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Planning & Zoning

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The Planning & Zoning Coordinator helps develop, administer and enforce the city's standards for land use and development.  Most of the following zoning requests require an application, multi-department review, a hearing before the Planning & Zoning Commission, and a hearing before the City Council.

Rezone
All properties within the City of Artesia are zoned; for example, single or multi-family residential, commercial, industrial, etc.  A rezone is a request to change from one zoning designation to another.  State statutes limit what can be allowed.
 
Use or Area Variance
Each zone has prescribed uses allowed by the Artesia Municipal Code.  An area variance
is a request for an exemption from a zoning standard such as lot width, lot area or setback.  Area variances must meet a number of criteria to be considered.

A use variance is a request to change the use of a property, i.e. such as putting a commercial enterprise in a residentially-zoned area.  These are rarely granted – the owner must show unnecessary hardship, that is, that the property is unable to be used for any other viable use.

Home Occupation Business License
Any business located in a residential district requires a Home Occupation Business License.  Only certain types of businesses are allowed, and the application is reviewed mainly for likely disruption to the residential setting of a neighborhood, such as increased noise or traffic.
 
Replat
The location of existing lot lines may sometimes need to be changed to accommodate the placement of buildings or other structures.  This request can be made by submitting a Replat, a re-drawing of an existing plat.  A replat, if approved, would then be recorded by the Eddy County Clerk and replaces any existing plat.
 
Right-of-Way Vacation
In some instances existing platted public rights-of-way
that have never been developed may be better used as private property.  A request to vacate a public right-of-way can also be made by submitting a replat.
 
Subdivision / Development
Subdividing or developing property requires a site plan or plat of proposed changes.
The City has a 1-mile extended platting jurisdiction within which subdivisions are required to be approved by the City Planning & Zoning Commission even though the property is located in Eddy County.

Please contact Terri Hamilton Planning & Zoning Coordinator at 575-748-8298 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to make an appointment to discuss any of these requests.