El Paso City Code § 13.25.010 El Paso Zoo fee authorization.
13.25.010 - El Paso Zoo fee authorization.
A. Fees. Fees for admission to the El Paso Zoo (zoo), admission to zoo designated signature events, zoo designated promotional admission discounts, participation in zoo education, adventure and group programs and facility service or equipment rental shall be in the amounts set forth in the fee schedule and administered in accordance with adopted policies.
B. Admission fees for reserved school groups may be discounted as set forth in the fee schedule. An advance reservation and completed application will be required of any school group prior to entrance at the zoo. School groups shall agree to comply with zoo policy concerning the conduct of school group members while at the zoo to be eligible for the school group admission fee discount. The director may accept reservations and the payment for food items provided to school groups by the zoo's concessionaire, as may be provided for in the effective contract between the city and the zoo's concessionaire. School groups are defined to include any public or private licensed child daycare, head-start, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, primary, secondary, high school, home-school groups, and higher education entities. Minimum number of students may apply per school group.
C. Bulk ticket discount rate. The director of the El Paso Zoo (director) is authorized to provide a discount as set in the fee schedule for advanced purchase of bulk admission to the zoo in blocks of fifty or more tickets.
D. The director is authorized to offer discounted admission to the zoo up to fifty percent of an established fee.
E. No fee admissions.
1. General admission fees will not be charged to members or employees of the El Paso Zoological Society (EPZS) and the zoo concessionaire, pursuant to the terms of their respective contracts wit hthe City of El Paso. Proof of association with such groups will be required prior to waiver of the general admission fee. Members of other zoological societies that have a reciprocal admission agreement with the EPZS shall be admitted according to the respective reciprocating agreement provisions.
2. General admission fees will not be charged for employees of the zoo.
3. General admission fees will not be charged to members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, zoo activity volunteers and individuals conducting official business at the zoo. Proof of association with such groups will be required prior to waiver of the regular admission fee.
F. Fees for city employees. General admission fees for city employees displaying a valid city ID will be discounted as set in the annual fee schedule. Admission fees for family members of a city employees will be discounted as set in the annual fee schedule, provided that the family members are accompanied by the city employee.
G. Fees for the use of zoo amenities. Fees for the use of any zoo amenities will be established as set in the annual fee schedule. Discounts for members of the El Paso Zoological Society are allowed as established in the annual fee schedule.
(Ord. 16989 § 1, 2008: Ord. 16441 § 1, 2006: Ord. 15710 § 1, 2004; Ord. 15557 § 1, 2003: Ord. 15485 § 1, 2003; Ord. 14503 § 1, 2000; Ord. 12908 §§ 1, 4, 1996: Ord. 12617 § 1, 1995: Ord. 11640 § 2, 1993) (Ord. No. 17166, § 1, 8-11-2009; Ord. No. 18068, § 1, 8-20-2013, eff. 9-1-2013; Ord. No. 18828, § 1, 8-7-2018)