Private and public places.
El Paso City Code § 9.50.080
in effect9.50.080 - Private and public places.
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the following areas shall not be subject to the smoking restrictions of this chapter:
1. Private residences, except when used as a child care, adult day care or health care facility;
2. No more than twenty-five percent of hotel and motel rooms rented to guests;
3. Retail tobacco stores and smoking establishments in isolated or contained physical facilities with isolated venting and air controls;
4. Outdoor places of employment except those covered in Section 9.50.070;
5. Outdoor areas designated as smoking areas by the city manager or designee for certain city facilities;
6. In the case of El Paso International Airport facilities, outdoor areas designated as smoking areas by the El Paso International Airport Director of Aviation.
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=TIT9HESA_CH9.50PUWOSMRE_ARTIIIPLWHSMISNORE_9.50.080PRPUPLFetched: 10/28/2026