New Mexico § 3-19-5 - Planning and platting jurisdiction
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 3-19-5 — Planning and platting jurisdiction, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-19-5. Planning and platting jurisdiction
A. Each municipality shall have planning and platting jurisdiction within its municipal
boundary. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, the planning and platting jurisdiction
of a municipality: (1) having a population of twenty-five thousand or more persons includes all territory
within five miles of its boundary and not within the boundary of another municipality;
or (2) having a population of fewer than twenty-five thousand persons includes all territory
within three miles of its boundary and not within the boundary of another municipality. B. A municipality located in a class A county with a population of more than three
hundred thousand persons shall not have planning and platting jurisdiction in the
unincorporated area of the county. C. If territory not lying within the boundary of a municipality is within the planning
and platting jurisdiction of more than one municipality, the planning and platting
jurisdiction of each municipality shall terminate equidistant from the boundary of
each municipality unless one municipality has a population of fewer than two thousand
five hundred persons and another municipality has a population of more than two thousand
five hundred persons according to the most recent census. Then the planning and platting jurisdiction of the municipality having the greatest
population extends to such territory.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About New Mexico § 3-19-5
What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 3-19-5 cover?
Section 3-19-5 ("Planning and platting jurisdiction") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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