Self-storage warehousing.
El Paso City Code § 20.10.610
in effect20.10.610 - Self-storage warehousing.
In A-1, A-2 and A-3 (Apartment), A-M (Apartment-Manufactured home), A-O (Apartment/Office), A/3-0 (Apartment/Office High Density), RMU (Residential Mixed Use), GMU (General Mixed Use), C-1 and C-2 (Commercial) Districts the following conditions apply:
A. A minimum site area of two acres shall be required, unless adjacent to and abutting a minimum of four acres zoned C-1, C-2, C-3 or C-4, then the minimum site area shall be one acre with an average lot width of not less than two hundred feet and an average lot depth of not less than two hundred feet.
B. Individual storage spaces shall not exceed four hundred square feet in area and fourteen feet in height, except in the case of storage spaces for RVs and motor homes, which shall not exceed twenty feet in width and sixty feet in length.
C. A six foot high screening wall shall be required along all property lines abutting residential or apartment uses or districts.
Additionally, the following conditions shall apply in the C-5 (Commercial) Districts:
A. A self-storage warehouse shall not occupy the first floor of a building. Permitted activities for the first floor shall be limited to the retail portion of the operation where customer transactions occur and/or in combination with another permitted use in the zoning district.
B. The portion of the building containing the self-storage warehouse shall be limited to no more than eighty percent of the total gross floor area.
C. Self-storage warehouses shall only be permitted in existing structures. If no structure exists, then self-storage warehouses shall conform with the design requirements of Section 20.10.280.C, infill development.
(Ord. 16653 § 2 (part), 2007) (Ord. No. 019734, § 3, 5-28-2025)
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=TIT20ZO_CH20.10SUUSRE_20.10.610SEORWAFetched: 10/28/2026