Showing ordinances that apply to Manzano Springs CDP (part), Bernalillo County, New Mexico, NM
Manzano Springs CDP (part), Bernalillo County, New Mexico is an unincorporated community (population 38) in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Because Manzano Springs CDP (part), Bernalillo County, New Mexico is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Bernalillo County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The brush clearance rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Bernalillo County requires property owners to abate hazardous weeds and combustible vegetation under the weed abatement ordinance. East Mountain WUI areas near the Sandia and Manzano foothills face stricter defensible space expectations from county fire officials.
Bernalillo County Code Chapter 46 (Nuisances) and the county weed abatement program require owners to remove tumbleweeds, tall grass, and combustible brush that create a fire hazard, typically enforced when vegetation exceeds 8 to 12 inches or when accumulated dead material threatens structures. In East Mountain unincorporated areas (Tijeras, Cedar Crest, Sandia Park) the Bernalillo County Fire & Rescue department encourages a defensible space buffer of 30 feet around structures consistent with NFPA 1144 and NM State Forestry guidance, though NM has no statewide defensible space mandate. Vacant lots owners receive notice-and-abate letters; the county may abate and lien under NMSA §3-18-5 authority applied via county ordinance. Rio Grande bosque areas carry added cottonwood litter risk.
Failure to abate after notice: county contracts abatement and places a lien on the property per Chapter 46. Administrative fee plus actual cost of mowing/clearing. Refusal after repeated notices may escalate to misdemeanor under NMSA §4-37-3.
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