Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Milan, New Mexico

Village of Milan’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Placement of a manufactured or mobile home within Milan village limits.

  • The applicant must submit the Village application and site plan for review by Code Enforcement and Planning & Zoning for zoning and floodplain-ordinance compliance.
  • The permit must be obtained before placement, regardless of foundation system.
  • The issued permit lasts 30 days and is non-transferable.

  permit duration: 30 days (Non-transferable permit for manufactured or mobile-home placement.)

  “permit must be obtained prior to placement”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land within the municipal boundaries of the Village of Milan, New Mexico.

  • The cited Village application identifies permanent and limited/temporary conditional-use permits, variances, rezoning, and site-plan approval as Village Planning and Zoning services.
  • The Village's publicly posted codification states it is current only through Ordinance 251, passed October 23, 2014; current amendments were not independently located.

  “applicable within the Municipal Boundaries of the Village of Milan”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Village Planning and Zoning permit requests within Milan village limits.

  • Permit requests must be accompanied by the applicable filing fee, which is non-refundable except when waived by the Village Governing Board of Trustees.
  • Required documentation, drawings, surveys, and forms must accompany the request.
  • The Village says requests will be reviewed and decided consistent with published regular meeting dates of its governing bodies and/or approving authority.

  “Permit requests shall be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee(s) and are non-refundable, except as waived by the Governing Board of Trustees of the Village of Milan. All documentation, drawings, surveys, and any other forms required for the requested Administrator/Code Enforcement Office. Requests will be reviewed and a decision rendered in a timely manner, consistent with the published regular meeting dates of the Governing bodies and/or approving authority from the Village of Milan.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Milan or Cibola County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Milan village limits.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption for construction inside Milan village limits.
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Milan village limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of structures inside Milan village limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Residential dwellings inside Milan village limits.

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.