Supplemental density regulations.
El Paso City Code § 20.12.050
in effect20.12.050 - Supplemental density regulations.
Density regulations may be modified in the following instances:
A. Lot area per unit requirements shall not apply to dormitories, fraternities, sororities, nursing homes or other similar group quarters where no cooking facilities are provided in individual rooms or apartments;
B. In any special use permit for a planned residential development, and in any instance where site plan approval is required in an RMH, PMD, SD, PR-I, PR-II or A-4 district for residential use, density regulations may be modified as follows:
The maximum number of permitted dwelling units as required in the district regulations may be increased:
1. By five percent if twenty-five percent or more of the site is used for common open space;
2. By five percent if one square foot or more of recreation area is provided for every five square feet of residential floor space; balconies, patios, atriums and clubrooms may be counted as recreation area;
3. By five percent if one-half or more of the required parking is enclosed;
4. By five percent if a panoramic view is provided for the living room of seventy-five percent or more of the dwelling units;
5. By five percent if ten percent or more of the energy use is to be from solar power;
6. By five percent if individual units are soundproofed in accordance with an impact noise rating (I.N.R.) of five or more as described in the publication "A Guide to Airborne, Impact, and Structure Borne Noise-Control in Multifamily Dwellings" by Berendt, Winzer, and Burroughs, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, US Printing Office 1967;
7. By five percent if the area devoted to landscape planting is in excess of thirty-five percent of the site area.
The increase in permitted density resulting from application of the provisions of this subsection shall be limited to a total of thirty-five percent;
C. Where the total floor area of a building is limited by a floor area ratio, the maximum floor area may be increased by four square feet of additional floor area for each square foot of landscaped open space on the lot above the minimum required by this Code. The maximum floor area may be increased by an additional one percent for each ten percent of the building's energy requirement that is provided by solar power.
(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_CH20.12DEDIST_20.12.050SUDEREFetched: 10/28/2026