GENERAL PROVISIONS

El Paso City Code tit. 19, art. 3, ch. 19.30

in effect

El Paso City Code § 19.30.010 Source of authority.

19.30.010 - Source of authority. Authority. Authority under this title shall be vested in and delegated to the officials and decision-makers designated in this title, under the city's Charter, the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and the city code. This authority shall be deemed supplemental to any other authority lawfully conferred upon the officials and decision-makers. The omission of a citation in this title to any authority conferred upon the officials and decision-makers under the city's Charter, the constitution or laws of the State of Texas, or the city code, or the failure to identify in this article authority conferred by other provisions of this title, shall not be construed as limiting the actions of such officials and decision-makers taken in accordance with and in reliance upon such authority. (Ord. 16882 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 17236, § 27, 11-10-2009)

El Paso City Code § 19.30.020 Implied authority.

19.30.020 - Implied authority. Authority. City officials and decision-makers shall have all implied authority necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities expressly delegated by this title to the extent the implied authority is not in conflict with the expressly delegated authority. (Ord. 16882 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 17236, § 27, 11-10-2009)

El Paso City Code § 19.30.030 Effect of city approval.

19.30.030 - Effect of city approval. A. Effect of City Approval. The city's approval of applications, plans, designs, plats or any other documents requiring city approval under the standards and procedures of the subdivision code does not guarantee or assure that the development of the property will prevent, minimize, or mitigate harm to adjoining properties. The city's approval does not permit the violation of any city, state or federal law. A developer who undertakes development activities shall not rely on the city's approval of an application as ensuring that the development activities will not result in harm to adjoining properties. Additionally, the city's approval does not excuse or release the developer from compliance with all applicable city ordinances. The regulations contained in the subdivision code constitute an exercise of the city's governmental authority, and approval of an application shall not give rise to any liability on the part of the city or its officers, agents, and employees. It is the developer's responsibility to ensure that any applications, plans, designs, plats or any other documents required to be submitted under the standards and procedures of the subdivision code comply with all provisions of the city ordinances and state laws, whether herein specified or not. B. No Waivers. Except as expressly provided for in this title, no official, board, commission of the city, or the city council, shall have authority to waive any requirement or standard for an application. Any attempted waiver of a requirement or standard for an application in contravention of this subsection shall be deemed null and void, and, upon discovery, shall be grounds for revocation of a permit or approval, or reconsideration of a legislative decision. (Ord. 16882 § 2 (part), 2008)

El Paso City Code § 19.30.040 Conflict in authority.

19.30.040 - Conflict in authority. A. Internal Inconsistency. Whenever one or more provisions of this title are in apparent conflict, the provisions shall be construed, if possible, so that effect is given to each. If the conflict is between a general provision and a specific provision, and the conflict is irreconcilable, the specific provision shall prevail as an exception to the general provision, unless the general provision is the later enactment and the manifest intent is that the general provision should prevail. B. Incomplete Provisions. Whenever a specific standard or procedure of this title is incomplete when applied in isolation to an application or development activity, such standard shall be supplemented by any general or specific provision of this code, the city code, or the city Charter in order to give effect to the incomplete provision. (Ord. 16882 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 17236, § 27, 11-10-2009)

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=TIT19SUDEPL_ART3AUDEKE_CH19.30GEPRFetched: 10/28/2026