Application referral to city departments for approval—Permits not issued for work in violation of ordinances.
El Paso City Code § 18.02.105.14
in effect18.02.105.14 - Application referral to city departments for approval—Permits not issued for work in violation of ordinances.
A. Application for permit for the construction, alteration or repair of buildings or structures shall be subject to the requirements of all applicable ordinances, laws and regulations, including but not limited to, the requirements for acceptance of subdivision improvements, as well as drainage approval where a subdivision plat is not required. Applications involving more than one acre of land shall require stormwater pollution prevention (SWPP) permit. Applications for properties located in the floodplain shall also be subject to FEMA regulations. The city manager or designee shall promptly approve, disapprove or conditionally approve the application as to its compliance with all applicable ordinances, laws and regulations; and no permit shall be issued until the application is so approved.
B. A permit shall not be issued for any work which would involve a violation of the zoning ordinance or any other law or ordinance, and any permit so issued shall be void.
C. The approval, disapproval or conditional approval of a permit required by this Code shall be based on the orders, regulations, ordinances or other duly adopted requirements in effect at the time the application for the permit is filed. When a series of permits is required for the development of a project, the applicant, by providing verification of the orders, regulations, ordinances or other duly adopted requirements in effect at the time the original application was filed for the first permit in that series, shall be entitled to develop that project based on those orders, regulations, ordinances or other duly adopted requirements.
D. No permit shall be issued until all required and/or applicable impact fees have been paid and any permit so issued shall be void.
(Ord. No. 019528, § 1, 8-1-2023)
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=TIT18BUCO_CH18.02BUCOADCO_18.02.105PE_18.02.105.14APREDEAPERNOISWOVIORFetched: 10/28/2026