New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 7 - BUILDING CODES GENERAL
Part 8 - 2021 NEW MEXICO HISTORIC EARTHEN BUILDINGS
Section 14.7.8.7 - DEFINITIONS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Alteration. As used in this chapter, alteration applies to those changes necessary to return a historic earthen building to a documented or physically evidenced historic condition. Alterations that are not necessary to return a building to a documented historic condition or that involve more than fifty percent of the aggregate area of the building shall comply with the applicable provisions of 14.7.7 NMAC.
B. Dangerous. Any building or structure or any individual member with any of the structural conditions or defects described below shall be deemed dangerous.
C. Qualified historic earthen building. Any earthen building or structure that is (1) listed in the national register of historic places or the state register of cultural properties; (2) designated as a historic building or structure by a state or local register, inventory, or survey; (3) certified as a contributing resource within a national or state register listed, or locally designated historic district; or (4) a building or structure that is certified, in writing by the state historic preservation office, as being eligible for listing in the national register of historic places or the state register of cultural properties either individually or as a contributing building to a historic district.
D. Registered design professional. An architect or an engineer registered or licensed in the state of New Mexico.
E. Repair. Renewal, renovation, or rehabilitation of an existing building or structure for the purpose of its continued use.