New Mexico § 3-7-1.1 - Traditional historic community; qualifications; annexation restrictions
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 3-7-1.1 — Traditional historic community; qualifications; annexation restrictions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-7-1.1. Traditional historic community; qualifications; annexation restrictions
A. To qualify as a traditional historic community, an area shall: (1) be an unincorporated area of a county; (2) be an identifiable village, community, neighborhood or district that can be documented
as having existed for more than one hundred years; (3) include structures or landmarks that are associated with the identity of the specific
village, community, neighborhood or district seeking designation as a traditional
historic community; (4) have a distinctive character or traditional quality that can be distinguished
from surrounding areas or new developments in the vicinity; and (5) be declared a traditional historic community by an ordinance of the board of county
commissioners of the county in which the petitioning village, community, neighborhood
or district is located. B. A traditional historic community may be annexed by a municipality only by petition
of a majority of the qualified electors of the territory within the traditional historic
community proposed to be annexed by the municipality or by the arbitration method
of annexation only upon petition of a majority of the qualified electors of the territory
within the traditional historic community.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 3-7-1.1 cover?
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