Sidewalk and curb permit required.
El Paso City Code § 13.04.010
in effect13.04.010 - Sidewalk and curb permit required.
A. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no person shall construct, alter or repair any sidewalk or curb or change the grade thereof within the city's right-of-way without a permit. A permit under this chapter shall not be required for sidewalk and/or curb construction, alteration or repair that is included in a permit issued pursuant to Chapter 13.08. Permits under this section shall be issued only by the permit official. The permit official shall not issue any permit under this section without receiving the approval of the traffic engineer. In granting or refusing such permit the traffic engineer shall consider and be guided by the need for the proposed cut or alteration, the amount and pattern of traffic at the location in question, safety factors and the hazards likely to be created. The permit official may suspend a permit for noncompliance with the requirements of this chapter. The permit official shall provide notice of suspension of the permit to the permittee, at which time the permittee shall cease the work allowed under the permit and shall not resume work until authorized to do so by the permit official. Any person aggrieved by the decision concerning the issuance, denial, revocation or suspension of a permit issued under this chapter may appeal such decision to the appeals officer in accordance with the requirements and procedures of Chapter 2.30.
B. No person shall cut or alter any sidewalk or curb, whether for the purpose of vehicular access to property or otherwise without permission of the traffic engineer, and in accordance with specifications prescribed by him. In granting or refusing such permission the traffic engineer shall consider and be guided by the need for the proposed cut or alteration, the amount of traffic at the location in question, and the hazards likely to be created. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the traffic engineer may appeal to the city council.
C. The permit official will issue sidewalk permits and will enforce the requirements of this chapter for all properties. The city manager and his designees, including but not limited to the code enforcement division and the director of the city development department and his designees, will enforce the requirements of this chapter for streets, alleys and other paved portions of street rights-of-way.
(Ord. 16982 § 1, 2008: Ord. 13956 §§ 1, 2, 1999; Ord. 13152 § 103, 1997; Ord. 12248 (part), 1995: prior code § 19-13) (Ord. No. 17391, § 1, 8-24-2010, eff. 9-1-2010; Ord. No. 17487, § 2, 1-18-2011; Ord. No. 17803, § 1, 6-5-2012, eff. 6-11-2012; Ord. No. 019759, § 1, 7-22-2025)
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=TIT13STSIPUPL_CH13.04STSICOMA_13.04.010SICUPEREFetched: 10/28/2026