Small lot development.
El Paso City Code § 20.10.625
in effect20.10.625 - Small lot development.
A. The standards in this section supersede the base zoning districts standards.
B. To meet the requirements of a small lot development, the parcel to be platted shall meet all the following requirements:
1. Shall be five acres or more:
2. Have no previously recorded plat: and
3. Lots shall not exceed four thousand square feet.
C. When all the provisions of 20.10.625.B are met, the following shall apply:
1. Lot Size.
a. Minimum lot area: Two thousand two hundred fifty square feet.
b. Minimum average lot width: Thirty feet.
c. Minimum lot depth: Seventy-five feet.
2. Minimum Setbacks.
a. Front setback: Fifteen feet.
b. Rear setback: Ten feet.
c. Side setback: Five feet.
d. Cumulative setbacks: N/A.
D. Parking minimum: One per residential unit.
E. For subdivisions located in on-site ponding areas a minimum of thirty percent permeable area shall be provided.
F. Small lot developments shall not be located:
1. Within three thousand feet of an airport or military base; or
2. Fifteen thousand feet of the boundary of a military base if the area is designated by a municipality or joint airport zoning board, as applicable, as a military airport overlay zone with a clear zone and accident potential zone designation, as described by the military base's air installation compatible use zone report.
(Ord. No. 019815, § 3, 11-18-2025)
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_20.10.625SMLODEFetched: 10/28/2026