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Starting work without a permit—Commercial.

El Paso City Code § 18.02.106.28
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18.02.106.28 - Starting work without a permit—Commercial. Any person who commences any work on a commercial building, structure, electrical gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits or written authorization from the building official shall be required to obtain a permit at three hundred percent of the established permit fee. The payment of such permit fee shall not relieve such person from concurrent or later prosecution for violation of this Code or the technical codes. (Ord. No. 019528, § 1, 8-1-2023)
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=TIT18BUCO_CH18.02BUCOADCO_18.02.106PEFE_18.02.106.28STWOWIPEOMFetched: 10/28/2026

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