Drilling facilities.
El Paso City Code § 20.10.180
in effect20.10.180 - Drilling facilities.
Drilling of oil or gas wells or other similar types of shaft mining shall meet the following minimum requirements:
A. Minimum site of five acres, with minimum lot width of two hundred feet, minimum lot depth of two hundred feet and minimum front, side, side street and rear yard of fifty feet;
B. Any structure exceeding fifty feet in height shall maintain setbacks from all property boundaries on streets equal to the height of the structure;
C. A plan is submitted and approved by city council as part of the special permit application, showing the reclamation of the site and its future use after the extraction has been completed. Approval of the fire chief, building official and the director of the department of environmental services or his designee shall be required and the use shall comply with all appropriate regulations. A bond or other guarantee satisfactory to the city attorney and in an amount approved by the building official may be required by city council as a guarantee that the reclamation plan will be carried out.
(Ord. 16817 § 5, 2008; 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_20.10.180DRFAFetched: 10/28/2026