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 native plants rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Albuquerque actively promotes native and xeric landscaping through the ABCWUA Xeriscape Rebate and the Water Conservation Ordinance §6-1-1-11 ROA, which caps high-water turf in new front yards. NM Prohibited Noxious Weed List (NMAC 21.17.2) requires removal of listed invasives.
The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA) Water Conservation Ordinance (Revised Ordinances of Albuquerque §6-1-1-11) limits high-water-use turf in new residential front yards to no more than 20% of the landscapable area and prohibits spray irrigation of non-turf areas. Native plant palettes using Chamisa, Apache Plume, Four-Wing Saltbush, Desert Willow, Blue Grama, and Cholla are promoted through ABCWUA's 'Water By the Numbers' guide. The ABCWUA Xeriscape Rebate pays up to $2/sq ft (up to $1,000-$2,000 per property) to convert turf to xeric landscaping. Bernalillo County Cooperative Extension (NMSU) publishes the official native plant list for the Middle Rio Grande. State-listed Class A noxious weeds (e.g., Salt Cedar, Russian Olive, Siberian Elm is Class C) must be controlled per 21.17.2 NMAC administered by the NM Department of Agriculture. The NM Solar Rights Act does not cover landscaping, but the NM Condominium Act and HOA Act generally allow reasonable xeric landscaping.
Installing prohibited high-water turf exceeding Ordinance caps in new construction can block final landscape approval. Noxious weed violations under NMDA can result in state-ordered removal at owner expense. HOA attempts to require Kentucky bluegrass lawns in new covenants are typically unenforceable under ABCWUA rules.
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