Las Cruces zoning sets minimum yard setbacks by district. In the common R-1a medium-density zone: 15-foot front, 20-foot rear, and 5-foot side yards, and no garage or carport within 25 feet of the front property line.
Section 38-31 of the Las Cruces Zoning Code (Land Development Code) fixes minimum building setbacks by residential district. R-1a (medium density) requires a 15-foot front yard, 20-foot rear, and 5-foot side (0 allowed for attached patio homes and townhouses). R-1b requires 15-foot front, 15-foot rear, 5-foot side. Larger-lot districts require more: R-1c is 20-foot front, 25-foot rear, 15-foot side, and rural EE/RE/REM districts are 25-foot front, 15-foot rear, 15-foot side. Regardless of district, no garage or carport may sit within 25 feet of the front property line. Variances go through the exceptions and modifications process in Section 38-62.
Building inside a required setback triggers a stop-work order and correction, denial of a certificate of occupancy, or a variance requirement under Section 38-62. Zoning violations are enforced by Community Development.
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