Edgewood building permits
Department contacts, adopted codes, permit types, fees, and gotchas for Edgewood, New Mexico.
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Building department
- Address
- 171-A State Rd. 344, Edgewood, NM 87015-3610
- Phone
- (505) 286-4518
- Office hours
- Not published on the Town's Planning & Zoning page as of 2026-07-18 — call (505) 286-4518 to confirm current hours.
- Website
- Official site
Inspection guide
See how inspections work in Edgewood — sequence, scheduling & re-inspection fees.
Codes adopted
New Mexico sets construction codes statewide by rule, not through home-rule discretion. Under the Construction Industries Licensing Act (NMSA 1978 §§ 60-13-1 et seq.), the state's Construction Industries Commission and Division (CID, within the Regulation & Licensing Department) adopt the technical construction codes codified at New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) Title 14 — including the state's own Building, Residential, Existing Building, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, Plumbing, Solar Energy, and Swimming Pool codes, and the National Electrical Code (14.10.4 NMAC currently adopts the 2020 NEC; the CID Commission periodically updates individual code chapters, so confirm the current edition with the applicable authority). Per NMSA 1978 § 60-13-44(E), these state codes "constitute a minimum requirement" binding every political subdivision in New Mexico — no city or county may adopt anything less stringent, though a jurisdiction may adopt stricter local amendments. Enforcement authority runs through whichever entity is the project's Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ, defined at NMAC 14.5.1.7.B): under NMSA 1978 § 60-13-41(D)-(F), a municipality or county that employs its own full-time certified building official may self-administer permitting, plan review, and inspection locally (Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho, Farmington, and Roswell all operate this way); jurisdictions without a certified building official default to direct enforcement by a CID field office (e.g., Hobbs, Alamogordo). Some jurisdictions run a hybrid — locally certified for some trades while CID directly enforces others (Roswell's electrical permitting, for example, reverted to direct CID administration as of January 1, 2026). Always confirm with the specific jurisdiction whether it or the state CID is the acting AHJ for a given trade before submitting plans.
- 2015 International Fire Code (IFC) — the only building-related code the Town of Edgewood's own Planning & Zoning page lists as directly 'adopted by Town of Edgewood' in its Quick Links (edgewood-nm.gov/planning-zoning).
- Edgewood is NOT a New Mexico Construction Industries Division (CID) Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) — unlike Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, and Rio Rancho, it has no building department of its own, so all structural/trade codes are enforced directly by the state CID under the statewide New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) Title 14 baseline, not a town-adopted amendment set. Per NM RLD/CID's Rules, Laws and Building Codes page (current as of the 2025-11-19 fee-page update) and CID's October 2024 Building Permit Guide for Residential Construction, CID currently enforces: 2021 New Mexico Commercial Building Code (NMAC 14.7.2) / 2021 International Building Code; 2021 New Mexico Residential Building Code (NMAC 14.7.3) / 2021 International Residential Code; 2021 New Mexico Earthen Building Materials Construction Code, Phase III (NMAC 14.7.4); 2009 New Mexico Non-Load-Bearing Baled Straw Construction Building Code, Phase III (NMAC 14.7.5); 2021 New Mexico Residential Energy Conservation Code (NMAC 14.7.6, effective 7/30/2024); 2021 New Mexico Existing Building Code (NMAC 14.7.7); 2021 New Mexico Historic Earthen Buildings code (NMAC 14.7.8); 2021 New Mexico Commercial Energy Code (NMAC 14.7.9); 2021 New Mexico Plumbing Code (NMAC 14.8.2) / 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code (IAPMO); 2012 New Mexico Swimming Pool, Spa, and Hot Tub Code (NMAC 14.8.3); New Mexico Medical Gas Code (NMAC 14.8.4); 2021 New Mexico Mechanical Code (NMAC 14.9.2) / 2021 Uniform Mechanical Code (IAPMO); 2012 New Mexico Solar Energy Code (NMAC 14.9.6); 2017 ICC/ANSI A117.1 Accessibility Code; 2020 New Mexico Electrical Code (NMAC 14.10.4) / 2020 National Electrical Code; and 2012 New Mexico Electrical Safety Code (NMAC 14.10.5).
Permit types & fees
Development Permit (Town Zoning & Floodplain Compliance Review)
Required by the Town of Edgewood Planning & Zoning Official Administrator before any building, structure, land use, or Manufactured Home installation begins within Town limits, and BEFORE an applicant may apply to the state Construction Industries Division (CID) for a State Building Permit. Reviews zoning and National Flood Insurance Program (floodplain) compliance and may trigger Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) review.
State Building Permit (NM Construction Industries Division)
The actual building permit for new construction, additions, alterations, repairs, or demolition within the Town of Edgewood, issued by the New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department's Construction Industries Division (CID) rather than by the Town, because Edgewood has not been designated a CID Local Enforcement Agency (LEA). Applicants must first obtain the Town's Development Permit zoning/flood-plain sign-off (see the development-permit entry above) before CID will accept the State Building Permit application.
Electrical Permit (NM Construction Industries Division — Electrical Bureau)
Required for electrical service, panel, or wiring installation, change, or repair within the Town of Edgewood, issued by CID's Electrical Bureau (the state agency, since Edgewood has no local electrical inspection program). Fees are itemized by service/panel amperage.
Residential Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Permit (NM Construction Industries Division — Electrical Bureau)
Rooftop or ground-mount residential solar PV installation within the Town of Edgewood is regulated by the state Construction Industries Division (CID), the same agency that issues the electrical permit for Edgewood addresses (Edgewood has no local electrical inspection program). CID's electrical classification rules (14.6.6 NMAC) require anyone bidding or contracting a solar PV electric system installation to hold an EE-98, EL-1, or ER-1 license classification (or, for structural modifications to the mounting/racking, a GB-2 residential or GB-98 general building classification); CID's published Electrical Bureau fee schedule does not itemize a solar/PV-specific line, so the applicable inspection fee is billed under the Electrical Bureau's general schedule (e.g., the applicable service-amperage tier if a new/upgraded service is involved, or the 'Minimum Inspection Fee for Items not Listed' if not).
EV Charger / EVSE Permit (NM Construction Industries Division — Electrical Bureau)
Installation of a Level 2 (or higher) electric vehicle charger/EVSE within the Town of Edgewood is regulated by the state Construction Industries Division (CID), the same agency that issues the electrical permit for Edgewood addresses (Edgewood has no local electrical inspection program). CID's published statewide Electrical Bureau fee schedule has NO dedicated EV-charger, EVSE, or electric-vehicle line item; a charger circuit is billed under the Electrical Bureau's general schedule — the applicable service-amperage tier if a new/upgraded service is involved, or the 'Minimum Inspection Fee for Items not Listed' ($27) if the work is limited to an added circuit on an existing service. Governed by the 2020 New Mexico Electrical Code (NMAC 14.10.4) / 2020 NEC Article 625 (Electric Vehicle Power Transfer System) as statewide-adopted.
Mechanical/Plumbing Permit (NM Construction Industries Division — Mechanical Plumbing Bureau)
Required for plumbing fixture, water heater, gas piping, and HVAC/mechanical installation or repair within the Town of Edgewood, issued by CID's combined Mechanical Plumbing Bureau. Fees are itemized per fixture/appliance/system.
Manufactured Home Placement Permit
Required from the Town of Edgewood Planning & Zoning Official Administrator before a Manufactured Home may be installed within Town limits, and BEFORE the applicant applies to the Manufactured Housing Division of the NM Regulation & Licensing Department (RLD) for the foundation permit.
Sign Permit (Town of Edgewood Sign Ordinance 2009-02)
Required by the Town of Edgewood's Community Planning & Development Office (the same office administers Planning & Zoning) before any permanent sign is erected, placed, displayed, altered, or relocated within Town limits, under Sign Ordinance No. 2009-02 (which superseded Ordinance No. 2004-005). The Ordinance sets permitted sign types/sizes/heights by zone, exempts most temporary signs from permitting, and prohibits any sign not specifically authorized.
Fire Sprinkler & Fire Alarm System Permit (Santa Fe County Fire Department — Fire Prevention/Risk Reduction Division)
Installation, modification, or repair of a fire sprinkler system or a fire alarm/detection system within a building in the Town of Edgewood is regulated by the Santa Fe County Fire Department (SFCFD) Fire Prevention/Risk Reduction Division rather than by the Town, because Edgewood has no fire marshal or fire-code enforcement office of its own. SFCFD's own website states it 'protects approximately 1900 square miles of unincorporated area as well as the incorporated Town of Edgewood.' The Town's Planning & Zoning page lists the 2015 International Fire Code as the only building-related code directly adopted by the Town (see this file's codesAdopted); SFCFD's Fire Prevention/Risk Reduction Division is the office that actually administers plan review, permitting, and inspection for fire protection systems under that code for the Edgewood area, the same way CID stands in for a missing Town building department for other construction permits.
Change of Use / Certificate of Occupancy (composite process — no standalone Town permit)
Edgewood has no standalone 'change of use' or 'certificate of occupancy application' permit product distinct from its existing Development Permit and State Building Permit processes. A change in a building's or lot's principal use — even without new construction — falls under Zoning Ordinance 2024-017 Section 8.A's requirement that no land use may commence without Zoning Officer review (see the development-permit entry), and the Town's own Sign Ordinance 2009-02 (Section 12, Definitions) defines 'USE, CHANGE OF' as the cessation of one principal use and the commencement of a different one. The actual Certificate of Occupancy for new construction or a building-code-triggered change of occupancy classification is issued by the New Mexico Construction Industries Division (CID) after final inspection (see the residential-building-permit entry), since Edgewood has never been designated a CID Local Enforcement Agency. Separately, the Town's Landscape Ordinance 2000-25 (Section 1) makes landscaping compliance 'a condition of any certificate of occupancy or granting of a business license,' and anyone beginning to conduct business at an Edgewood address must also obtain the Town's Business Registration (Ordinance 2023-008) before opening.
Tips & gotchas
- Edgewood is a genuine two-tier permitting jurisdiction: the Town of Edgewood Planning & Zoning Official Administrator handles zoning/floodplain compliance (the Development Permit) FIRST, and the actual building/electrical/mechanical/plumbing permits are then issued by the STATE — the New Mexico Construction Industries Division (CID) — because Edgewood has never been designated a CID Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) the way Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, and Rio Rancho have. Do not confuse the Town's process with a full local building department.
- The Town's own Development Permit review timeline IS published and verified: 10 working days for residential reviews, 3 weeks for commercial reviews (Zoning Ordinance 2024-017 §8.C). The subsequent CID State Building Permit has no published numeric turnaround anywhere — CID quotes fees and timing per project by phone.
- Re-chased 2026-07-23: the Development Permit's $100.00 administrative fee is set by the 'DEVELOPMENT REVIEW' line of Resolution No. 2019-01 (Town of Edgewood Planning & Zoning Administrative Fee Schedule, adopted 01/09/2019) — this is the 'Governing body resolution' Zoning Ordinance 2024-017 §39 defers to, and it is confirmed still in force as of 2026-07-23 (a proposed 15%-increase replacement, Resolution 2026-xxO, was discussed at the Town Commission's Apr 14 and Apr 28, 2026 meetings but never adopted, and does not appear on the Jul 14, 2026 agenda). The Manufactured Home placement permit's own fee is NOT itemized separately in that same schedule and remains unconfirmed — call Planning & Zoning at (505) 286-4518.
- CID's General Building Permit fee is valuation-based (NMAC 14.5.5.10) with no fixed public table; CID's Electrical Bureau and Mechanical Plumbing Bureau fees ARE itemized and published (e.g., a 100 Amp residential electrical service is $45; a water heater permit is $37.50 administrative fee + $4.00 per unit).
- Development Permits/Development Review approvals in Edgewood are restricted to stick-built (IRC-compliant) buildings or RLD-approved manufactured/mobile homes — shipping containers, sheds, carports, trailers, semi-trailers, and RVs outside an approved RV park are categorically excluded, for both residential (§8.E) and commercial (§8.F) structures.
- Manufactured Home placement is a genuinely separate Town permit from the general Development Permit (Zoning Ordinance 2024-017 §8.A), and is itself only the first of two steps — RLD's Manufactured Housing Division still issues a separate foundation permit afterward.
- Santa Fe County's own Building and Development Services Division explicitly excludes 'the incorporated areas of the cities of Santa Fe, Edgewood, and Espanola' from its Sustainable Land Development Code and county-issued development permits — confirming the County plays no role in Edgewood's permitting despite this dataset's Santa Fe County grouping.
- No CID office is named specifically for Edgewood; given the town's location split across Santa Fe, Bernalillo, and Sandoval Counties, either the Santa Fe office (505-476-4700) or the Albuquerque office (505-222-9800) may handle a given project — call ahead to confirm.