Otero County · New Mexico
Metal buildings in Alamogordo, NM.
We supply garages, shops, storage buildings and more across Alamogordo. Our work reaches from city lots out to the Tularosa Basin and the foothills of the Sacramentos, and anywhere else you’re building.
Accessory height
One story
From the house
10 ft
From the front line
55 ft
Building permits
Issued by the state
From the Alamogordo zoning code (Chapter 29) and the city’s residential plan review checklist, for the R-1 district. City Planning & Zoning reviews zoning before the state issues the building permit.
What people build in Alamogordo
A high desert city beside White Sands and Holloman Air Force Base.
Detached garages
One story, in the rear yard. Tubular steel suits most garages.
Workshops
A second story is allowed for household use, never living space. Steel truss suits a finished interior.
Storage buildings
Can sit 2 feet from a side line, closer than the house can.
Acreage buildings
Larger shops and barns in the basin. Red iron takes over past eighty feet.
See what a steel building costs for real per-square-foot ranges.
Permitting metal buildings in Alamogordo
Placement
- Accessory buildings go in the rear yard, 10 feet from the house and 2 feet from the side lot line, unless masonry.
- A detached accessory building sits at least 55 feet from the front lot line.
Height & power lines
- In R-1, accessory buildings are one story; a second story is allowed only for household use, never as a dwelling.
- No new accessory building may sit under a power line without 10 feet of vertical clearance.
Two-step permit
- City Planning & Zoning reviews a scaled site plan and FEMA flood map letter first.
- The state Construction Industries Division then issues the building permit. Planning & Zoning: 575-439-4220.
In Alamogordo, look up before you build. A new accessory building can’t sit under a power line without 10 feet of clearance, and it has to stay 55 feet back from the street. We check the lines and the setbacks on your site plan before it goes to the city.
We also serve La Luz, Tularosa and Boles Acres. See all of New Mexico.
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your Alamogordo project.
Tell us what you’re planning and where you’re building. We’ll help you work out the next steps.
- Tell us what and whereSend us the size, how you’ll use the building and the address.
- We check the siteWe confirm who permits the address and which code and loads apply.
- You get a clear recommendationWe recommend the frame that fits and price it against the alternatives.
Or call
417-218-8348