Doña Ana, New Mexico2025 Year in Review

Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Doña Ana during 2025.

Doña Ana County indexed 431 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 479 approved and 1 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.8% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Las Cruces drove most of the activity (271 of 431 projects, 63%), with Mesilla a distant second.

“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).

431
Projects with decisions
479
Approved actions
1
Denied actions
99.8%
Approval rate (of actions)

By city

CityProjectsApproved actionsDenied actionsApproval %
Hatch220100.0%
Las Cruces271301199.7%
Mesilla35370100.0%

Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.