Halfway house.
El Paso City Code § 20.10.266
in effect20.10.266 - Halfway house.
A. A special permit for a halfway house shall be issued for a two year time period. Periodic review periods may be established as part of the special permit.
B. The treatment of alcoholic, narcotic, or psychiatric problems is allowed under this use if expressly permitted by the special permit.
C. A halfway house may not be permitted within one thousand (1,000) feet of another halfway house or a homeless shelter.
D. Additionally, a halfway house may not be permitted within one thousand (1,000) feet of the following:
1. A church;
2. A public or private elementary or secondary school;
3. A nursery school, kindergarten, child care center, day nursery or day care center;
4. A university, college, vocational or business school;
5. A boundary of any residential district;
6. A public park; or
7. The property line of a lot devoted to any residential use.
E. A security plan must be submitted with an application for a special permit for a halfway house. The security plan must demonstrate compliance with the security requirements of state law. The director shall furnish a copy of security plans for halfway houses to appropriate city, county, state, and Federal (if applicable) agencies for their review and approval before the city plan commission and the city council consider the application. Provisions addressing security must be included in any ordinance granting a special permit for a halfway house. A compliance report must be submitted to the director every two years after the date of passage of an ordinance granting a special permit and with each application for renewal of a special permit for a halfway house.
F. Measurements of distance under this paragraph are taken radially. "Radial" measurement means a measurement taken along the shortest distance between the nearest point of the building site of the halfway house and the nearest point of the property line of another use, or of a protected zoning district boundary.
G. Within ninety (90) days of the passage of this ordinance the owner or operator of an existing halfway house must comply with the registration provisions of Section 20.22.070 and comply with the provisions of Chapter 20.22 Nonconforming Situations.
(Ord. No. 18218, § 3, 7-29-2014)
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_20.10.266HAHOFetched: 10/28/2026