Community Development Department
201 W. Chaco St.
Aztec, NM 87410
⇩ Location Map[PDF 108 KB] (505) 334-7605 - office
(505) 334-7609 - fax
Monday - Thursday
7:00 am to 6:00 pm
APPLICATIONS FOR PERMIT
All permits from the Community Development Department require an applicant to complete an application in order to obtain a permit. All applications require a site plan. Depending on the permit request, additional forms may be required.
Use this application for general property improvements (e.g., fence construction, assessory structures,retaining walls, patio improvements, utility upgrades, swimming pools, green houses, hot tub/sauna installs, etc).
Use these forms for new commercial construction (requires a parking plan, landscape plan, storm water plan, electric load calc, meter locations shown), electrical work (major repairs/upgrades that increasing existing load), historic buildings (any alterations to buildings on the State Historic Register), etc.
Use these forms for new residential construction, building additions (altering the building footprint), carport or garage construction/installation (attached or detached), electrical work (major repairs/upgrades that increasing existing load), interior remodels (only if the use of the building is changing e.g. from residential to office), etc.
The following processes and applications require going before the Planning & Zoning Board through a Land Use Hearing and then will have final approval from the City Commission. All fees and paperwork must be submitted in adequate time for all review and notification processes to meet deadlines before the next Planning & Zoning Board meeting.
Conditional Use
Use these forms when applying for a conditional use on a property.
Chapter 23 of the City Code regulates the subdividing of land and property for commercial and/or residential development within the City limits and the Extra-Territorial Zone area (ETZ) of the City of Aztec.
Chapter 9 of the City Code regulates and enforces the process and procedure required when building in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to be a flood zone. Other federal regulations can be found at the FEMA website.
Chapter 15 of the City Code regulates and enforces the development of oil and gas well sites within the city limits. Other regulations include state and federal can be found at the State Oila and Conservation Division website.