Doña Ana County, NM Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)

Section 350-510J sets four parking rules for home occupations. First, on-street parking for customers or clients 'shall be permitted only if the residential nature of the neighborhood remains unaffected,' giving CDD room to weigh in where client traffic would visibly change the street. Second, and most concrete: '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,' which are the only activity categories the code exempts from the two-car cap.

Third, semitrailer trucks, cabs, and weight-restricted trailers may not be used or stored in connection with a home occupation, closing off larger commercial vehicle traffic. Fourth, a home occupation 'shall not cause the elimination of any off-street parking required by law for the occupants of the dwelling unit,' meaning a resident can't convert a required driveway or garage space to client parking and leave the household short. Instructional service is separately capped by § 350-510K(3) at five students on-site at once, which functions as the practical ceiling on client traffic for tutoring and music-lesson businesses even though the two-car rule itself doesn't apply to them.