Floor area.
El Paso City Code § 20.02.380
in effect20.02.380 - Floor area.
"Floor area" means:
1. For nonresidential buildings or buildings containing mixed uses: the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the floors of a building measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating two buildings.
2. For residential buildings: the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the floors of a dwelling, exclusive of garages, atriums, stairwells, open porches and unoccupied basements, cellars, and attics, measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls.
(Ord. 16653 § 2 (part), 2007)
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_CH20.02GEPRDE_ARTIIDE_20.02.380FLARFetched: 10/28/2026