Unenclosed parking space shelters.
El Paso City Code § 20.10.720
in effect20.10.720 - Unenclosed parking space shelters.
Where specifically listed as a permitted accessory use in a district, unenclosed parking space shelters may be erected as shelters for motor vehicles in conformance with the following:
A. The structure shall not encroach into the required front yard or side street yard;
B. No part of the structure shall be closer than one foot from an adjacent property line within a required side yard or rear yard, except that when the property abuts an R-1, R-2, R-2A, R-3, R-3A, R-4 and R-5 zoned property or a single-family attached dwelling in any other zone existing at the time of erection of the parking space shelter, the structure shall not be closer than ten feet from the adjacent property line;
C. The height, measured from the floor of the parking space to the ceiling or lowest clearance, shall not exceed ten feet, and provided that the overall height shall not exceed eleven feet;
D. The structure shall cover only the affected parking space or spaces. It shall not encroach onto the parking lot access driveways and shall not exceed a depth of twenty feet over each parking space;
E. All water runoff shall be controlled to drain into the property on which the structure is located.
(Ord. 16653 § 2 (part), 2007)
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_20.10.720UNPASPSHFetched: 10/28/2026