{ "batch": "732-new-mexico-home-shoot-zoning", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_anchor_ch3", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978: Chapter 3 - Municipalities (anchor)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The official NMSA 1978 site (NMOneSource.com, New Mexico Compilation Commission) publishes Chapter 3 NMSA 1978 under the title 'Chapter 3 - Municipalities'; its text is the chapter PDF linked from this index page.", "body": "The official NMSA 1978 site (NMOneSource.com, New Mexico Compilation Commission) publishes Chapter 3 NMSA 1978 under the title 'Chapter 3 - Municipalities'; its text is the chapter PDF linked from this index page.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“Chapter 3 - Municipalities - NMOneSource.com”\n\nNote: Anchor record: official statute site (Compilation Commission). The statute text itself is only published there as a chapter PDF.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/item/4362/index.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "Chapter 3 - Municipalities - NMOneSource.com", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "732-new-mexico-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978", "topic": "Chapter 3 - Municipalities (anchor)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_abs_sob", "category": "Business", "title": "State definition of a sexually oriented business: none found", "summary": "No New Mexico statute read defines 'sexually oriented business' or 'adult entertainment establishment'; Chapter 60 NMSA (Business Licenses) lists licensing articles for horse racing, boxing, fireworks, bingo, alcohol and others but none for adult businesses, so a home shoot is not within a state definition.", "body": "No New Mexico statute read defines 'sexually oriented business' or 'adult entertainment establishment'; Chapter 60 NMSA (Business Licenses) lists licensing articles for horse racing, boxing, fireworks, bingo, alcohol and others but none for adult businesses, so a home shoot is not within a state definition.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“CHAPTER 60 Business Licenses ARTICLE 1 Horse Racing (Repealed.)”\n\nNote: ABSENCE RECORD (inferred from the chapter's article headings). Index searched: Chapter 60 Articles 1 to 16 headings and text searches for 'sexually oriented' and 'adult entertainment' in Chapters 3, 7, 30, 40, 41, 53, 57, 60, 61 on 2026-10-18; only 30-37 (material harmful to minors) matched.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4443/1/document.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "CHAPTER 60 Business Licenses ARTICLE 1 Horse Racing (Repealed.)", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "732-new-mexico-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "NMSA 1978, Chapter 60 (Business Licenses)", "topic": "State definition of a sexually oriented business: none found", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_zoningauth", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 3-21-1: Zoning is a local power", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 3-21-1(A): a zoning authority may regulate and restrict within its jurisdiction the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes.", "body": "NMSA 3-21-1(A): a zoning authority may regulate and restrict within its jurisdiction the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“a zoning authority may regulate and restrict within its jurisdiction the: (1) height, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures; (2) percentage of a lot that may be occupied; (3) size of yards, courts and other open space; (4) density of population; and (5) location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4362/1/document.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "a zoning authority may regulate and restrict within its jurisdiction the: (1) height, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures; (2) percentage of a lot that may be occupied; (3) size of yards, courts and other open space; (4) density of population; and (5) location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "732-new-mexico-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 3-21-1", "topic": "Zoning is a local power", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_ido_adult_ent", "category": "Business", "title": "Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance: Definition of 'Adult Entertainment'", "summary": "Albuquerque IDO: 'Adult Entertainment' is an establishment such as a bar, cabaret, nightclub, theater or other commercial establishment, other than an adult retail establishment, that provides amusement or entertainment featuring live performances, or video displays and films, characterized by an emphasis on specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities; it is a primary use.", "body": "Albuquerque IDO: 'Adult Entertainment' is an establishment such as a bar, cabaret, nightclub, theater or other commercial establishment, other than an adult retail establishment, that provides amusement or entertainment featuring live performances, or video displays and films, characterized by an emphasis on specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities; it is a primary use.\n\nWhat City of Albuquerque (Integrated Development Ordinance) actually says:\n\n“An establishment such as an auditorium, bar, cabaret, concert hall, nightclub, restaurant, theater, or other commercial establishment, other than an adult retail establishment, that provides amusement or entertainment featuring 1 or more of the following:”\n\nNote: Three largest New Mexico cities by population: Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho. Only Albuquerque's code could be read (see could_not_verify). The definition is of an 'establishment ... that provides amusement or entertainment'; it does not mention a private residence producing content for online sale. Whether a home studio is inside it is not stated in the text.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "http://ido.abc-zone.com/integrated-development-ordinance-ido?document=1&outline-name=IDO", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "City of Albuquerque (Integrated Development Ordinance)", "evidence_quote": "An establishment such as an auditorium, bar, cabaret, concert hall, nightclub, restaurant, theater, or other commercial establishment, other than an adult retail establishment, that provides amusement or entertainment featuring 1 or more of the following:", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "732-new-mexico-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance", "topic": "Definition of 'Adult Entertainment'", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_ido_adult_retail", "category": "Business", "title": "Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance: Definition of 'Adult Retail'", "summary": "Albuquerque IDO: 'Adult Retail' is any establishment where 25 percent or more of the gross floor area is used to sell or rent adult material (books, magazines, films, video tapes, DVDs, photographic material, devices) characterised by an emphasis on specified anatomical areas or sexual activities.", "body": "Albuquerque IDO: 'Adult Retail' is any establishment where 25 percent or more of the gross floor area is used to sell or rent adult material (books, magazines, films, video tapes, DVDs, photographic material, devices) characterised by an emphasis on specified anatomical areas or sexual activities.\n\nWhat City of Albuquerque (Integrated Development Ordinance) actually says:\n\n“Retail Definitions- Any establishment where 25 percent or more of the gross floor area is used to sell or rent adult material, including but not limited to books, magazines, newspapers, films (video tapes and/or DVDs), slides, photographic or written material, and other items or devices that are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on the depiction, description, exposure, or representation of specified anatomical areas or the conduct or simulation of specified sexual activities.”\n\nNote: Three largest New Mexico cities by population: Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho. Only Albuquerque's code could be read (see could_not_verify). The test is floor area used to sell or rent adult material; online-only sales from a dwelling are not mentioned.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "http://ido.abc-zone.com/integrated-development-ordinance-ido?document=1&outline-name=IDO", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "City of Albuquerque (Integrated Development Ordinance)", "evidence_quote": "Retail Definitions- Any establishment where 25 percent or more of the gross floor area is used to sell or rent adult material, including but not limited to books, magazines, newspapers, films (video tapes and/or DVDs), slides, photographic or written material, and other items or devices that are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on the depiction, description, exposure, or representation of specified anatomical areas or the conduct or simulation of specified sexual activities.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "732-new-mexico-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance", "topic": "Definition of 'Adult Retail'", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_ido_home_occ", "category": "Business", "title": "Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance: Definition of 'Home Occupation'", "summary": "Albuquerque IDO: a 'Home Occupation' is an activity carried on for commercial or philanthropic purposes on the same lot as a dwelling unit where the operator resides and that is clearly secondary to that dwelling.", "body": "Albuquerque IDO: a 'Home Occupation' is an activity carried on for commercial or philanthropic purposes on the same lot as a dwelling unit where the operator resides and that is clearly secondary to that dwelling.\n\nWhat City of Albuquerque (Integrated Development Ordinance) actually says:\n\n“An activity that is carried on for commercial or philanthropic purposes on the same lot as a dwelling unit where the operator of the home occupation resides and that is clearly secondary to that dwelling.”\n\nNote: Three largest New Mexico cities by population: Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho. Only Albuquerque's code could be read (see could_not_verify).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "http://ido.abc-zone.com/integrated-development-ordinance-ido?document=1&outline-name=IDO", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "City of Albuquerque (Integrated Development Ordinance)", "evidence_quote": "An activity that is carried on for commercial or philanthropic purposes on the same lot as a dwelling unit where the operator of the home occupation resides and that is clearly secondary to that dwelling.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "732-new-mexico-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance", "topic": "Definition of 'Home Occupation'", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_ido_home_occ_rule", "category": "Business", "title": "Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance: Home occupation: must hold City or State permits, including a City business registration", "summary": "Albuquerque IDO 14-16-4-3(F)(10)(a): a home-occupation operator must obtain and keep in effect any City or State permit or license required for the use, including a business registration permit from the City.", "body": "Albuquerque IDO 14-16-4-3(F)(10)(a): a home-occupation operator must obtain and keep in effect any City or State permit or license required for the use, including a business registration permit from the City.\n\nWhat City of Albuquerque (Integrated Development Ordinance) actually says:\n\n“4-3(F)(10)(a) The operator must obtain and maintain in effect at all times any City or State permit or license required for the operation of this use, including a business registration permit from the City.”\n\nNote: Source is the IDO PDF on documents.cabq.gov (effective 2026-04-20). Three largest New Mexico cities by population: Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho. Only Albuquerque's code could be read (see could_not_verify).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://documents.cabq.gov/planning/IDO/2025_IDO_Update/IDO_2025_Update_Effective-2026-04-20.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "City of Albuquerque (Integrated Development Ordinance)", "evidence_quote": "4-3(F)(10)(a) The operator must obtain and maintain in effect at all times any City or State permit or license required for the operation of this use, including a business registration permit from the City.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "732-new-mexico-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance", "topic": "Home occupation: must hold City or State permits, including a City business registration", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_ido_home_occ_list", "category": "Business", "title": "Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance: Home occupation: prohibited uses include adult retail", "summary": "Albuquerque IDO 14-16-4-3(F)(10)(b): uses prohibited as home occupations include any use in the Food, Beverage, and Indoor Entertainment category, commercial services, adult retail, liquor retail, cannabis retail and nicotine retail.", "body": "Albuquerque IDO 14-16-4-3(F)(10)(b): uses prohibited as home occupations include any use in the Food, Beverage, and Indoor Entertainment category, commercial services, adult retail, liquor retail, cannabis retail and nicotine retail.\n\nWhat City of Albuquerque (Integrated Development Ordinance) actually says:\n\n“4-3(F)(10)(b) The following uses from Table 4-2-1 and activities are prohibited as home occupations: 1. Any use in the Agricultural or Animal-related category. 2. Any use in the Food, Beverage, and Indoor Entertainment category, except a catering service that meets the requirements of the state Homemade Food Act and does not require a permit from the New Mexico Environment Department. 3. Any use in the Motor Vehicle-related category. 4. Any use in the Industrial Uses category. 5. Commercial services. 6. Construction contractor facility and yard. 7. Crematorium. 8. Mortuary. 9. Adult retail.”\n\nNote: Adult entertainment is not named in this list; whether filming at home is a 'home occupation' or an 'adult entertainment' use is not stated in the text. Three largest New Mexico cities by population: Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho. Only Albuquerque's code could be read (see could_not_verify).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://documents.cabq.gov/planning/IDO/2025_IDO_Update/IDO_2025_Update_Effective-2026-04-20.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "City of Albuquerque (Integrated Development Ordinance)", "evidence_quote": "4-3(F)(10)(b) The following uses from Table 4-2-1 and activities are prohibited as home occupations: 1. Any use in the Agricultural or Animal-related category. 2. Any use in the Food, Beverage, and Indoor Entertainment category, except a catering service that meets the requirements of the state Homemade Food Act and does not require a permit from the New Mexico Environment Department. 3. Any use in the Motor Vehicle-related category. 4. Any use in the Industrial Uses category. 5. Commercial services. 6. Construction contractor facility and yard. 7. Crematorium. 8. Mortuary. 9. Adult retail.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "732-new-mexico-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance", "topic": "Home occupation: prohibited uses include adult retail", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_ido_floor", "category": "Business", "title": "Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance: Home occupation: 25 percent floor-area cap", "summary": "Albuquerque IDO 14-16-4-3(F)(10)(c): no more than 25 percent of the dwelling unit's floor area may be devoted to home occupations (50 percent in the MX-T district).", "body": "Albuquerque IDO 14-16-4-3(F)(10)(c): no more than 25 percent of the dwelling unit's floor area may be devoted to home occupations (50 percent in the MX-T district).\n\nWhat City of Albuquerque (Integrated Development Ordinance) actually says:\n\n“No more than 25 percent of the floor area of the dwelling unit where the operator of the home occupation(s) resides may be devoted to the home occupation(s), except that in the MX-T district up to 50 percent of the floor area of the dwelling unit may be devoted to home occupations.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://documents.cabq.gov/planning/IDO/2025_IDO_Update/IDO_2025_Update_Effective-2026-04-20.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "City of Albuquerque (Integrated Development Ordinance)", "evidence_quote": "No more than 25 percent of the floor area of the dwelling unit where the operator of the home occupation(s) resides may be devoted to the home occupation(s), except that in the MX-T district up to 50 percent of the floor area of the dwelling unit may be devoted to home occupations.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "732-new-mexico-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance", "topic": "Home occupation: 25 percent floor-area cap", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_ido_buffer", "category": "Business", "title": "Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance: Adult entertainment/retail separation distances", "summary": "Albuquerque IDO 14-16-4-3(D)(7): adult entertainment and adult retail are prohibited within 500 feet in any direction of a residential zone district, a residential lot in a mixed-use zone, a religious institution or a school, within 1,000 feet of another such premises, and in Main Street areas.", "body": "Albuquerque IDO 14-16-4-3(D)(7): adult entertainment and adult retail are prohibited within 500 feet in any direction of a residential zone district, a residential lot in a mixed-use zone, a religious institution or a school, within 1,000 feet of another such premises, and in Main Street areas.\n\nWhat City of Albuquerque (Integrated Development Ordinance) actually says:\n\n“Within 500 feet in any direction of any of the following: 1. Any Residential zone district. 4-3(D)(7)(b) 2. Any lot containing any residential use in any Mixed-use zone 4-3(D)(7)(c) district. 3. Any religious institution. 4. Any elementary, middle, or high school.”\n\nNote: The quote takes the first and the third and fourth items of the list; the remaining limbs follow in the same standard. Three largest New Mexico cities by population: Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho. Only Albuquerque's code could be read (see could_not_verify).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://documents.cabq.gov/planning/IDO/2025_IDO_Update/IDO_2025_Update_Effective-2026-04-20.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "City of Albuquerque (Integrated Development Ordinance)", "evidence_quote": "Within 500 feet in any direction of any of the following: 1. Any Residential zone district. 4-3(D)(7)(b) 2. Any lot containing any residential use in any Mixed-use zone 4-3(D)(7)(c) district. 3. Any religious institution. 4. Any elementary, middle, or high school.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "732-new-mexico-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance", "topic": "Adult entertainment/retail separation distances", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_732_new_mexico_home_shoot_zoning_ido_penalty", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance: Enforcement: civil penalty up to $500 per violation per day", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Albuquerque IDO (enforcement hearing): a hearing officer may order a civil penalty not to exceed $500 per violation per day, among other remedies for IDO violations.", "body": "Albuquerque IDO (enforcement hearing): a hearing officer may order a civil penalty not to exceed $500 per violation per day, among other remedies for IDO violations.\n\nWhat City of Albuquerque (Integrated Development Ordinance) actually says:\n\n“f. An order to pay a civil penalty not to exceed $500 per violation per day.”\n\nNote: Source is the IDO PDF (effective 2026-04-20).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://documents.cabq.gov/planning/IDO/2025_IDO_Update/IDO_2025_Update_Effective-2026-04-20.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "City of Albuquerque (Integrated Development Ordinance)", "evidence_quote": "f. An order to pay a civil penalty not to exceed $500 per violation per day.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "732-new-mexico-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Albuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance", "topic": "Enforcement: civil penalty up to $500 per violation per day", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }