Home Business in Doña Ana County, NM (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Doña Ana County requires a home occupation permit before running any business from a residential dwelling, per UDC § 350-510. The use is capped at 600 square feet, must stay incidental to the home's residential use, and limits paid or unpaid help to two people beyond the household's permanent occupants.
Doña Ana County Home Occupation Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsDoña Ana County Code § 350-510A-C
A. It is a violation of this code for any person or entity having legal or equitable ownership or physical custody of, or control over, a residential dwelling to operate, or to allow the operation of, a home occupation within such residential dwelling, regardless of zoning district, without first obtaining a home occupation permit in compliance with the requirements of this code... B. A home oc...
Signage Rules
A home occupation in unincorporated Doña Ana County may display exactly one sign, capped at one square foot and nonilluminated, under UDC § 350-510F. It must be freestanding or mounted flush to the dwelling and can only reference the home occupation itself, with no other outward evidence of the business permitted.
Doña Ana County Home Business Sign Limit
Some RestrictionsDoña Ana County Code § 350-510F
Only one sign, one square foot in size, nonilluminated, freestanding or mounted flush against the residential dwelling, shall be permitted which refers to the home occupation.
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Doña Ana County caps home occupation client traffic at two customer or client vehicles parked at or near the home at any one time under UDC § 350-510J(2), with exceptions for instructional service, day-care and child-care. On-street parking for clients is allowed only if it leaves the neighborhood's residential character unaffected.
Doña Ana County Home Business Client Parking
Some RestrictionsDoña Ana County Code § 350-510J
(1) On-street parking for customers or clients in connection with a home occupation shall be permitted only if the residential nature of the neighborhood remains unaffected. (2) No more than two customer or client vehicles shall be parked at or near a home occupation at any one time, except for instructional service, day-care or child-care services. ... (4) A home occupation shall not cause the...
Home Daycare
Home day-care and child-care businesses in unincorporated Doña Ana County need a home occupation permit and must follow state licensing rules under UDC § 350-510K(6). Once more than six children are on-site at the same time, the operator also needs a special use permit.
Doña Ana County Home Daycare Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsDoña Ana County Code § 350-510K(6)
Day-care/child-care service must be in compliance with state licensing regulations. Any day-care/child-care service home occupation involving more than six children being at the residential dwelling at the same time shall be allowed only upon approval of a special use permit (S).
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