Zoning codes vary significantly across counties, and Flexmls options may not always reflect the exact classification used by a given county's assessor.

The following guidance will help you enter the most accurate zoning information available and document your process appropriately.

Step 1: Contact the County Assessor's Office

Before entering your listing, contact the appropriate county assessor and request:

• The property's zoning code; and
• The definition of that code — specifically, what land uses, land qualities, or property characteristics place this property within that classification.

Understanding both the code and its meaning is essential to selecting the most accurate option available in Flexmls.

Step 2: Select the Closest Available Match in Flexmls

Flexmls zoning options may not include an exact match for every county's classification system.

When entering your listing:

• If an exact match exists, select it.
• If an exact match is not available, contact the Bernalillo County Assessor's Office and describe your property's land uses and physical attributes. Their staff can help identify which available Flexmls zoning code most closely aligns with your property's classification, using the definition provided by the originating county's assessor as a reference point.
• In all cases where an exact match is not available, enter the correct zoning code as provided by the originating county in the LO/SO Remarks field so that the accurate local classification is preserved in the record alongside the Flexmls selection.

Step 3: Document When the Assessor's Office is Unresponsive or Unable to Assist

In rural counties, the assessor's office may not return calls or may be unable to confirm a zoning classification. If this occurs:

• Select the Flexmls option that best reflects the property's known land use and attributes; and
• Note in the LO/SO Remarks that the county assessor's office was contacted but was unable to provide a confirmed zoning code.

This notation protects you and your brokerage by demonstrating due diligence (a reasonable, good-faith effort to obtain accurate information) and ensures that other agents, buyers, and appraisers reviewing the listing understand the basis for the zoning entry.

When an exact zoning classification cannot be confirmed, your obligation is to make the most informed selection possible and to document your efforts transparently. Guessing without notation is not acceptable — good-faith effort with clear disclosure is.