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Chaves County Comprehensive Plan July 2016 (PDF) CHAVES COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAY 2015 Amended July 2016 Prepared By: Consensus Planning, Inc. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS COUNTY COMMISSION James W. Duffey, District 1, Chairman Robert Corn, District 4, Vice Chairman Kim Chesser, District 2 Kyle D. “Smiley” Wooton, District 3 William E. Cavin, District 5 EXTRATERRITORIAL COMMISSION Mona Kirk-Chairman Neil Roe-Vice Chairman Matthew Bristol-2nd Vice Chairman Royce “Pancho” Maples Harold Hobson Corina White Leroy Lang COUNTY STAFF Stanton L. Riggs, County Manager Marlin J. Johnson, Planning and Zoning Director Terry Allensworth, Road Operations Director STEERING COMMITTEE Angel Mayes Chuck Hanson Cliff Waide Dan Girand Doug Whitney Glen Garnand Judy Stubbs Larry D. Fresquez Matt Bristol Melodi Salas Michael Vickers Mike McLeod PJ Marshall-Riese Rita Kane-Doerhoefer Robbie White Todd Wagener CONSULTANTS Consensus Planning, Inc. Jacqueline Fishman, AICP James K. Strozier, AICP CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. Introduction 1 B. History of Chaves County 2 C. Evolution of the Comprehensive Plan 2 D. Comprehensive Plan Organization 3 E. 2015 Plan Update 5 F. Comprehensive Plan Mission Statement and Values 5 G. Comprehensive Plan Themes 6 2. COUNTY PROFILE A. Introduction 9 B. Geology and Geography 9 C. Population 10 D. Income 14 E. Public and Higher Education 15 3. PUBLIC LANDS A. Introduction 17 B. Size and Existing Land Use 17 C. Chaves County Land Council 17 D. Land Use Issues Related to Federal and State Trust Land 18 E. Federal / County Jurisdiction in Land Use Issues 20 F. Chaves County Custom and Culture 21 G. Public Lands Goals, Objectives, and Policy Actions 24 4. LAND USE A. Introduction 35 B. Agriculture 36 C. Surface Mining / Extraction & Oil and Gas Production 40 D. Commercial and Industrial Land Use 43 E. Residential Land Use 45 F. Chaves County and City of Roswell ETZ Cooperation 47 G. Existing Land Use Plans and Ordinances 48 H. Future Land Use Scenario 50 I. Land Use Goals, Objectives, and Policy Actions 53 5. CODE ENFORCEMENT A. Introduction 59 B. Illegal Dumping 59 C. Weed and Junk Accumulation 60 D. Code Enforcement Goals, Objectives, and Policy Actions 62 6. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A. Introduction 65 B. Economic Base of Chaves County 66 C. Economic Strengths and Assets 71 D. Economic Challenges 77 E. Economic Development Goals, Objectives, and Policy Actions 80 7. HOUSING A. Introduction 85 B. Housing Units 85 C. Housing Characteristics 86 D. Housing Assistance Programs 90 E. Housing Goals, Objectives, and Policy Actions 91 8. TRANSPORTATION A. Introduction 93 B. Roadway System 93 C. Air Transportation 96 D. Long Range Transportation Planning 96 E. Transportation Goals, Objectives, and Policy Actions 99 9. WATER & WASTEWATER A. Introduction 101 B. Water 101 C. Water Issues 104 D. Wastewater 107 E. Water and Wastewater Goals, Objectives, and Policy Actions 108 10. IMPLEMENTATION A. Introduction 111 B. Guidelines for Updating the Comprehensive Plan 111 C. Implementation Goals and Objectives 112 D. Implementation Tables 113 APPENDIX A: 2002 SURVEY RESULTS 123 Raton TAOS Red River COLFAX Questa 64 25 522 Cimarron Eagle 38 Nest 58 ANGEL Springer FIRE 21 Taos 518 434 MORA 25 Ute Mt. 511 San 491 285 Indian Res. 550 Juan Raton Shiprock 170 Aztec TAOS 64 87 64 Red River COLFAX Kirtland 64 25 64 UNION Bloomfield 522 Questa 87 FARMINGTON 38 Cimarron Navajo 371 Eagle 550 RIO ARRIBA Nest Indian SAN JUAN 58 Clayton Taos ANGEL Nation Springer FIRE 21 56 120 518 Abbott 68 MORA 84 285 434 120 39 134 Chaco Culture Nat’l. Hist. Pk. 442 120 LOS Los Alamos 25 HARDING 161 ALAMOS 4 491 SANTA FE 39 MCKINLEY SANDOVAL 4 40 Las Vegas SAN MIGUEL 25 54 Gallup 550 84 Bernalillo Logan SANTA A. INTRODUCTION RIO RANCHO FE The 2015 Chaves County ComprehensiveTucumcari Plan establishes goals, objectives, Grants and implementation actions to guide decision makers regarding40 the future of the ALBUQUERQUE Edgewood County, particularly in regard to land use, preparation of capital improvement 40 plans, enforcement of zoning and other regulations,209 andQUAY related growth BERNALILLO 40 Moriarty managementSanta issues. Rosa The Comprehensive Plan is the result of citizen and CIBOLA stakeholder285 input; study and analysis of existing physical, economic, and social 25 Los Lunas conditions; and a projection of future84 conditions. TORRANCE VALENCIA Vaughn GUADALUPE 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Belen 60 CURRY 209 EncinoChaves County is located in the southeastern portion of New Mexico and is Ft Sumner approximately 6,065 square60 miles in area (see map below). Roswell is the county 60 84 Clovis Quemado seat and contains285 the highest concentration of people in the county. DE BACA 467 Magdalena 20 247 480 60 Portales CATRON SOCORRO 54 235 114 Socorro 206 380 LINCOLN 458 285 ROOSEVELT 70 180 25 Carrizozo Pecos River 262 380 508 246 CHAVES COUNTY Hondo 380 70 Ruidoso ROSWELL 125 Gila Rio Hondo 25 54 Dexter 172 Tatum SIERRA COUNTY 457 TEXAS Wilderness Area Hagerman 180 Truth or 206 Consequences Tularosa 13 285 249 82 GRANT Lake Arthur Lovington Santa Rita Hillsboro 152 83 82 COUNTY 18 Mine 82 LEA ALAMOGORDO Artesia 82 238 24 Silver Bayard Rincon Penasco Brantley 27 Lake City Hurley DONA 180 185 HOBBS 26 54 90 EDDY 18 70 HATCH ANA 176 207 COUNTY 70 180 Lordsburg Radium 25 CARLSBAD 31 Eunice Springs OTERO 128 10 62 10 Chaves County - Site Vicinity Incorporated city 10 Loving Deming 396 LUNA LAS CRUCES 80 180 COUNTY 285 Jal 11 Columbus 273 9 HIDALGO COUNTY CHAVES COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN / 1 B. HISTORY OF CHAVES COUNTY Many historians played an important role in writing the official history of Chaves County. Elvis E. Fleming is one of these local historians and it is his historical information that is being used in this Comprehensive Plan. Chaves County was named for Colonel José Francisco Chaves, a member of an old New Mexico Hispano family and a former congressional delegate. Native American hunters were the first people in this area. Typically nomadic in nature, the Native Americans used this area for hunting wild game, never settling here. Later, Spanish Conquistadors and settlers entered the area and established villages and missions along the Rio Grande Valley to the west of Chaves County. Hispanic sheepherders eventually recognized the vast expanses of range grass available to feed their flocks and began settling in the area around the Pecos and Berrendo Rivers. In the 1860’s, cattle ranchers began moving into the area, now known as Chaves County, to use the vast grasslands to feed their cattle. In 1866, Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving established the Goodnight- Loving Trail which provided supplies and beef to Indian reservations, US Army outposts and mining camps. This trail ran through the middle of Chaves County and sparked the beginning of Roswell. Roswell started out as a rest stop and watering hole along the trail. Eventually, Roswell built a stock yard, slaughter house and general store and the city began to grow as more and more cattle ranchers and sheepherders moved into the area. Chaves County today is still largely agrarian in nature. In the 1940’s, the federal government established Walker Air Force Base in Roswell. This began the largest growth rate ever experienced in the County. The population in Chaves County exploded from 23,980 in 1940 to 57,649 in 1960. Walker Air Force Base closed in 1967, causing the population in the County to drop to 43,335 by 1970. Chaves County has since grown steadily to reach a 2013 population of 65,645. C. EVOLUTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Chaves County adopted its first Comprehensive Plan in 1973. The 1984 Chaves County Land Use Policies Plan established policies to guide the County Commission. The 2004 Comprehensive Plan was a complete overhaul, and was based upon an exhaustive planning process, which involved a citizens’ 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY survey, 8 workshops, 15 public meetings, 12 public hearings, as well as extensive research and mapping. A Steering Committee, made up of 12 people from all walks of life who live and work in Chaves County, was involved and had extensive input throughout the planning process. A decade later, the County Commission determined that it was time to update the Comprehensive Plan. The 2015 Comprehensive Plan was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on June 4, 2015 and amended by the Board on July 28, 2016. 2 / CHAVES COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN D. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ORGANIZATION The Executive Summary is an overview of the Comprehensive Plan and includes a brief history of planning in the County, legal basis and purpose for planning, public involvement, how the plan will be used, and lists the goals for each planning element. The County Profile section explains the history of the County in more detail and provides demographic and socioeconomic information. 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Public Lands section addresses the influence that federal and state managed lands have on the County’s Custom and Culture. The Land Use section includes zoning, subdivision regulations, agricultural lands, and areas of municipal/county interface. The Code Enforcement section addresses the challenge of enforcing existing codes and regulations particularly in regard to illegal dumping, the County currently having inadequate resources to do so, and the need to realize the community’s long term vision as expressed in the Comprehensive Plan. The Economic Development element examines major industries and employers, workforce training programs, financing/incentive programs, and economic development objectives. The Housing section includes details regarding residential zoning, housing needs, and housing forecasts. The Transportation section discusses the types of transportation available in the County, how the present system is working, what improvements would be beneficial to the future of the County, and sets out goals and policies for the future.
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