El Paso City Code § 18.80.010 Short title.
18.80.010 - Short title.
This chapter may be cited as the "Alternative Energy Conservation Code".
(Ord. No. 17840, § B, 7-31-2012, eff. 9-1-2012)
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE
El Paso City Code tit. 18, ch. 18.80
in effectEl Paso City Code § 18.80.020 Adoption.
18.80.020 - Adoption.
The book entitled "International Energy Conservation Code," 2012 Edition, a copy of which authenticated by the city clerk is on file in the city clerk's Office, is adopted as the Alternative Energy Conservation Code of the city, in its entirety as fully as if copied at length in this chapter.
(Ord. No. 17840, § B, 7-31-2012, eff. 9-1-2012)
El Paso City Code § 18.80.030 Incentives.
18.80.030 - Incentives.
For developers desiring to design new buildings, either commercial buildings or low-rise residential buildings (three stories or less in height above grade), pursuant to the minimum energy conservation requirements of the 2012 Edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, the following incentives shall be offered:
1. Eligibility requirements.
a. The incentives listed below shall apply only to new construction.
b. The incentives listed below are limited to ten projects per applicant.
c. Applicants who choose to design and build pursuant to the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code shall comply with all requirements of the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code.
2. Incentives.
a. Approved applicants shall receive expedited plan review.
b. Approved applicants shall receive a fifty percent reduction of the master permit fee associated with the project, on a first come first served basis, for the first one hundred approved projects. Thereafter, approved applicants shall receive a twenty percent reduction of the master permit fee associated with the project, on a first come first served basis, for the first one hundred approved projects.
c. Approved applicants shall receive advanced notice of stakeholder meetings prior to the mandatory adoption of a future Energy Conservation Code by the city.
(Ord. No. 17840, § B, 7-31-2012, eff. 9-1-2012)
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_CH18.80ALENCOCOFetched: 10/28/2026