Home Business in New Mexico (2026)

Running a home-based business in unincorporated Valencia County requires meeting the standards in § 154.168: the…

Albuquerque allows home occupations in residential dwellings but limits them to 25 percent of the dwelling's floor area…

Home-based businesses in unincorporated Bernalillo County are capped at 25% of floor area with no exterior signs of…

Doña Ana County requires a home occupation permit before running any business from a residential dwelling, per UDC §…

Any business run from a Las Cruces home needs a home occupation business registration from Community Development, in…

Rio Rancho allows home occupations as accessory uses in residential zones, but caps them at 25% of floor area or 500…

Santa Fe allows home occupations on any residential or mixed-use property, but only after annual city registration and…

Running a business from home in unincorporated Sandoval County needs no separate zoning permit: 'Home occupations' are…

A home occupation in Albuquerque may display only one non-illuminated sign, and the outside of the dwelling may not…

Rio Rancho bans all signs advertising a home occupation or its products, with the single exception of permitted signage…

A home occupation in unincorporated Doña Ana County may display exactly one sign, capped at one square foot and…

A Las Cruces home occupation gets one sign only: one square foot, non-illuminated, mounted flush against the house. No…

A Santa Fe home business may display only one sign, and that sign cannot exceed one square foot in area, under the home…

A home-based business in unincorporated Valencia County cannot advertise itself to the outside world beyond a permitted…

A home-based business in unincorporated Sandoval County may post just one sign, and it can't be illuminated or larger…

In unincorporated Bernalillo County, a home business that receives clients, customers, or patrons on-site needs Zoning…

A home occupation that brings clients, customers or patients to the property in unincorporated Valencia County needs…

A home occupation may not regularly attract more than 2 people at once, commercial vehicle visits are capped at 10 per…

Doña Ana County caps home occupation client traffic at two customer or client vehicles parked at or near the home at…

A Las Cruces home occupation must keep customer traffic minimal. Sales and services are by appointment only, with no…

Home occupation customers in Rio Rancho are limited to 7 a.m.-7 p.m., no more than ten clients a day, and only one…

Santa Fe bans home-business clients, employees and deliveries from entering the property between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m. on…

Sandoval County's zoning code caps how much business traffic a home-based business can bring to a residential lot: a…

New Mexico's Homemade Food Act (NMSA 25-12-1 to 25-12-5) lets home producers sell low-risk, shelf-stable foods directly…

Albuquerque generally prohibits food and beverage uses as home occupations, but the IDO carves out a catering service…

New Mexico requires registration or licensing of in-home child care providers through the Early Childhood Education and…

In unincorporated Bernalillo County, caring for three to six children in your home is a zoning-defined "Family Day Care…

In unincorporated Sandoval County's Rural Residential/Agricultural (RRA) zone, running a day-care or child-care…

A small in-home daycare in unincorporated Valencia County qualifies as a 'family day care business' under § 154.006…

Home day-care and child-care businesses in unincorporated Doña Ana County need a home occupation permit and must follow…

Las Cruces treats in-home child care as a home occupation. Babysitting up to six children needs a home occupation…

Rio Rancho requires a city permit for any home-based childcare, caps capacity at 12 children with 35 square feet per…

Santa Fe's Table 14-6.1-1 lists 'Preschool, Daycare for Infants or Children' as a permitted-by-right land use for both…