General provisions.
El Paso City Code § 19.14.005
in effect19.14.005 - General provisions.
A. General Provisions.
1. Utilities shall include water, wastewater, natural gas, electric, cable television, telephone and other public utilities.
2. All utilities shall be located underground in any new residential subdivision.
3. Within nonresidential subdivisions, utilities shall be located underground unless the adjacent property has overhead utility lines.
4. Underground utilities may be buried in dedicated easements or in rights-of-way.
5. In residential or nonresidential subdivisions and in those that are considered "infill" development or redevelopment, overhead electrical utilities may be utilized if the surrounding existing development has overhead electric utilities.
6. Electrical transmission lines over twenty-four KV shall not be required to be placed underground.
7. Overhead electrical distribution lines shall be permitted in industrial and/or commercial parks.
B. Placement.
1. The placement and separation of the various utilities within an easement or right-of-way shall conform to the Development Standards for Construction contained in the SDM. The placement and separation of water and wastewater utilities shall also conform to the requirements of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
2. If a water or wastewater main is to be placed in a shared easement, the location of such main in relation to the other utilities shall be coordinated with the affected utility agencies.
(Ord. 16882 § 2 (part), 2008; Ord. No. 19327, § 17, 4-26-2022)
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=TIT19SUDEPL_ART2SUST_CH19.14UTGE_19.14.005GEPRFetched: 10/28/2026