All meetings and work sessions are noticed in the newspaper and open to the public. Copies of the agenda are available at the Community Development Department on the second floor of the City Hall Annex. Meetings are broadcast on Community Access Television Silver ( CATS) television station.
Minutes are posted here after they are approved.
Minutes are typically approved at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the council, commission or board involved.
The Planning and Zoning Commission is currently chaired by:
Simon Wheaton-Smith, Chairman
Term expires: November 30, 2025
Email Simon Wheaton-Smith
Open positions are advertised in the local newspaper approximately one month prior to the expiration of the position.
The Town of Silver City’s Planning and Zoning Commission fills an important role in the Town’s development and maintenance of fair, consistent and prudent land use policies.
The Town of Silver City Code Appendix C (Land Use and Zoning Code of 2010), Article 6, Sections 6.1.1 A) and 6.1.1 A)1) Planning and Zoning Commission states there shall be a Planning and Zoning Commission consisting of five members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Town Council, and shall reside within the Town.
Commission members shall be appointed for terms of two years, but may continue to serve until their successors have been appointed. All appointees shall be "at-large", but the Mayor shall make reasonable attempts to appoint members from each of the four voting districts of the Town. A vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Currently there are no open positions on the Planning and Zoning Commission. If you are interested, please complete the Application for decision-making commissions (PDF) and review the Overview of NM Governmental Conduct Act (DOC) and NM Statute 10-16-1 Governmental Conduct with 2011 amendment. Please return the completed application to the Town Clerk by email or by mail at:
Town of Silver City
Attn: Town Clerk
P.O. Box 1188
Silver City, NM 88062
If you have questions, please call the Town Clerk at 575-534-6346.