Parking Rules in Valencia County, NM (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Valencia County, New Mexico.
Verified from official government sources
RV & Boat Parking
Code § 154.105(F)(8) allows one recreational vehicle parked on a Rural Residential parcel alongside the main house, with guests allowed to occupy it up to 180 days a year. The RV can never serve as anyone's principal residence or be rented out without the septic and setback permits a real dwelling would need.
Valencia County RV Parking and Occupancy Rules
Some RestrictionsValencia County Code § 154.105(D)(3), (F)(8)
(3) Recreational vehicles (RVs) shall not be used as primary residences in any Rural Residential (RR) District. ... (8) Occupancy of recreational vehicles. (a) One recreational vehicle shall be permitted to be parked on any parcel in conjunction with a principal dwelling, and may be used for the temporary accommodation of guests for a period of up to 180 days total in any year. (b) In n...
Abandoned Vehicles
Any vehicle left on private or public right-of-way in unincorporated Valencia County for 24 hours or more after Code Enforcement attaches a red tag notice is declared a nuisance and subject to forfeiture under state law. The county can seize, tow and dispose of it once the red-tag clock runs out.
Red-Tagged Abandoned Vehicles, Valencia County
Some RestrictionsValencia County Code § 92.27
(A) Motor vehicle nuisances. Any motor vehicle left on or in private and/or public right-of-way after an enforcing entity has attached a red tag notice, in a conspicuous location, on said vehicle for a period of time of twenty-four hours or longer is hereby declared to be a nuisance and subject to forfeiture pursuant to the provisions of NMSA § 66-3-127, as amended, and related statutory sect...
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