Parking Rules in Doña Ana County, NM (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
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RV & Boat Parking
In unincorporated Doña Ana County, recreational vehicles and travel trailers must sit in a licensed RV park by default. The Unified Development Code allows only narrow exceptions: a temporary use permit tied to an active building permit while a home is under construction, or a short-term stay permit, and never more than one unit per residential property.
Doña Ana County RV and Trailer Parking Limits
Significant RestrictionsDoña Ana County Code § 350-502B(6)
Travel trailers and recreational vehicles shall be located in approved recreational vehicle parks. Temporary location of mobile homes and recreational vehicles shall be permitted outside mobile home parks or recreational vehicle parks under the following conditions: (a) Property owner is constructing or remodeling a residential dwelling unit and has obtained a valid building permit, along with ...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Commercial vehicles with more than six wheels, plus semitrucks and semitrailers, cannot park in residential areas of unincorporated Doña Ana County except briefly for loading and unloading. One cab-only semitruck is allowed on lots of three-quarters of an acre or larger, but never in the front yard.
Doña Ana County Commercial Vehicle Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsDoña Ana County Code § 350-502B(8)
Commercial vehicle parking. Commercial vehicles with more than six wheels, and semitrucks or semitrailers cannot park in residential areas except for reasonable periods for loading and unloading. Agricultural vehicles parked on farms for on-site farm operations are exempt from this provision. One semitruck, cab only, may be parked on properties of 3/4 acre or larger. Such vehicles may not be pa...
Abandoned Vehicles
In unincorporated Doña Ana County, leaving an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on public or private property for more than 72 hours is a declared public nuisance under Section 312-3, and the County can post notice, tow it, and bill the owner for removal.
Doña Ana County Abandoned Vehicle Rules
Significant RestrictionsDoña Ana County Code Section 312-3(A)
No person shall park, store, leave or permit the parking, storing, or leaving of any motor vehicle of any kind which is abandoned, or which is in a wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled, or inoperative condition, whether attended or not, or parts of any such vehicle, upon any private or public property within the County for a period of time in excess of 72 hours. The presence of an abandone...
Loading Zones
In unincorporated Doña Ana County, businesses must provide off-street loading docks and can only load or unload trucks between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. The Unified Development Code requires one loading space per 10,000 square feet of use, each at least 12 feet wide and 45 feet long, screened from public view unless the Zoning Administrator sets different hours.
Doña Ana County Loading Zone Hours Rule
Some RestrictionsDoña Ana County Code § 350-304Q(3)(d)
(d) Access to loading and unloading areas shall be restricted to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., except when otherwise designated by the Zoning Administrator.
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