Utility facilities.
El Paso City Code § 20.10.730
in effect20.10.730 - Utility facilities.
Utility facilities shall comply with the following:
A. Minor Utility Facilities. Minor utility facilities shall be exempt from all requirements of this title and shall be a permitted use in any zoning district of the city, except the natural open space zoning district, where such facilities shall be permitted by special permit in accordance with Section 20.08.
B. Communication Utility Facilities and Water and Wastewater Utility Facilities. Communication utility facilities and water and wastewater utility facilities shall be permitted uses in any zoning district of the city and shall be exempt from all requirements of this title, except as follows:
1. Facilities with less than or equal to three hundred square feet of floor area:
a. No off-premises advertising shall be permitted;
b. A minimum setback of ten feet from any property line abutting a public or private street right-of-way shall be provided;
2. Facilities with a floor area greater than three hundred square feet:
a. No off-premises advertising shall be permitted;
b. The communication utility facility or water and wastewater utility facility shall be required to meet all requirements of the base zoning district.
3. Communication utility facilities are not permitted in the natural open space zoning district.
C. Major Utility Facilities. Major utility facilities shall be permitted by special permit in any zone, and shall be required to meet all requirements of the base zoning district.
D. The requirements of this section shall apply to a public utility or a privately owned and operated utility facility, as otherwise herein defined and regulated, and any other applicable standards contained within this Code.
(Ord. 16653 § 2 (part), 2007; Ord. No. 18531, § 6, 6-28-2016)
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=TIT20ZO_CH20.10SUUSRE_20.10.730UTFAFetched: 10/28/2026