(A) This chapter is created pursuant to the authority set forth in NMSA §§ 3-21-1 et seq., 3-21-5 and 4-57-1 et seq., and this chapter is intended to create orderly, harmonious and economically sound development in order to promote the health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the citizens of the city. These regulations are necessary to provide adequate open spaces for light and air; avoid undue concentrations of population; preserve the city’s environmental resources; secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; help control congestion in the streets and public ways; facilitate adequate provisions for community utilities and facilities such as transportation, water, sewer, schools and parks; encourage the location of compatible uses of land; provide for proper floodwater runoff; and enhance the appearance of the landscape, as specifically referenced in the city’s master plan.
(B) The regulations are intended to achieve the following goals in the master plan:
(1) Protect city residents from possible hazardous effects of uncontrolled land uses;
(2) Allow the entrepreneur and investor the options to select areas and locations suitable for their intended purposes with the understanding that standards and regulations are necessary to protect the environment and the properties of others;
(3) Allow the community of the city, which is in an advanced state of development, to adopt more conventional zoning processes for land use by forming zoning districts; and
(4) Permit developers the opportunity to permanently designate land uses within their developments and to set standards for those land uses.
(Ord. 2010-018, passed - -)