C-OP, C-1, P-C, P-I, R-MU, G-MU and I-MU.
El Paso City Code § 20.18.440
in effect20.18.440 - C-OP, C-1, P-C, P-I, R-MU, G-MU and I-MU.
A. Monument signs shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Permit required: yes;
2. Maximum number: one monument sign per street frontage, not to exceed three signs per premise;
3. Maximum sign area: eighty square feet per sign;
4. Maximum sign height: ten feet;
5. Location: no portion of the sign shall be closer than fifteen feet from the back of the curbline; if the property line is located more than fifteen feet from the curbline, signs shall be erected within the property line, and no portion of a sign shall extend beyond the property line;
6. Illumination: internal or indirect; may not be flashing or intermittent;
7. Additional standards: shall comply with Section 20.18.400 of the El Paso City Code.
B. Office directory signs shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Permit required: yes;
2. Maximum number: one wall sign per office building entry not to exceed two signs per building; monument sign or other freestanding sign is not permitted;
3. Maximum sign area: two and one-half square feet per tenant not to exceed twenty-five square feet per building entry;
4. Location: shall not project more than eighteen inches from the face of the wall; shall be erected in such a manner that building fenestration is not obscured and the architectural integrity of the building is not altered; shall not extend beyond the edges of the structure;
5. Illumination: internal or indirect; may not be flashing or intermittent.
C. Wall signs shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Permit required: yes;
2. Maximum number: one wall sign for each tenant in a single or multi-tenant facility per street frontage; for apartments, one wall sign for each apartment complex per street frontage and public entryway not to exceed four signs per complex;
3. Maximum sign area: forty percent of the building facade on each elevation, including any canopies or awnings;
4. Location: shall not project more than eighteen inches from the face of the wall or the surface of the canopy or awning; shall be erected in such a manner that building fenestration is not obscured and the architectural integrity of the building is not altered;
5. Illumination: internal or indirect; may not be flashing or intermittent.
D. Perpendicular signs shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Permit required: Yes.
2. Maximum number: Two per street frontage or pedestrian right-of-way per building.
3. Buildings must have at least one-hundred feet of continuous street frontage or pedestrian right-of-way;
4. Maximum sign area: Thirty square feet;
5. Location: A nine-foot clearance shall be maintained between the bottom edge of the perpendicular sign and the ground; shall be placed perpendicular to the wall of the building and not project more than forty-six inches;
6. Shall require a special privilege license to be obtained in conjunction with sign application where the sign projects into the right-of-way.
7. Illumination: Sign may be illuminated but digital/CEVM technology is not permitted;
8. Signs shall not project into Texas Department of Transportation Right-of-Way.
(Ord. 16761 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 2007) (Ord. No. 18245, § 4, 9-16-2014)
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_CH20.18SIRE_ARTIVEMSIRE_20.18.440Fetched: 10/28/2026