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The Board of County Commissioners unanimously adopted (5-0) the 2015 Sustainable Land Development Code, the 2015 Zoning Map, and the Fee Ordinance during their December 8, 2015 regularly scheduled Board of County Commissioners meeting.

The Sustainable Land Development Code (SLDC) governs land use and development throughout the unincorporated areas of the County. The 2015 Zoning Map assigns a zoning district to all parcels in the County. The Fee Ordinance was developed to make development permit and review fees consistent with the SLDC.

The 2015 SLDC and 2015 Zoning Map adoption follows numerous public meetings held throughout the County and significant public input which included several hundred public comments.

The County released the Zoning Map Adoption draft in March 2014 and initiated a public review process and comment period. Based on an analysis of the comments and zoning map criteria, staff presented recommendations for changes which were incorporated into the 2015 Zoning Map Adoption Draft. Over 34,500 letters were sent to property owners in the County in both 2014 and 2015 to inform property owners of the zoning map adoption process and public hearing process.  Residents can use an online interactive zoning map which is a tool that allows the user to view the zoning assigned to their property as well as any part of the county by area, parcel number, property owner name or property address. 

This Sustainable Land Development Code, Zoning Map, and Fee Ordinance will go into effect in mid-January 2016.

For more information you can visit www.santafecountynm.gov/sldc.