Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Tularosa, New Mexico

Village of Tularosa’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction, alteration, removal, demolition or manufactured/modular installation inside Tularosa village

  • Village building site permit and manufactured/modular structure installation permit, or state building permit where applicable
  • No sewer or water hookup without the permits

  “it shall be unlawful to construct, alter, remove, demolish a building or any other structure or to install a manufactured or modular structure within the limits of the village without first obtaining a village building site permit”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Buildings inside Tularosa village limits

  • Adopts the New Mexico Uniform Building Code (UBC 1970 edition) as promulgated by the Construction Industries Commission, including amendments and future editions unless amended by the board of trustees
  • Building permit fees follow §151.05, not the UBC fee section

  “the new mexico uniform building code, being the uniform building code 1970 edition, volume one, as published by the international conference of building officials”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Tularosa village limits (Otero County)

  • Code copy is the 2015 codification on the village site; Title XV chapter 154 is Zoning; later amendments not checked.

  “there is hereby created a village planning and zoning commission to be composed of five full-time residents of the village”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts in Tularosa village code chapter 154

  • Districts include R-1 single family, R-2 multiple family, R-MH mobile home, HR historical residential, C commercial
  • Zoning map not reviewed

  “r-1 single family residential (a) permitted uses. a building, not including a trailer, or land shall be used for the following purposes: (1) one single-family dwelling per lot;”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 single family residential district, Tularosa village

  • R-2 and R-MH also 6,000 sq ft per dwelling; mobile home park spaces 4,000 sq ft
  • Single-family dwelling may be built on any lot of record existing at adoption (per general area regulation)

  minimum lot size per dwelling: 6000 sq ft

  “the minimum lot size per single family dwelling unit shall be 6,000 square feet”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 single family residential district, Tularosa village

  • R-MH district limit is 15 feet

  maximum building height: <= 35 ft

  “(5) no building shall exceed 35 feet in height.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Permanently placed mobile homes in the R-MH mobile home residential district inside Tularosa village

  • R-1 permitted uses are limited to a building, not including a trailer
  • R-MH minimum lot 6,000 sq ft per mobile home unit; 4,000 sq ft per space in a park
  • Installation needs manufactured/modular installation permit (§151.02, $50 per §151.05)

  “(2) permanently placed mobile homes; (3) mobile home parks.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Village permits inside Tularosa village

  • Paid in cash to the village clerk-treasurer at application
  • Site location permit expires after one year
  • Code copy is 2015 codification; later fee changes not checked

  manufactured/modular structure installation permit: 50 USD · site location fee: 25 USD

  “(a) a $50 manufactured/modular structure installation permit to ensure proper installation procedures are followed.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Tularosa or Otero County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Tularosa village
• Inspections — Inspections inside Tularosa village
• Certificate of occupancy — Tularosa village
• Minimum dwelling size — Tularosa village
• Lot coverage — Tularosa village

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.