Registration of convenience stores and fees.

El Paso City Code § 5.18.030

in effect

5.18.030 - Registration of convenience stores and fees. A. No person shall operate or cause to be operated a convenience store without a valid certificate of registration issued by the El Paso Police Department. A separate certificate of registration is required for each physically separate convenience store located within city limits. B. The owner shall pay to the city all established fees for the registration provided in accordance with this chapter. C. To obtain a valid certificate of registration for a convenience store and a registration compliance decal, the owner of the store must apply on the form provided by the El Paso Police Department. The application must contain all of the following information: 1. The name, street address, mailing address, telephone number, and facsimile number of the convenience store. The use of a public or private post office box or similar address shall not be sufficient for the purposes of complying with this subsection. 2. The name, residential address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the owner of the convenience store. If the owner is a corporation, whether foreign or domestic, the name of the registered agent of the owner, business address, telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address of the registered agent. The address information shall include the street name and number, office or suite number if a business address, the city, state, and zip code. The use of a public or private post office box or similar address shall not be sufficient for the purposes of complying with this subsection. 3. The nature and extent of the owner's interest in the property. If there is more than one owner, lien holder or other persons with a financial interest in the convenience store, then the name, residential address, and telephone number of each such person as well as the nature and extent of such person's interest in the property. The use of a public or private post office box or similar address shall not be sufficient for the purposes of complying with this subsection. 4. The name, street address, mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address of the current manager of the convenience store. The use of a public or private post office box or similar address shall not be sufficient for the purposes of complying with this subsection. 5. The name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of a person or persons who can be contacted twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, in the event of an emergency condition involving the convenience store. 6. Such additional information as the applicant desires to include or that the chief of police deems necessary to aid in the determination of whether the requested registration should be granted. D. Any change in the ownership of a convenience store, including but not limited to the sale of the convenience store or any ownership interest therein, shall require the purchaser or transferee to obtain a new registration issued by the El Paso Police Department within thirty days of the effective date of ownership change. 1. The prior owner, lien holder, or any other person with a financial interest shall advise the El Paso Police Department, in writing, that he or she no longer holds any ownership interest in the property within ten days of the effective date of ownership change. E. Any change in the manager or registered agent shall require the owner to update the information provided to the El Paso Police Department on the registration application form within ten business days of the effective date of said change. F. Any owner of a newly constructed or established convenience store shall comply with the provisions of this section not later than the thirtieth day following completion of construction or new opening of the convenience store, whichever occurs first. G. A certificate of registration for a convenience store is not transferable. (Ord. No. 19267, § 1, 12-7-2021)

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=TIT5BULIPERE_CH5.18COSTRE_5.18.030RECOSTFEFetched: 10/28/2026