Mobile/Manufactured Home Permit in Lovington, New Mexico

Lovington requires a mobile/manufactured home permit for: Submit a completed Planning and Zoning Application; Pay the Mobile/Manufactured Home Permit processing fee; Provide proof of ownership or interest in the property (deed with legal description or lease; Affidavit by Property Owner(s) if applicant is not owner); The property must be zoned for mobile or manufactured homes: double-wide homes may be placed in Zones A, B, or C; single-wide homes are allowable only in Zones B or C; Submit a Property Address for the Lea County Enhanced 9-1-1 System; Submit a Floodplain Determination Letter; Provide proof of model year — homes must be 1985 or newer, shown via title, DMV registration, other verifiable document, and pictures of the ANSI insignia; Submit a site plan showing property lines, lot area, lot dimensions, proposed buildings/structures, easements, building setbacks, road access points, and an approved water and sewer connection; Submit an Access permit from NM DOT if the site is on a State-owned highway or road; Meet zone-specific setback requirements: mobile home park placement requires 15 ft separation from any other mobile home/RV/permanent structure and a 9 ft x 20 ft parking area per space; Zones A/B/C require 25 ft front, 30 ft or 20% of lot depth (whichever is smaller) rear, and 5 ft side setbacks (double-frontage lots: 25 ft front and rear; corner lots: 15 ft side); Meet minimum lot area: 4,000 sq ft (mobile homes under 18 ft wide), 5,000 sq ft (mobile homes 18 ft+ wide, or any manufactured home); Meet minimum lot dimensions: 40 ft wide x 100 ft deep (mobile homes under 18 ft wide); 50 ft wide x 100 ft deep (mobile homes 18 ft+ wide, or any manufactured home); Pass a final inspection after placement; the State CID permit must be visible on the home at this inspection. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Lovington Planning and Zoning Department at (575) 396-9301 (Planning & Zoning Coordinator Crystal R. Ball, CFM, CZO); (575) 396-2884 (City Hall main line) before starting work.

In Lovington, the published Mobile/Manufactured Home Permit processing fee is: Not published as a fixed schedule — filled in by City staff at time of application. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Lovington does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Lovington Planning and Zoning Department at (575) 396-9301 (Planning & Zoning Coordinator Crystal R. Ball, CFM, CZO); (575) 396-2884 (City Hall main line) for current turnaround.

You'll need: City Mobile/Manufactured Home Permit (checklist); Planning and Zoning Application; State CID Permit. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Lovington requires 1 inspection(s) for a mobile/manufactured home permit, in order: Final Inspection (City). Schedule each through City of Lovington Planning and Zoning Department ((575) 396-9301 (Planning & Zoning Coordinator Crystal R. Ball, CFM, CZO); (575) 396-2884 (City Hall main line)).

Apply through City of Lovington Planning and Zoning Department at 214 S. Love Street, Lovington, NM 88260 (address on the Planning & Zoning Coordinator's own permit-checklist forms and P&Z Application cover sheet; the City's own Departments webpage separately lists the same office at 201 S Main Street, Lovington, NM 88260 — both addresses are published on official city.lovington.org pages as of 2026-07-18, discrepancy not resolved by any further published source). Phone: (575) 396-9301 (Planning & Zoning Coordinator Crystal R. Ball, CFM, CZO); (575) 396-2884 (City Hall main line), email: cball@lovington.org. Office hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Friday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (noon), walk-in basis. Official information: https://www.lovington.org/departments/planning-and-zoning/.

Lovington, New Mexico has adopted: New Mexico is a statewide-code state administered by the Construction Industries Division (CID) of the Regulation and Licensing Department (RLD) under the Construction Industries Licensing Act (CILA), NMSA 1978 Sections 60-13-3 and 60-13-45. City of Lovington Municode Section 15.04.010 adopts by reference 'the state building code also known as the International Conference of Building Officials Uniform Building Code, 2009 or any adopted edition adopted by the State of New Mexico hence forth,' with all conditions, provisions, limitations and terms of the current New Mexico State building code adopted as the City's own building rules and regulations (Ord. 546, 2016; amended during 1992 codification: prior code Section 14-1-1). Unlike the City of Hobbs, Lovington has NOT established its own certified Building Inspection Department to administer the CID-adopted code as a delegated Authority Having Jurisdiction: the City's own Planning and Zoning Department and Building Permit Application checklist explicitly state that 'State building permits are required for the construction, repair or demolition of site-built or modular homes,' covering plumbing, electrical, and structural work — the actual building/electrical/plumbing/mechanical permit is a New Mexico Construction Industries Division (CID) permit, applied for directly with the State after the City Planning & Zoning Coordinator and Floodplain Manager sign a cover sheet confirming zoning, setback, and floodplain compliance.; 2021 New Mexico Commercial Building Code (NMCBC, NMAC 14.7.2) and 2021 New Mexico Residential Building Code (NMRBC, NMAC 14.7.3) — the current statewide editions administered by CID, which supersede the 2009 UBC edition-year text still printed in Lovington Municode 15.04.010 by operation of that same section's 'or any adopted edition adopted by the State of New Mexico hence forth' clause; 2020 New Mexico Electrical Code / 2020 National Electrical Code (NMAC 14.10.4) — the current CID-administered statewide electrical code; Lovington's own Municode Section 15.08.020 separately adopts 'the National Electrical Code, 1956 Edition, as the same are now or may be amended' (Prior code Section 16-1-2) as the basis for the City's own, separately-codified electrical permit and electrical inspector chapter (15.08) — a legacy municipal ordinance whose relationship to the newer City practice of routing electrical work through the State CID permit is not clarified in any published city document; 2021 New Mexico Plumbing and Mechanical Code (NMAC 14.8.2, 14.9.2) — CID-administered statewide; New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, Construction Industries Division rules, laws, and building codes (statewide adoption authority). Local amendments apply — see the Lovington overview page for the full list.

No. Single-wide mobile homes are only allowed in Zones B or C. Double-wide homes may be placed in Zones A, B, or C. The property must also meet minimum lot area and dimension requirements that vary by home width.