Parking location standards.
El Paso City Code § 21.50.100
in effect21.50.100 - Parking location standards.
A. General to zones T2, T3, T4, T4-O, T5, T5O, T6 and special districts SD3, SD4, SD5, SD6, SD7.
1. Parking shall be accessed by rear alleys or rear lanes, when such are available or are indicated on the regulating plan.
2. Open parking areas shall be masked from the frontage by a building or streetscreen.
3. For buildings on B-grids, open parking areas may be allowed unmasked on the frontage.
B. Specific to zones T2, T3.
1. Open parking areas shall be located at the second and third lot layers, except that driveways, drop-offs and unpaved parking areas may be located at the first lot layer. (Table 17d)
2. Garages shall be located at the third lot layer except that side- or rear-entry types may be allowed in the first or second lot layer.
C. Specific to zones T3, T4.
1. Driveways at frontages shall be no wider than ten feet in the first layer. (Table 3B f.)
D. Specific to zone T4.
1. All parking areas and garages shall be located at the third layer.
E. Specific to zones T4-O, T5, T5O, T6 and special districts SD3, SD4, SD6, SD7.
1. All parking lots, garages, and parking structures shall be located at the second or third lot layer. (Table 17d)
2. Vehicular entrances to parking lots, garages, and parking structures shall be no wider than twenty-four feet at the frontage.
3. Pedestrian exits from all parking lots, garages, and parking structures shall be directly to a frontage line (i.e., not directly into a building) except underground garage levels which may be exited by pedestrians directly into a building.
4. Parking structures on A-grids shall have liner buildings lining the first and second stories.
5. A minimum of one bicycle rack place shall be provided within the public or private frontage for every ten vehicular parking spaces
(Ord. 16945 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 17378, § 2, 8-24-2010; Ord. No. 17542, § 31, 4-26-2011; Ord. No. 17787, § 11, 5-15-2012; Ord. No. 17962, § 8, 3-5-2013)
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=TIT21SMCO_CH21.50BUSCPL_21.50.100PALOSTFetched: 10/28/2026