{"data":{"id":"us-nm/3-19-1","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"3-19-1","heading":"Creation of planning commission.","body":"A municipality is a planning authority and may, by ordinance:\nA. establish a planning commission;\nB. delegate to the planning commission:\n(1) the power, authority, jurisdiction and duty to enforce and carry out the provisions of law relating to planning, platting and zoning; and\n(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;\nC. retain to the governing body as much of this power, authority, jurisdiction and duty as it desires; and\nD. adopt, amend, extend and carry out a general municipal or master plan which may be referred to as the general or master plan.","path":["Chapter 3 - Municipalities","ARTICLE 19 Planning and Platting"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18504/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"e7ad5f32c12d7ca8e8e3f644009c6f0c1cc3bb803588cc916617377427dd6743","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/3-18-32","next":"us-nm/3-19-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}