Appeals.
El Paso City Code § 2.16.040
in effect2.16.040 - Appeals.
A. The board is empowered to hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of Title 20. In exercising these powers the board may, in conformity with the state act and this chapter, reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision or determination appealed from and may make such order, requirement, decision or determination as ought to be made, and to that end shall have all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken.
B. The following persons may appeal to the board a decision made by an administrative official that is not related to a specific application, address, or project:
1. A person aggrieved by a decision; or
2. Any officer or department of the city affected by the decision.
C. The following persons may appeal to the board a decision made by an administrative official that is related to a specific application, address, or project:
1. A person who filed the application that is the subject of the decision;
2. A person who is the owner, or representative of the owner, of the property that is the subject of the decision;
3. A person who is aggrieved by the decision and is the owner of real property within two hundred feet of the property that is the subject of the decision; or
4. Any officer or department of the city that is affected by the decision.
D. A person allowed to appeal to the board under this section must do the following in order to appeal a decision to the board:
1. The appellant must file with the board and the official from whom the appeal is taken a notice of appeal specifying the grounds for the appeal.
2. The appeal must be filed not later than the 20 th day after the decision is made.
E. The board shall decide the appeal at the next meeting for which notice can be provided and not later than the 60 th day after the date the appeal is filed.
(Ord. 16888 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 18970, § 1, 9-3-2019)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT2ADPE_CH2.16ZOBOAD_2.16.040APFetched: 10/28/2026