New Mexico Statutes Chapter 3. Municipalities § 3-7-1.1. Traditional historic community; qualifications; annexation restrictions

(1) be an unincorporated area of a county;

(2) be an identifiable village, community, neighborhood or district that can be documented as having existed for more than one hundred years;

(3) include structures or landmarks that are associated with the identity of the specific village, community, neighborhood or district seeking designation as a traditional historic community;

(4) have a distinctive character or traditional quality that can be distinguished from surrounding areas or new developments in the vicinity; and

(5) be declared a traditional historic community by an ordinance of the board of county commissioners of the county in which the petitioning village, community, neighborhood or district is located.