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Zoning guide
Yellow6/10Santa Fe County's home-occupation ceiling (1,500 sq ft/4 workers) is explicit and low, pushing the honest path straight to a Conditional Use Permit.
In New Mexico, the practical wall — where one exists — tends to show up at Phase 3. Building the structure and using it privately is easy almost everywhere; what varies by state and city is exactly when money changes hands starts to matter.
Santa Fe County's home-occupation ceiling (1,500 sq ft/4 workers) is explicit and low, pushing the honest path straight to a Conditional Use Permit.
The practical wall, where one exists, shows up at phase 3.
Where a jurisdiction allows any paying-customer traffic at all, the realistic ceiling tends to be low and specific — a numeric cap set right in the ordinance, like Plano, TX's 6-students-per-session limit on outdoor instructional classes. Scaling past that volume is usually possible, but the honest path runs through an actual permit process, which typically sets your booking cap as a condition of approval rather than leaving it open-ended.
Property checklist
Footprint, setbacks, parking, and neighbor distance to check before you build.
Insurance & permits checklist
What to ask your zoning office and your insurance agent before your first booking.