Permit, charges and reporting requirements.
El Paso City Code § 14.16.304
in effect14.16.304 - Permit, charges and reporting requirements.
There are established the following charges and requirements for off-airport rental car businesses:
A. An annual permit shall be a prerequisite to operation of an off-airport rental car business at the airport. City council may establish a fee for off-airport rental car business permit in the city's annual budget resolution.
B. In addition to the permit required by subsection A of this section, permittee shall pay the city a monthly charge, as defined in this chapter, derived during each month from rentals to customers picked up from the airport by off-airport rental car businesses during the month, such charge to be for the privilege of use of the airport. The charge shall be payable, not later than the twentieth day of each month, for the preceding month's receipts. The permittee shall furnish to the director of aviation or authorized designee, not later than thirty days following the end of the permit year, a report, properly certified by a certified public accountant, showing the month-to-month gross receipts derived from providing off-airport rental car services to passengers of the airport. In addition, authorized representatives of the city may, at all reasonable times and places within the city, examine or audit the permittee's books and accounts to verify that the correct monthly charges have been paid, or to require the permittee to furnish written proof of all gross receipts derived from airport-related car rental service during any month. The city retains at all times the right to require an independent audit, and if such audit shows permittee has underreported its gross receipts by two percent or more, permittee shall be responsible for paying the difference between the audited figures and what was reported by permittee, as well as the full cost of the audit.
(Ord. No. 19007, § 1, 12-17-2019)
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=TIT14AIAI_CH14.16AIUSRE_ARTIIIORPRECABU_14.16.304PECHREREFetched: 10/28/2026