Extra-Territorial Zone (ETZ) Subdivisions
ETZ Subdivision Administrator
Gary Hembree - (575) 528-3049
The New Mexico State Legislature enacted a
state statute that allows any municipal governing body or the
board of county commissioners of any county to create
Extraterritorial Zoning (ETZ) areas around cities. The ETZ area is
a five-mile planning and platting boundary around the City of Las
Cruces. The state law
allows for such joint planning in areas outside unincorporated
cities. In 1989, the City of Las Cruces and Doņa Ana County
established an Extraterritorial Zone for joint city and county
planning, zoning, and subdivision approval. Joint planning is
necessary due to the rapid suburban growth outside cities.
The City
of Las Cruces Community Development Department, in cooperation
with the
Doņa Ana County Community Development Department, oversees
development within the ETZ. For subdivision development
questions, please contact the City.
For zoning questions, please contact Doņa Ana County.
Meeting Minutes, Agendas and Packets:
http://www.las-cruces.org/bcc/
Development Code:
Extra-Territorial Zoning Code regarding subdividing land within the ETZ. |
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