C-5 district.
El Paso City Code § 20.18.460
in effect20.18.460 - C-5 district.
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: seventy-two square feet per sign; vertical dimension of the sign face shall not exceed eight feet;
4. Maximum sign height: twenty feet; except that thirty-five feet is permitted on property with arterial frontage;
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. Shingle signs shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Permit required: Yes.
2. Maximum number: Four per building.
3. Maximum sign area: Six square feet.
4. Location: No portion of the bottom edge of the shingle sign shall be more than two feet below the edge of the canopy; no portion of the shingle sign shall not extend beyond the edge of the canopy; shall maintain an eight-foot clearance shall be maintained between the bottom edge of the shingle sign and the ground; shall be placed perpendicular to the front wall of the building and not project more than twenty-four inches over public rights-of-way.
5. Illumination: Not permitted.
6. Additional standards: Only permitted for business identification.
7. Shingle signs are not permitted along any building face where a perpendicular sign is also present.
D. Store front signs shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Permit required: yes;
2. Maximum number: one per ground floor tenant within a multi-tenant building;
3. Maximum sign area: thirty-two square feet;
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 and shall only be located no higher than the ground floor level;
5. Illumination: internal or indirect; may not be flashing or intermittent;
6. Additional standards: shall be included as part of the calculation for the maximum wall sign area permitted for the building.
E. Wall signs shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Permit required: yes;
2. Maximum number: no maximum;
3. Maximum sign area: no maximum;
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; shall not extend beyond the vertical edges of the structure; sign may extend beyond the roof line or parapet up to fifty percent of the total square footage of the sign. Any sign extending beyond the roof line or parapet is permitted to do so only in the case of single channel letters or logos. Rectangular traditional cases, back lit or not, may not extend beyond the roof line or parapet.
5. Illumination: internal or indirect; may not be flashing or intermittent.
F. Perpendicular signs shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Permit required: Yes;
2. Maximum number: For buildings with less than fifty feet of continuous street frontage or pedestrian right-of-way, one per street frontage. Buildings with greater than fifty feet of continuous frontage or pedestrian right-of-way may receive one additional sign per ground floor tenant.
3. Shall be permitted only on building facades fronting a public street, where no parking shall be located between the building facade and the right-of-way.
4. Maximum sign area: Twenty-five square feet.
5. Location: A ten-foot clearance shall be maintained between the bottom edge of the perpendicular sign and the ground; the sign shall not be above the second story; shall be placed perpendicular to the wall of the building and not project more than forty-six inches over public rights-of-way.
6. Sign may be illuminated but digital/CEVM technology is not permitted.
7. Additional standards: Only permitted for business identification on buildings two-stories in height or greater.
8. Shall require a special privilege license to be obtained in conjunction with sign application where the sign projects into the right-of-way.
9. The sign shall be erected or mounted in such a manner that building fenestration is not obscured, the architectural integrity of the building is not altered, and that no architectural features, shall be obscured or destroyed.
10. Signs shall not project into Texas Department of Transportation ROW.
G. Roof 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, except that additional signs up to one per tenant may be approved by the director of city development where multiple tenants occupy the required one hundred feet of required street frontage.
3. Buildings must be street oriented and have at least one hundred feet of continuous street frontage or pedestrian right-of-way;
4. Maximum sign area: One hundred square feet per sign;
5. Illumination: Sign may be illuminated but digital/CEVM technology is not permitted;
6. Shall require a special privilege license to be obtained in conjunction with sign application where the sign encroaches into the right-of-way.
7. Signs shall not project into Texas Department of Transportation Right-of-Way.
(Ord. 16761 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 2007) (Ord. No. 17546, §§ 2, 3, 5-3-2011; Ord. No. 18043, § 1, 7-16-2013; Ord. No. 18245, § 8, 9-16-2014; Ord. No. 18460, § 1, 1-12-2016)
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_CH20.18SIRE_ARTIVEMSIRE_20.18.460DIFetched: 10/28/2026