Sandoval County, NM Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Front yard
- RVs, boats, trailers prohibited
- Side/rear yard
- Allowed if screened
- Screening required
- Solid fencing or wall
- Governing section
- CZO § 13.D.14
- Enforcement
- County Zoning Officer
- Max civil fine
- $300 (§ 24)
Summary
In Sandoval County's Urban Residential Districts, recreational vehicles, boats and trailers cannot sit in the required front yard. Section 13.D.14 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance instead requires owners to store them in a side or rear yard, screened from street view by solid fencing or a wall.
Within the Urban Residential Districts, recreational vehicles, boats, and trailer shall not be parked in the required front yard of a lot. Such vehicles, boats, and trailers may be stored in the side or rear yard of the lot, provided they are screened from street view by solid fencing or walls.
Full Breakdown
14 targets recreational vehicles, boats and trailers directly: within the Urban Residential Districts (the R1-35, R1-15, R1-8, R1-6 and R1-5 single-family zones and the R-2 through R-5 multi-family and mobile-home zones), these items cannot be parked in the required front yard. They may instead be kept in the side or rear yard, but only if screened from street view by solid fencing or a wall; open-view storage in a side yard does not satisfy the rule. 5 bars tandem parking of required spaces, so a resident cannot simply widen a driveway to dodge the screening duty.
9 treats one commercial vehicle over five tons, or two or more commercial vehicles under five tons, as a prohibited commercial use on residential lots, with the same front and street-side yard and screening restrictions. F, investigating complaints and inspecting properties for compliance with the Ordinance and the county's zoning map.
Violations & Fines
The Zoning Officer issues a written notice of violation once a complaint or inspection confirms noncompliance, and the property owner has 30 days to correct it. Failure to comply can bring a citation carrying a civil fine of up to $300 under Section 24; the fine may be assessed as a lien on the property, and unpaid remediation costs can be added to it.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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