Sandoval County, NM Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

The county's Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance regulates off-street parking in Section 13, and subsection D.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.

Section 13.D.8 separately allows any motor vehicle, RV included, to sit in the front yard only when it is on an improved driveway leading to the required off-street parking, and Section 13.D.5 bars tandem parking of required spaces, so a resident cannot simply widen a driveway to dodge the screening duty. A related rule in Section 13.D.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.

The Zoning Officer administers and enforces these standards under Section 15.F, investigating complaints and inspecting properties for compliance with the Ordinance and the county's zoning map.