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AN ACT
RELATING TO LAND USE; DESIGNATING MUNICIPALITIES THAT ADOPT
VOLUNTARY PLANNING AND ZONING STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO INCREASE
NEW MEXICO'S HOUSING INVENTORY; PROVIDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TO MUNICIPALITIES; ENUMERATING DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the
"Building Housing Communities Act".
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Building
Housing Communities Act:
A. "department" means the department of finance
and administration; and
B. "municipality" means an incorporated city,
town, village or county, whether incorporated under general
act, special act or constitutional provision.
SECTION 3. BUILDING REQUIREMENTS FOR REDUCING
REGULATORY BARRIERS TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.--
A. The department shall establish a program to
grant an award certificate to a municipality that has adopted
or established one or more department-approved strategies to
increase housing affordability and accessibility. The award
certificate shall designate a municipality a "building New
Mexico community". HB 571
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B. The department shall promulgate by rule
feasible and effective strategies to achieve increased
housing affordability and accessibility. Such strategies
shall include a variety of options, recognizing:
(1) the difference in needs and strategies
between urban and rural jurisdictions;
(2) best practices implemented in New Mexico
and used by other local and state governments;
(3) land use and zoning policies that can
promote or act as a barrier to the development of affordable
and accessible housing;
(4) strategies that support the development
and rehabilitation of housing;
(5) strategies that reduce the complexity of
jurisdictional review;
(6) strategies that reduce the cost of
construction; and
(7) strategies that increase the types of
housing units permitted across jurisdictional boundaries.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
provisions of this act is July 1, 2027.