A. Compliance With State And Federal Regulations: All projects must meet applicable State and Federal rules and procedures.
B. Review:
1. Building Permits:
a. All applications for building permits shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Office of the Village for review by the Coordinator, prior to submission to the State of New Mexico and shall be approved according to procedures established by this title. Each application shall include one set of building plans and all data necessary to demonstrate that the requirements of all applicable codes are met. Include a detailed scope of work for any new additions/remodels/alterations, made to any existing structure.
b. Slopes twelve percent (12%) or greater shall require a building pad profile and attached building elements such as decks to be submitted to the Village as part of the required building plans. Property lines and setback lines are to be shown on the profile, along with drainage swales when required. On sites connecting to Village utilities, existing water lines and sewer lines with invert elevations shall be shown on the profile.
c. All commercial/multi-family construction projects larger than ten thousand (10,000) square feet will need site plan approval by the Council. Commercial projects of any size will be required to also follow all applicable State regulations and rules of procedures.
d. The building official for Construction Industries Division is responsible for issuing building permits.
2. Zoning Certificates: The Coordinator will review all projects requiring zoning certificates and be responsible for issuing the certificates.
3. Special Development Permits: Projects to be included in any special development area shall be reviewed by the Council. The Coordinator may issue the permit.
4. Conditional Use Permits: All applications for conditional use permits shall be filed with the Planning and Zoning Office. The zoning official and Coordinator shall review conditional use permit applications for completeness and prepare recommendations for consideration by the commission and Council.
5. Sign And Banner Permits: All sign and banner permit applications shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Office for review by the zoning official and shall be approved in accordance with this title.
6. Use Determinations: Any person may apply to the commission for a determination as to whether a proposed specific use is expressly or conditionally permitted. Within a zoning district such determination shall be based on an analysis of the intention of the zoning district and the compatibility and consistency of the proposed specific use with permitted and conditional uses in such district. All permitted and conditional uses within each zoning district are subject to additional regulations as contained in this title and any other ordinances and regulations adopted by the Village or any other governmental entity with jurisdiction. The application for determination shall be subject to the Council's approval and considered with the commission's recommendation.
7. Variances: Requests for variances shall be made to the Planning and Zoning Office and decided by the Council with the commission's recommendation.
8. Amendments: Requests for amendments to this title or the zoning map shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Office for review and are then subject to Council approval, considering the commission's recommendation.
9. Engineering Review:
a. The Village may engage a professional engineer if the Coordinator decides that an engineering review is necessary to verify whether an application meets all Village development and construction. The applicant shall pay for the costs of such engineering review. The engineer retained by the Village shall not be associated with the applicant.
b. The Village shall notify the applicant of the Coordinator's decision requiring an engineering review and provide the applicant with the estimated cost of such review.
c. The applicant shall submit in writing verification of his financial responsibility sufficient to pay the estimated engineering review cost before the application review shall continue.
10. Mobile Offices: Mobile offices shall be allowed at commercial construction sites, provided there is an active building permit at the site. A mobile office shall be removed from the site prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the same building permit.
C. Approvals:
1. Generally: All zoning certificates, sign permits, other building and use permits, variances and other approvals and permits related to zoning and building and issued by or on behalf of the Village shall conform to this title, as applicable. More than one building permit or approval may be required for a project and all must be applied for and approved.
2. Expiration Or Cancellation:
a. Expiration: Each permit or approval issued pursuant to this title shall expire one hundred eighty (180) days after issuance if no work is undertaken or the use is not established, unless an extension is granted by the Coordinator for up to a maximum of one hundred eighty (180) days.
b. Cancellation: Failure to comply fully with the terms of any permit or approval may be grounds for cancellation or revocation. Action to cancel any permit or approval may be taken on proper grounds by the Coordinator or the zoning official under authority of the Village. Cancellation of a permit may be appealed in the same manner as its approval.
3. Validity Of Permits And Approvals: The issuance of any permit or approval under authority of the Village ordinances shall require that the development or use in question proceed only in accordance with the terms of such permit or approval, including conditions of issuance. (Ord. 2018-03, 9-11-2018)