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New Mexico Zoning & Land Use Guide

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Comprehensive guide to New Mexico zoning laws, building codes, and land use regulations.

Key Facts

  • Building Code: NM Building Code (based on 2018 IBC)
  • State ADU Law: Varies by city

Cities in New Mexico

Alamogordo

Pop. 31,384

ADU: Restricted

Albuquerque

Pop. 564,559

ADU: Allowed

Angel Fire

Pop. 1,183

ADU: Restricted

Anthony

Pop. 8,910

ADU: Restricted

Artesia

Pop. 12,100

ADU: Restricted

Aztec

Pop. 6,129

ADU: Restricted

Bayard

Pop. 2,070

ADU: Restricted

Belen

Pop. 7,556

ADU: Restricted

Bernalillo

Pop. 9,159

ADU: Restricted

Bloomfield

Pop. 7,363

ADU: Restricted

Bosque Farms

Pop. 4,138

ADU: Restricted

Capitan

Pop. 1,409

ADU: Restricted

Carlsbad

Pop. 32,238

ADU: Restricted

Clayton

Pop. 2,559

ADU: Restricted

Clovis

Pop. 39,860

ADU: Restricted

Columbus

Pop. 1,495

ADU: Restricted

Corrales

Pop. 8,530

ADU: Restricted

Deming

Pop. 14,855

ADU: Restricted

Dexter

Pop. 1,055

ADU: Restricted

Edgewood

Pop. 6,170

ADU: Restricted

Elephant Butte

Pop. 1,439

ADU: Restricted

Espanola

Pop. 10,223

ADU: Restricted

Estancia

Pop. 1,314

ADU: Restricted

Eunice

Pop. 3,068

ADU: Restricted

Farmington

Pop. 45,877

ADU: Restricted

Gallup

Pop. 21,678

ADU: Restricted

Grants

Pop. 8,880

ADU: Restricted

Hatch

Pop. 1,590

ADU: Restricted

Hobbs

Pop. 40,508

ADU: Restricted

Hurley

Pop. 1,232

ADU: Restricted

Jal

Pop. 2,192

ADU: Restricted

Las Cruces

Pop. 111,385

ADU: Allowed

Las Vegas

Pop. 13,055

ADU: Restricted

Lordsburg

Pop. 2,203

ADU: Restricted

Los Lunas

Pop. 16,581

ADU: Restricted

Los Ranchos de Albuquerque

Pop. 5,833

ADU: Restricted

Loving

Pop. 1,359

ADU: Restricted

Lovington

Pop. 11,390

ADU: Restricted

Mesilla

Pop. 1,828

ADU: Restricted

Milan

Pop. 2,472

ADU: Restricted

Moriarty

Pop. 2,059

ADU: Restricted

Pecos

Pop. 1,372

ADU: Restricted

Peralta

Pop. 3,470

ADU: Restricted

Portales

Pop. 11,989

ADU: Restricted

Questa

Pop. 1,801

ADU: Restricted

Raton

Pop. 6,005

ADU: Restricted

Rio Communities

Pop. 4,927

ADU: Restricted

Rio Rancho

Pop. 104,046

ADU: Allowed

Roswell

Pop. 48,422

ADU: Restricted

Ruidoso Downs

Pop. 2,627

ADU: Restricted

Ruidoso

Pop. 7,640

ADU: Restricted

Santa Clara

Pop. 1,613

ADU: Restricted

Santa Fe

Pop. 87,505

ADU: Allowed

Santa Rosa

Pop. 2,824

ADU: Restricted

Silver City

Pop. 9,399

ADU: Restricted

Socorro

Pop. 8,348

ADU: Restricted

South Valley

Pop. 40,976

ADU: Allowed

Sunland Park

Pop. 18,195

ADU: Restricted

Taos

Pop. 5,987

ADU: Allowed

Truth or Consequences

Pop. 5,942

ADU: Restricted

Tucumcari

Pop. 5,058

ADU: Restricted

Tularosa

Pop. 2,632

ADU: Restricted