El Paso City Code § 9.04.900 Applicability.
9.04.900 - Applicability.
This article shall apply to owners and occupants of improved property in the city containing a retail or service establishments.
(Ord. No. 17380, § 1, 8-24-2010)
Litter Collection at Retail or Service Establishments
El Paso City Code tit. 9, ch. 9.04, art. XVIII
in effectEl Paso City Code § 9.04.910 Litter control.
9.04.910 - Litter control.
Owners shall comply with the following litter control requirements:
A. Signs. Owners shall post reflective warning signs with the phrase "LITTERING PROHIBITED" shall be posted at parking lots serving retail and service establishments according to the following requirements:
1. Signs shall be constructed of metal, wood or durable plastic;
2. Signs shall be posted on a pole or fixed structure between four and six feet above ground surface;
3. Signs shall have lettering consisting of uppercase letters of no less than two inches in height and must be of a color contrasting the color of the sign itself; and
4. Signs shall be distributed around the parking lot area according to the following requirements:
a. A minimum of one sign shall be posted for parking lots providing between one and twenty-five parking spaces, or where parking spaces are not demarcated, for parking lots up to five thousand square feet; or
b. One sign shall be posted per twenty-five parking spaces provided, or where parking spaces are not demarcated, for each five thousand square feet of parking lot area provided, up to a maximum of five signs total per parking lot.
B. Litter receptacles. Owners shall provide litter receptacles at parking lots serving retail and service establishments according to the following requirements:
1. Litter receptacles shall have a capacity between fifty-five and ninety-six gallons;
2. A minimum of two litter receptacles shall be provided for parking lots providing between one and twenty-five parking spaces, or where parking spaces are not demarcated, for parking lots up to five thousand square feet;
3. One additional litter receptacle shall be provided per additional fifteen parking spaces, or where parking spaces are not demarcated, for each additional three thousand square feet of parking lot area, up to a maximum of twenty litter receptacles total per parking lot;
4. Litter receptacles shall be spaced throughout the parking lot area and/or along the front area of the buildings accessible to the public; and
5. Owners shall ensure that litter receptacles are emptied regularly, and shall ensure that at no time is litter allowed to overflow receptacles.
C. Parking lot area litter control. Owners shall ensure that uncontained litter in the parking lot areas is controlled by removing and placing litter in litter receptacles at least once per business day, or for businesses that are opened to the public twenty-four hours a day, twice per business day. Owners are further required to maintain a written schedule for regular parking lot litter control and make such schedule available to any city official authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter, upon request of said official.
(Ord. No. 17380, § 1, 8-24-2010; Ord. No. 17471, § 14, 12-21-2010)
El Paso City Code § 9.04.920 Shopping cart control.
9.04.920 - Shopping cart control.
Occupants shall comply with the following shopping cart control requirements:
A. Shopping cart recovery. Occupants shall immediately recover, upon sight or notice, any shopping cart that is not contained within the parking area of the establishment providing the shopping cart. Notice may be provided verbally or in written form by a city official or by any person witnessing the occurrence. Occupants shall also immediately recover their shopping carts that are located anywhere in the city to include, but not be limited to, the following locations:
1. Shopping carts located on a city street, alley or right-of-way;
2. Shopping carts located in city stormwater conveyance or ponding areas, including arroyos; and/or
3. Shopping carts located on sidewalks or on private property.
B. Shopping cart maintenance. Occupants shall ensure that each shopping cart provided by the occupant's retail or service establishment clearly identifies the owner of the shopping cart by a sign, label or imprinted logo. Occupants shall ensure that uncontained shopping carts are located and recovered by conducting a search and recovery of nearby (within a one-mile radius) property, neighborhoods and areas of frequent shopping cart accumulation at least once every seven calendar days. Occupants shall also maintain a written schedule for regular shopping cart control and make such schedule available to any city official authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter, upon request of said official.
C. Impoundment. The city shall impound any shopping cart not contained within the parking area of the retail or service establishment owning the shopping cart, where the occupant has received two or more written notices of violation within a consecutive twelve-month span. Owner of shopping carts shall be able to recover impounded shopping carts from the city by paying the per-shopping cart recovery fee established in Section 9.04.530G of this chapter. Any shopping carts not recovered within thirty (30) calendar days of the city giving notice of the impoundment shall be recycled and/or disposed of by the city. The failure of an occupant to recover an impounded shopping cart within thirty calendar days of the city giving notice of the impoundment shall constitute authorization for the city to dispose of the shopping cart at the occupant's expense. The occupant shall pay such cost of disposal as documented and billed by the city within thirty calendar days upon receipt of the billing.
(Ord. No. 17380, § 1, 8-24-2010)
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_CH9.04SOWAMA_ARTXVIIILICORESEESFetched: 10/28/2026