Albuquerque IDO — front yard parking only on improved driveways (concrete or compacted gravel). Parking on dirt or grass front yards prohibited. Lots over 5,000 sq ft limited to 400 sq ft or 60% of front yard setback for parking area.
Under the Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO), front yard parking for single-family and townhouse development is only allowed on a driveway or drive aisle with a stabilized surface (concrete or compacted crusher fines). Heavy landscaping gravel does not qualify. For lots greater than 5,000 sq ft, parking areas are limited to 400 sq ft or 60% of the front yard setback, whichever is greater. For lots between 2,200 and 5,000 sq ft, the limit is 400 sq ft or 75%. Homes built after May 2018 must fully comply; pre-2007 homes limited to any previously developed improved area. Police may order immediate impound of vehicles blocking private driveways.
Parking on unapproved surface: code compliance notice. Fines after correction period. Inoperable vehicles: removal order.
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