3-19-1: Creation of planning commission.

A municipality is a planning authority and may, by ordinance:

A. establish a planning commission;

B. delegate to the planning commission:

(1) the power, authority, jurisdiction and duty to enforce and carry out the provisions of law relating to planning, platting and zoning; and

(2) other power, authority, jurisdiction and duty incidental and necessary to carry out the purpose of Sections 3-19-1 through 3-19-12 NMSA 1978;

C. retain to the governing body as much of this power, authority, jurisdiction and duty as it desires; and

D. adopt, amend, extend and carry out a general municipal or master plan which may be referred to as the general or master plan.