Prescribed fees.
El Paso City Code § 18.02.106.2
in effect18.02.106.2 - Prescribed fees.
Fees are established and required in conjunction with all permits and services provided under this title, including this Code and the technical codes, except as may be specifically excepted or provided otherwise. A permit, although issued, shall not be valid until all established fees have been paid for each of the various types of permits and services listed therein. An amendment to a permit shall not be valid until the additional established fee, if any, due to an increase in the estimated cost of the building, structure, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical or gas systems, has been paid.
Exceptions:
1. The City of El Paso, the County of El Paso, the El Paso Housing Authority, the State of Texas, other governmental entities that are, as a matter of law, exempt from having to pay permit fees, utility companies and other entities whose permit fees have been waived by franchise agreement or resolution of the city council, and the United States Government are exempted from the payment of the permit fees required in this chapter; provided, that only such construction as is owned, operated and maintained by such governmental agencies shall be exempted from payment of such permit fees. Also, provided that the city council may authorize the building official to waive the permit fees required in this chapter when the project for which the permit is issued is a city project. For the purpose of this subsection, a "city project" shall be a project that the city council finds to be for the benefit of the general public, and that is to be either constructed on property owned by the city or with funds provided in whole or part by the city.
(Ord. No. 019528, § 1, 8-1-2023)
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=TIT18BUCO_CH18.02BUCOADCO_18.02.106PEFE_18.02.106.2PRFEFetched: 10/28/2026