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El Paso City Code § 20.14.020
in effect20.14.020 - Scope.
A. Applicability. The off-street parking requirements of this chapter shall be applicable to all uses, except as modified herein, including:
1. New development, including new buildings or facilities;
2. Addition to or enlargement of an existing building or facility which exceeds fifty percent of the original square footage;
3. Change of use of an existing facility;
4. Change of use and hours of operation of the property generating the parking need or the shared parking property of a shared parking arrangement.
B. Location of Spaces. The location, design and number of required off-street parking spaces shall conform to the provisions of this chapter. Except as authorized by administrative review in certain districts or as permitted under the shared parking provisions of this chapter, off-street parking required by this chapter shall be located on the same lot as the use generating the parking need. Parking spaces provided in excess of the required parking spaces shall also comply with the requirements of this chapter.
C. Responsibility for and Use of Spaces. The provision and maintenance of off-street parking shall be the responsibility of the owner of the use, building, structure and/or property on which the use generating the parking need is located. Required parking spaces shall be utilized only for the parking of motor vehicles, and shall not be utilized for another use or purpose for the duration of the use requiring such off-street parking. Required parking spaces shall not be utilized for repair, storage, dismantling or servicing of vehicles, equipment, materials or supplies. Required parking spaces shall not be rented or leased to persons other than those for whom the parking is intended. The number, design or function of required off-street parking spaces shall not be altered or reduced in a manner that violates the requirements of this chapter.
D. Use of excess spaces. Where the number of off-street parking spaces provided at a site exceeds the maximum number of off-street parking spaces allowed under the Table of Parking Requirements and Standards, the excess parking spaces may be utilized for another permitted use or purpose in accordance with this chapter, including shared parking arrangements, or agreed to off-street parking for another use. Excess parking spaces for new development shall be constructed and landscaped in accordance with the standards of this chapter.
E. Failure to maintain required number of spaces. Failure to maintain the minimum required number of off-street parking spaces may, after written notice to the owner or operator, result in the revocation of the certificate of occupancy for the building or facility in addition to other penalties as described in Chapter 20.04.
F. Storage of Other Types of Vehicles. The parking requirements in this chapter are in addition to required space for storage of trucks, campers, recreation vehicles, or other similar vehicles used in connection with any use.
(Ord. 16653 § 2 (part), 2007) (Ord. No. 17560, § 1, 5-17-2011; Ord. No. 17869, § 1, 9-18-2012)
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_CH20.14OREPALOSTST_ARTIVEPA_20.14.020SCFetched: 10/28/2026