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C.F.T. DEV., L.L.C. V. BOARD OF CNTY. COMM'R, 2001-NMCA-069, 130 N.M. 775, 32 P.3d 784
C.F.T. DEVELOPMENT, LLC, a New Mexico limited liability
company, Petitioner-Appellant,
vs.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF TORRANCE COUNTY,
Respondent-Appellee.

Docket No. 20,548
COURT OF APPEALS OF NEW MEXICO
2001-NMCA-069, 130 N.M. 775, 32 P.3d 784
June 11, 2001, Filed
CERTIORARI TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF TORRANCE COUNTY. Neil P. Mertz, District Judge.  
Released for Publication September 18, 2001.
COUNSEL
William J. Darling, Margaret P. Armijo, William J. Darling & Associates, P.A., Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant.
Anthony B. Jeffries, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee.

JUDGES
RICHARD C. BOSSON, Chief Judge. WE CONCUR: LYNN PICKARD, Judge, JONATHAN B. SUTIN, Judge. AUTHOR: RICHARD C. BOSSON

OPINION
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BOSSON, Chief Judge.
{1} The Board of County Commissioners of Torrance County reviewed and rejected a subdivision plat submitted by the developer, C.F.T. Development, LLC (CFT). After an unsuccessful appeal to the district court, CFT brings its case to this Court on a writ of certiorari. In agreeing with the decision of the district court, we clarify the limited grounds on which this Court grants certiorari and reviews a district court decision when the district court has acted in its appellate capacity in reviewing the decision of an administrative agency. We also clarify the important role played by county commissions under the New Mexico Subdivision Act in performing an independent review of proposed subdivisions within their jurisdiction. See NMSA 1978,

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