Mesa County, CO Business Licensing & Operations: Auto Repair on Residential Property (2026)

c(1), Vehicle and Large Equipment Repair, is one of the specifically called-out 'Prohibited or Limited Uses' within the home occupations chapter. Repair or assembly of vehicles or equipment with internal combustion engines, such as autos and motorcycles (heavy equipment excluded), of large appliances like washing machines, dryers and refrigerators, or any other work related to automobiles and their parts, is allowed as a home occupation only on parcels and lots of one acre or greater within Urban Zone Districts. Two hard limits apply regardless of lot size: the work must be conducted entirely within a permitted structure, and only one vehicle can be worked on at a time.

The same repair or assembly activity is also allowed within Rural Zone Districts, where outdoor storage tied to the business is permitted, but only inside the screened outdoor storage area defined in the Table 6-4 summary table for that district. 2 exemption applies), the customer-visit and hour limits in Table 6-4, the ban on nonresident employees visiting an Urban-district site, the 2-square-foot sign cap, and the general prohibition on odor, vibration, noise, dust or electrical interference perceptible beyond the lot line.