaller municipalities under Joint Powers Agreements Act (NMSA 11-1-1 et seq.)

Citation

Authority source
NMSA 1978 § 3-21-2 (concurrent municipal/county zoning authority) + § 3-21-6 (extraterritorial zoning) + NMSA 11-1-1 et seq. (Joint Powers Agreements Act)
§ NMSA 3-21-2 + 3-21-6 + 11-1-1 et seq.
https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/chapter-3/article-21/

Research notes

EZA = Extraterritorial Zoning Authority; ELUC = Extraterritorial Land Use Commission. Typical membership: 3 city + 3 county appointees on EZA; ELUC similarly constituted. Decisions binding on both bodies within the joint jurisdiction. This is a jurisdictional-routing overlay — it reassigns WHICH authority writes the zoning code for a parcel; it does not preempt particular zoning fields. Critical for any city record covering parcels in the Albuquerque metro extraterritorial ring or Santa Fe SFEZO area.