Section 47-6-14 - Public hearings on preliminary plats. - New Mexico Statutes

47-6-14. Public hearings on preliminary plats.

The board of county commissioners shall adhere to the following requirements concerning public hearings on preliminary plats.   

A.     Notice of the hearing shall be given at least twenty-one days prior to the hearing date and shall state:   

(1)     the subject of the hearing;   

(2)     the time and place of the hearing;   

(3)     the manner for interested persons to present their views; and   

(4)     the place and manner for interested persons to secure copies of any favorable or adverse opinion and of the subdivider's proposal.  The board of county commissioners may impose a reasonable charge for the costs of reproducing and mailing the opinions and proposals.   

B.     The notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.   

C.     Reasonable effort shall be made to give notice to all persons who have made a written request to the board of county commissioners for advance notice of its hearings.  Notice shall also be given to any public agency that issued an opinion or withheld an opinion on the basis of insufficient information.   

D.     Public hearings on preliminary plats shall be held within thirty days from the receipt of all requested public agency opinions where all such opinions are favorable, or within thirty days from the date all public agencies complete their review of any additional information submitted by the subdivider pursuant to Section 47-6-11 NMSA 1978.  If the board of county commissioners does not receive a requested opinion within the thirty-day period, the board shall proceed.   

E.     At the hearing, the board of county commissioners shall allow all interested persons a reasonable opportunity to submit data, views or arguments, orally or in writing, and to examine witnesses testifying at the hearing.   

F.     The board of county commissioners shall approve, approve with conditions or disapprove the preliminary plat within thirty days of the public hearing at a public meeting of the board of county commissioners.