New Mexico § 67-12-4 - Outdoor advertising prohibited; exceptions

§ 67-12-4. Outdoor advertising prohibited; exceptions

A. Outdoor advertising shall not be erected or maintained except: (1) directional and other official signs and notices authorized or required by law,

including, but not limited to, signs and notices pertaining to houses of worship,

natural wonders and scenic and historic attractions; (2) signs, displays and devices advertising the sale or lease of property upon which

they are located; (3) signs, displays and devices advertising activities conducted on the property upon

which they are located, provided that the bisection of a parcel of land by a highway

right-of-way acquisition shall not in itself be construed as converting the property

into more than one parcel; (4) signs, displays and devices located in areas which are zoned as industrial or

commercial under authority of law; (5) signs, displays and devices located within six hundred sixty feet of the nearest

edge of the right of way, in unzoned industrial or commercial areas as defined by

regulations promulgated by the commission, provided that no area shall be considered

to be an unzoned commercial or industrial area unless and until a regulation defining

the area as unzoned commercial or industrial is promulgated by the commission; and (6) signs lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965, determined by the commission,

subject to any necessary federal approval, to be landmark signs of historic or artistic

significance worthy of preservation including signs on farm structures or natural

surfaces. B. All outdoor advertising shall conform with standards and specifications, shall

bear permits and have paid therefor permit fees, as required by the Highway Beautification

Act and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto or authorized thereby, except that

permits shall not be required or fees paid for outdoor advertising included in Paragraphs

(1), (2) and (3) of Subsection A of this section. C. Notwithstanding this section, any outdoor advertising that was lawfully in existence

on the effective date of the Highway Beautification Act and has continued to so exist

may remain in place until the outdoor advertising is acquired by the commission or

condemnation in relation thereto is commenced by the commission, whichever first occurs,

but only if and so long as all provisions of Subsection B of this section are complied

with.