Passive recreation.
El Paso City Code § 20.02.691
in effect20.02.691 - Passive recreation.
"Passive recreation" means recreational activities requiring minimal development or facilities and providing areas for informal, self-directed activities that place minimal stress on a site's resources and are highly compatible with natural resource protection. Such activities include, but are not limited to, backpacking, hiking, wildlife viewing, observing and photographing nature, picnicking, walking, bird watching, mountain and recreational bicycling, running/jogging, horseback riding and climbing. Passive recreational activities do not require highly structured facilities like sports fields or pavilions, but may include minor facilities ancillary to passive recreational activities including, but not limited to interpretive signage and kiosks for educational purposes, picnic areas, parking areas, restrooms and shade structures with preference given to natural sources of protection such as trees.
(Ord. No. 18531, § 2, 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_CH20.02GEPRDE_ARTIIDE_20.02.691PAREFetched: 10/28/2026