License to operate.
El Paso City Code § 18.21.060
in effect18.21.060 - License to operate.
A. A license to operate shall be obtained from the building official prior to operating a new private sewage facility. Such license shall be issued after satisfactory completion and approval of construction.
B. Each new private sewage facility shall be inspected and approved by the department of environmental services prior to the final covering of the facility. The applicant or installer shall notify the department of environmental services that an inspection is desired at least three days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, prior to the need for inspection. The applicant or installer shall provide whatever reasonable assistance the department of environmental services requests in order to make the inspection.
C. At the time of an inspection and issuance of a written site approval form, the department of environmental services shall within ten days make a written finding on the issuance of a license, based upon the information obtained from the inspection and any other information available to the licensing authority and shall furnish said finding to the building official within ten days.
D. Upon a finding that the applicant or installer has complied with all applicable code provisions, tendered all required fees and the use of the new private sewage facility will not cause pollution, injury to the public health, or nuisance conditions and is not in conflict with this chapter and upon payment of appropriate fees, a license to operate the facility shall be issued to the applicant.
E. Upon a finding that a license to operate cannot be issued, the department of environmental services shall so notify the applicant in writing within five days of that finding and shall include the specific reasons for denying the issuance of a license.
F. Licenses to operate issued under the authority of this chapter shall be for an indefinite period and shall be transferred to a succeeding owner. Upon the request of a new owner of a licensed private sewage facility, the department of environmental services shall transfer the license to that new owner, provided the private sewage facility has not been substantially modified.
(Ord. 16985 § 37, 2008; Ord. 16818 § 6, 2008: Ord. 9718 § 4, 1989; Ord. 9448 (part), 1988) (Ord. No. 17390, § 24, 8-24-2010, eff. 9-1-2010)
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=TIT18BUCO_CH18.21PRSEFA_ARTIIAD_18.21.060LIOPFetched: 10/28/2026