Aerial fireworks are illegal statewide in New Mexico. Tijeras is in a high wildfire risk area in the Tijeras Canyon/East Mountains. Bernalillo County Fire Department provides fire services. Consumer fireworks may be further restricted due to wildfire danger.
NMSA Β§60-2C-1 et seq. regulates fireworks statewide through the State Fire Marshal. Aerial fireworks requiring a fuse to propel them are illegal throughout New Mexico. Consumer ground-based fireworks (1.4G) are legal in unincorporated areas during designated periods. Many New Mexico cities ban all consumer fireworks within city limits due to fire risk in the arid climate. Tijeras likely bans or heavily restricts consumer fireworks. Professional displays require fire marshal permits.
Illegal fireworks: misdemeanor $300 to $1,000. During burn ban: enhanced penalties. Fire-causing: felony arson charges possible.
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Tijeras regulates amplified music under the general noise ordinance. Sound amplification permits available for events. NMSA Β§30-20-1 applies.
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Tijeras does not have a specific construction hours ordinance. All building requires Planning and Zoning Commission approval per Β§26-67. Construction noise i...
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Tijeras Animal Control Ordinance (Ord. No. 32, 1984) prohibits animals running at large. Nuisance barking is addressed under the animal ordinance and general...
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The Village of Tijeras addresses noise under general nuisance provisions in its Code of Ordinances and state law NMSA Β§30-20-1 (disturbing the peace). Unreas...
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Tijeras zoning code restricts commercial activity in residential zones (R-1, R-2). Commercial Business Zones (CB-1, CB-2) accommodate commercial vehicles. Bu...
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Tijeras Chapter 22 (Traffic and Vehicles) governs parking on village roads. NM state traffic laws (NMSA Β§66-7-351 to Β§66-7-353) apply. The village's rural ch...
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