TITLE 10
LAND SUBDIVISIONS
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL SUBDIVISION PROVISIONS
SECTION:
10-1-1: Title
10-1-2: Authority
10-1-3: Purpose
10-1-4: Jurisdiction
10-1-5: General Policy Requirements
10-1-6: Interpretation
10-1-7: Severability
10-1-1: TITLE:
This title shall be known and cited as the VILLAGE OF ANGEL FIRE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS and shall be referred to elsewhere herein as "this title". The village council may be referred to elsewhere herein as the "council", and the planning and zoning commission may be referred to elsewhere herein as the "commission". (Ord. 2002-03, 2-2002)
10-1-2: AUTHORITY:
This title is adopted pursuant to the authority granted in New Mexico Statutes Annotated section 3-19-6 and the directives given in New Mexico Statutes Annotated sections 3-20-1 through 3-20-16. (Ord. 2002-03, 2-2002)
10-1-3: PURPOSE:
This title is adopted for the following purposes:
   A.   To provide for and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare of the village;
   B.   To guide the future growth and development of the village in accordance with all official plans adopted by the village;
   C.   To provide for adequate light, air, and privacy; to secure safety from fire, flood, and other danger;
   D.   To protect and conserve the value of land throughout the village and the value of buildings and improvements upon the land, and to minimize the conflicts among the uses of land and buildings; (Ord. 2002-03, 2-2002)
   E.   To provide the most beneficial circulation of traffic; and to provide for the proper location and widths of streets and nonmotorized trails; (Ord. 2006-04, 1-19-2006)
   F.   To establish reasonable standards of design and procedures for subdivisions and resubdivisions to further the orderly layout of and use of land;
   G.   To prevent the pollution of air, streams, and ground water, to assure the adequacy of drainage facilities, and to safeguard the water table; and
   H.   To provide for the reservation of open spaces for the protection of wildlife, scenic views, and natural features. (Ord. 2002-03, 2-2002)
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