Central New Mexico permit resource
Permit requirements depend on where the property is located. This page connects homeowners and contractors with the official application, permit portal, or county review path for the jurisdictions Accudrafters most often serves in Central New Mexico.
A project in Albuquerque may follow a different application process than a project in unincorporated Bernalillo County. Some counties perform local zoning or development review while the State of New Mexico Construction Industries Division handles the building permit itself.
Accudrafters prepares coordinated residential drawing packages for permit review. The owner, contractor, or other authorized representative can then submit the required application and supporting documents to the jurisdiction that has authority over the property.
Official application resources
Use the project location below to reach the appropriate official government application or permit system. Links open the issuing jurisdiction or its published application document.
For residential projects in unincorporated Bernalillo County. The county's residential permit packet contains the building-permit application and plan-submittal information.
Sandoval County Planning & Zoning performs the county zoning and floodplain review. The construction permit is then handled through the New Mexico Construction Industries Division when state jurisdiction applies.
Valencia County uses a multi-purpose county permit application for local review. Construction permitting and inspections may also involve the New Mexico Construction Industries Division.
Santa Fe County publishes permit packets and checklists for different residential project types, including new homes, additions, accessory structures, and other development work.
Torrance County requires a county Structure Development Permit for applicable projects. The county's published requirements also identify the State Building Permit Application as part of the construction-permit process.
Albuquerque building and renovation permit applications are submitted electronically through the City's online planning and permitting system.
Rio Rancho maintains its own Building Inspection Division and residential permit forms. The City also publishes a separate addition/remodel packet for existing-home projects.
State permit resource
State CID is part of the permit path for many projects outside municipal or county building departments. Sandoval, Valencia, and Torrance County projects may require local land-use approval plus a CID construction permit.
How the process fits together
Permit applications are only one part of the submittal. Most residential projects also require drawings and project-specific supporting information.
Identify the city, county, or state agency that has permitting authority over the project address.
Resolve the scope, layout, site conditions, dimensions, and design decisions before final documentation.
Accudrafters carries the approved design into the coordinated drawing package defined by the project scope.
The owner, contractor, or authorized representative submits the application, drawings, and required supporting documents.
Prepare before submitting
Accudrafters' role
Accudrafters works with homeowners to define the project, develop the design, review it visually, and prepare the agreed residential drawing package for permit-review submission.
Jurisdictions may request corrections or additional information during review. Requirements vary by project, property, and reviewing authority, and third-party services such as engineering, surveying, soils work, or specialty documentation may be required.
Permit application FAQ
Usually not. Depending on the project, the reviewing authority may also require plans, a site plan, engineering, energy documentation, contractor information, approvals from other agencies, and permit fees.
The applicant may be the property owner, contractor, or another authorized representative, subject to the jurisdiction's rules. Accudrafters delivers the agreed drawing package so the appropriate applicant can submit it for review.
Sandoval County performs local zoning and floodplain review, while applicable construction permits are handled through the New Mexico Construction Industries Division. Similar state-permit involvement can occur in Valencia and Torrance Counties.
Yes. Forms, fees, code requirements, online systems, and submittal procedures can change. Always confirm the current requirements with the governing jurisdiction before submitting.
Send the project location, approximate size, photographs, sketches, and any existing plans. Accudrafters can help define the residential design and drawing scope needed for the project.