Prohibited Accumulation of Solid Waste, Recyclable Materials, or Other Waste

El Paso City Code tit. 9, ch. 9.04, art. XV

in effect

El Paso City Code § 9.04.800 Applicability.

9.04.800 - Applicability. This article shall apply to: A. Persons in the city; B. Owners of improved properties in the city, where the residential property is vacant; C. Occupants of improved properties in the city, where an owner is not an occupant; and D. Owners of improved properties in the city, where the owner is also an occupant. (Ord. No. 17380, § 1, 8-24-2010)

El Paso City Code § 9.04.810 Responsibility for prohibiting accumulation of solid waste, recyclable materials, or other waste.

9.04.810 - Responsibility for prohibiting accumulation of solid waste, recyclable materials, or other waste. It is unlawful for the owner, or any person having the right of possession of any property within the city to accumulate or to permit the accumulation of solid waste, recyclable materials, or other waste on such property or on the sidewalks, parkways, street gutters or alleys abutting such property. Any such accumulation is declared to be a public nuisance, the prompt abatement of which is deemed to be a public necessity. (Ord. No. 17380, § 1, 8-24-2010)

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=TIT9HESA_CH9.04SOWAMA_ARTXVPRACSOWAREMAOTWAFetched: 10/28/2026