BUILDING SCALE PLANS

El Paso City Code tit. 21, ch. 21.50

in effect

El Paso City Code § 21.50.010 Instructions.

21.50.010 - Instructions. A. Lots and buildings that have been zoned to a SmartCode Zone are subject to the requirements of this chapter and to the new community or infill regulating plans that were approved by the city council when the SmartCode Zone was established, or as those plans were subsequently adjusted by the CRC (see Section 21.10.050). B. Owners and developers may have the design plans required under this chapter prepared on their behalf. Such plans require administrative approval by the CRC. C. Building and site plans shall show the following, in compliance with the standards described in this chapter: 1. Prior to submittal of a plat for approval, the applicant must receive CRC approval of a preliminary building scale plan showing the following: a. Building disposition. b. Building configuration. c. Building function. d. Parking location standards. e. Lot lines. 2. Prior to receiving any building permits, and after receiving plat approval, the property owner must receive CRC approval of a final building scale plan showing the following: a. Landscape standards. b. Signage standards. c. Special requirements. 3. If platting is not required by this title, one building scale plan may be submitted that shows all the information listed above for preliminary and final building scale plans. (Ord. 16945 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 17542, § 24, 4-26-2011)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.020 Reserved.

El Paso City Code § 21.50.030 Special requirements.

21.50.030 - Special requirements. A. A new community regulating plan or an infill regulating plan may designate any of the following special requirements to be applied according to the standards of this chapter: 1. A differentiation of the thoroughfares as A-grid and B-grid. Buildings along the A-grid shall be held to the highest standard of this title in support of pedestrian activity. Buildings along the B-grid may allow automobile-oriented standards. The frontages assigned to the B-grid shall not exceed thirty percent of the total length of frontages within a pedestrian shed. There is no limitation on the B-grid within SD5. 2. Designations for mandatory and/or recommended retail frontage requiring or advising that a building provide a shopfront at sidewalk level along the entire length of its private frontage. The shopfront shall be no less than seventy percent glazed in clear glass and shaded by an awning overlapping the sidewalk as generally illustrated in Table 7 and specified in Chapter 21.50. The first floor shall be confined to retail use through the depth of the second layer (Table 17d). Special districts that require retail frontage do not require retail use. 3. Designations for mandatory and/or recommended gallery frontage, requiring or advising that a building provide a permanent cover over the sidewalk, either cantilevered or supported by columns. The gallery frontage designation may be combined with a retail frontage designation; 4. Designations for mandatory and/or recommended arcade frontage, requiring or advising that a building overlap the sidewalk such that the first floor facade is a colonnade. The arcade frontage designation may be combined with a retail frontage designation; 5. A designation for coordinated frontage, requiring that the public frontage (Table 4A) and private frontage (Table 7) be coordinated as a single, coherent landscape and paving design; 6. Designations for mandatory and/or recommended terminated vista locations, requiring or advising that the building be provided with architectural articulation of a type and character that responds visually to the location, as approved by the CRC; 7. A designation for cross block passages, requiring that a minimum eight-foot wide pedestrian access be reserved between buildings. 8. Designations for mandatory and/or recommended forecourt frontage, requiring or advising that a portion of the facade is close to the frontage line and the central portion is set back for cafes or vehicular drop-offs. The forecourt frontage designation may be combined with a retail frontage designation. B. If any of these special requirements have been designated on a new community or infill community regulating plan, approval of building scale plans is contingent on compliance with all applicable special requirements. (Ord. 16945 § 2 (part), 2008; Ord. No. 17378, § 2, 8-24-2010; Ord. No. 17542, § 25, 4-26-2011)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.040 Civic zones.

21.50.040 - Civic zones. A. General. 1. Civic zones are designated on new community and infill community regulating plans as civic space (CS) or civic building (CB). Land so designated may be developed and used only in accordance with this title's requirements for civic zones. 2. Parking for civic zones shall be calculated per the standards of Chapter 20.14 and Appendix C of this title. On street parking available along the frontage lines that correspond to each lot shall be counted toward the parking requirement of the building on the lot The required parking may also be provided within one-quarter mile of the site that it serves. In new communities, civic parking lots may remain unpaved if graded, compacted and landscaped. B. Civic space zones (CS). 1. Civic spaces shall be generally designed as described in Table 13. C. Civic building zones (CB). 1. Civic buildings shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 16945 § 2 (part), 2008; Ord. No. 17542, § 26, 4-26-2011)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.050 Specific to T1 Natural Zone.

21.50.050 - Specific to T1 Natural Zone. A. Buildings in the T1 Natural Zone are permitted only by variance. Permission to build in T1 and the standards for this chapter shall be determined concurrently as variances, in public hearing of the zoning board of adjustment. Once the zoning board of adjustment has made a decision on this request, that decision shall be subject to review by the city council in a public hearing. (Ord. 16945 § 2 (part), 2008)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.060 Building disposition.

21.50.060 - Building disposition. A. Specific to zones T3 and T4. 1. One principle building at the frontage, and one outbuilding to the rear of the principle building, may be built on each lot as shown in Table 17c. B. Specific to zones T3, T4, T4-O, T5, T5-O, T6 and special districts SD3, SD4, SD5, SD6, and SD7. 1. Newly platted lots shall be dimensioned according to Table 14f, Table 16f and Table 15. 2. Building disposition types shall be as shown in Table 9. 3. Buildings shall be disposed in relation to the boundaries of their lots according to Table 14g, Table 16g and Table 15. 4. Reserved. 5. Lot coverage by building shall not exceed that recorded in Table 14f, Table 16f and Table 15. 6. Façades shall be built parallel to a rectilinear principal frontage line or to the tangent of a curved principal frontage line, and along a minimum percentage of the frontage length at the setback, as specified on Table 14g, Table 16g and Table 15. 7. Setback for principal buildings shall be as shown in Table 14g, Table 16g and Table 15. In the case of an infill lot, setbacks shall match one of the existing adjacent setbacks. Setbacks may otherwise be adjusted by warrant provided it does not exceed a ten percent deviation. 8. Rear setbacks for outbuildings shall be a minimum of twelve feet measured from the centerline of the rear alley of rear lane easement. In the absence of rear ally or rear lane, the rear setback shall be as shown in Table 14h, Table 16h and Table 15.9. 9. To accommodate building on slopes over ten percent, relief from front setback requirements is available by warrant provided it does not exceed a twenty percent deviation. C. Specific to zones T5, T5-O, T6 and special districts SD3 and SD4. 1. The principal entrance shall be on a frontage line. (Ord. 16945 § 2 (part), 2008; Ord. No. 17378, § 2, 8-24-2010; Ord. No. 17542, § 27, 4-26-2011; Ord. No. 17787, § 7, 5-15-2012; Ord. No. 17962, § 5, 3-5-2013; Ord. No. 19245, § 1, 10-12-2021)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.070 Building configuration.

21.50.070 - Building configuration. A. General to zones T2, T3, T4, T4-O, T5, T5O, T6 and special districts SD3, SD4, SD5, SD6, SD7. 1. The private frontage of buildings shall conform to and be allocated in accordance with Table 7, Table 14j and Table 16i. 2. Buildings on comer lots shall have two private frontages as shown in Table 17. Prescriptions for the parking layers pertain only to the Principal Frontage. Prescriptions for the first layer pertain to both frontages. 3. Building heights and Setbacks shall conform to Table 8, Table 14k, and Table 16j. 4. Stories may not exceed fourteen feet in height from finished floor to finished floor, except for a first floor commercial function, which shall be a minimum of eleven feet and may be a maximum of twenty-five feet. A single floor level exceeding fourteen feet, or twenty-five feet at ground level, shall be counted as two stories. Mezzanines extending beyond thirty-three percent of the floor area shall be counted as an additional floor. 5. In a parking structure or garage, each level counts as a single story regardless of its relationship to habitable stories. 6. Height limits do not apply to attics or raised basements, masts, belfries, clock towers, chimney flues, water tanks, or elevator bulkheads. B. Specific to zones T2, T3, T4, T4-O, T5, T5O, T-6, SD-1, SD-2, SD-3, SD-4, SD-5, SD-6, SD-7. 1. The minimum size of a dwelling within a principal building shall be three hundred square feet in interior space. Outbuildings may be any size, not to exceed four hundred forty square feet. C. Specific to zone T3. 1. No portion of the private frontage may encroach the sidewalk. 2. Open porches may encroach the first layer fifty percent of its depth. (Table 17d) 3. Balconies and bay windows may encroach the first layer twenty-five percent of its depth. D. Specific to zone T4. 1. Balconies, open porches and bay windows may encroach the first layer fifty percent of its depth. (Table 17d). 2. Awnings and galleries may encroach the sidewalk to within two feet of the curb but must clear the sidewalk vertically by at least eight feet. E. Specific to zone T4-O. 1. Building heights shall be a minimum of twenty feet at the frontage line. F. Specific to zones T4-O, T5, T5O, T6 and special districts SD3, SD4, SD5, SD6. 1. Awnings, arcades, and galleries may encroach the sidewalk to within two feet of the curb but must clear the sidewalk vertically by at least eight feet. 2. Stoops, lightwells, balconies, bay windows, and terraces may encroach the first layer one hundred percent of its depth. Balconies and bay windows may encroach the sidewalk twenty-five percent of its depth. (Table 17d). 3. Reserved. 4. In the absence of a building facade along any part of a frontage line, a streetscreen shall be built coplanar with the facade. 5. Streetscreens should be between 3.5 and eight feet in height. The streetscreen may be replaced by a hedge or fence, provided they are not transparent. Streetscreens shall have openings no larger than necessary to allow automobile and pedestrian access. G. Specific to special districts SD3, SD4, SD5. 1. Building heights shall be limited to the height requirements established in Federal Aviation Regulations Part 77 or successor regulations for the airport. Exclusions to this rule may be permitted by the department of aviation. 2. Building heights may further be limited by the EPIA Regulating Plan. H. Specific to special district SD5. 1. Building heights shall be limited to seventy feet (Ord. 16945 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 17378, § 2, 8-24-2010; Ord. No. 17542, § 28, 4-26-2011; Ord. No. 17787, § 8, 5-15-2012; Ord. No.17962, § 6, 3-5-2013; Ord. No. 019816, § 4, 11-18-2025)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.080 Building function.

21.50.080 - Building function. A. General to zones T2, T3, T4, T4-O, T5, T5O, T6 and special districts SD3, SD4, SD5, SD6, SD7. 1. Buildings in each transect zone and special district shall conform to the functions on Table 10, Table 12, Table 141 and Table 16k. B. Specific to zones T2, T3. 1. Accessory functions of restricted lodging or restricted office shall be permitted within an outbuilding. See Table 10. C. Specific to zones T4, T4-O, T5, T5O. 1. Accessory functions of limited lodging or limited office shall be permitted within an outbuilding. See Table 10. D. Specific to zones T5, T5O, T6 and special districts SD3, SD4, SD6. 1. First story commercial functions shall be permitted. 2. Manufacturing functions within the first story may be permitted by variance. (Ord. 16945 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 17378, § 2, 8-24-2010; Ord. No. 17542, § 29, 4-26-2011; Ord. No. 17787, § 9, 5-15-2012; Ord. No. 17962, § 7, 3-5-2013)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.090 Parking and density calculations.

21.50.090 - Parking and density calculations. A. Specific to zones T2, T3. 1. Buildable density on a lot shall be determined by the actual parking provided within the lot as applied to the functions permitted in Table 10. B. Specific to zones T4, T4-O, T5, T5O, T6 and special district SD6. 1. Buildable density on a lot shall be determined by the sum of the actual parking calculated as that provided (1) within the lot, (2) along the parking lane corresponding to the lot frontage, and (3) by purchase or lease from a civic parking reserve within the pedestrian shed, if available. 2. The actual parking may be adjusted upward according to the shared parking factor of Table 11 to determine the effective parking. The shared parking factor is available for any two functions within any pair of adjacent blocks. 3. Based on the effective parking available, the density of the projected function may be determined according to Table 10. 4. The total density within each transect zone or special district shall not exceed that specified by an approved new community regulating plan based on Chapter 21.30 or infill regulating plan based on Chapter 21.40. 5. Accessory units do not count toward density calculations. 6. Liner buildings less than thirty feet deep and no more than two stories shall be exempt from parking requirements. (Ord. 16945 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 17378, § 2, 8-24-2010; Ord. No. 17542, § 30, 4-26-2011; Ord. No. 17787, § 10, 5-15-2012)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.100 Parking location standards.

21.50.100 - Parking location standards. A. General to zones T2, T3, T4, T4-O, T5, T5O, T6 and special districts SD3, SD4, SD5, SD6, SD7. 1. Parking shall be accessed by rear alleys or rear lanes, when such are available or are indicated on the regulating plan. 2. Open parking areas shall be masked from the frontage by a building or streetscreen. 3. For buildings on B-grids, open parking areas may be allowed unmasked on the frontage. B. Specific to zones T2, T3. 1. Open parking areas shall be located at the second and third lot layers, except that driveways, drop-offs and unpaved parking areas may be located at the first lot layer. (Table 17d) 2. Garages shall be located at the third lot layer except that side- or rear-entry types may be allowed in the first or second lot layer. C. Specific to zones T3, T4. 1. Driveways at frontages shall be no wider than ten feet in the first layer. (Table 3B f.) D. Specific to zone T4. 1. All parking areas and garages shall be located at the third layer. E. Specific to zones T4-O, T5, T5O, T6 and special districts SD3, SD4, SD6, SD7. 1. All parking lots, garages, and parking structures shall be located at the second or third lot layer. (Table 17d) 2. Vehicular entrances to parking lots, garages, and parking structures shall be no wider than twenty-four feet at the frontage. 3. Pedestrian exits from all parking lots, garages, and parking structures shall be directly to a frontage line (i.e., not directly into a building) except underground garage levels which may be exited by pedestrians directly into a building. 4. Parking structures on A-grids shall have liner buildings lining the first and second stories. 5. A minimum of one bicycle rack place shall be provided within the public or private frontage for every ten vehicular parking spaces (Ord. 16945 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 17378, § 2, 8-24-2010; Ord. No. 17542, § 31, 4-26-2011; Ord. No. 17787, § 11, 5-15-2012; Ord. No. 17962, § 8, 3-5-2013)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.110 Landscape standards.

21.50.110 - Landscape standards. A. General to zones T2, T3, T4, T4-0, T5, T50, T6 and special districts SD3, SD4, SD5, SD6, SD7. 1. Impermeable surface shall be confined to the ratio of lot coverage specified in Tables 14f and 16f. B. Specific to zones T2, T3, T4. 1. The first layer may not be paved, with the exception of driveways as specified in Section 21.50.100 B. and Section 21.50.100 C. (Table 17d) C. Specific to zone T3. 1. A minimum of one tree shall be planted within the first layer for each forty feet of frontage line or portion thereof. (Table 17d) 2. Trees may be of single or multiple species as shown on Table 6. 3. Trees shall be naturalistically clustered. 4. Lawns may be permitted provided they are composed of native or non-native adapted species. D. Specific to zone T4. 1. A minimum of one tree shall be planted within the first layer or each forty feet of frontage line or portion thereof. (Table 17d) 2. The species shall be a single species to match the species of street trees on the public frontage, or as shown on Table 6. 3. Lawns may be permitted provided they are composed of native or non-native adapted species. E. Specific to zones T4-O, T5, T5O, T6 and special district SD6. 1. Trees shall not be required in the first layer. 2. The first layer may be paved to match the pavement of the public frontage. F. General to special districts SD3, SD4, SD5, SD6, SD7. 1. Site and landscape design standards. a. The spacing and placement of plants shall be adequate and appropriate for species size at maturity and/or for the grouping of a single plant species. b. All proposed street trees shall be centered a minimum of five feet clear of underground utilities, utility meters, and service lines. c. Proposed trees shall be a minimum height of ten feet. d. Proposed street tree height and type shall be appropriate for the frontage conditions. e. Trees with existing or potential canopy covering sidewalks, driveways, paths, plazas, alleys, lanes, parking space or street pavements shall be of a type that, at maturity or with minor pruning at installation, provide a clear height of eight feet for sidewalks and paths, twelve feet for driveways, parking spaces and streets, and fifteen feet for loading areas, exclusive of tree grates or planting areas with gravel mulch. f. Vegetation with spines, thorns or needles that may present hazards to pedestrians, bicyclists or vehicles are prohibited in the first layer. g. Bare and exposed ground on the site and/or in landscaped areas shall be covered with live plant materials and/or mulch, with the following exceptions: i. Naturally occurring arroyos, rock outcroppings or similar landscape features typically lacking in vegetation. ii. Hiking trails and/or traces in T1. iii. Clay or sand surfaces associated with recreation fields and facilities. h. All required landscape areas shall be irrigated by an automatic underground irrigation system, drip irrigation or soaker hose. i. Where possible and practical, bubbler and drip irrigation systems shall be utilized. j. Stormwater detention and retention ponds shall be integrated landscape features, rather than singlepurpose flood control and stormwater management ponds. k. Stormwater detention and retention ponds shall be planted with appropriate trees, shrubs and grasses. Hydrophilic plants are required in basin areas prone to submersion. l. Constructed water features such as fountains, streams and ponds that operate with water recirculation systems shall be designed to prevent seepage and leaks. 2. Landscape construction standards. a. Open spaces and civic space shall be protected with a temporary construction fence during all site work and construction activities unless alterations to them are otherwise specified by landscape grading plans. b. The soil structure of wide planting strips shall be protected from compaction with a temporary construction fence. Standards of access, excavation, movement, storage and backfilling of soils in relation to the construction and maintenance of deep utilities and manholes shall be specified. c. The topsoil within the construction area's limits of disturbance shall be removed, stored and amended as recommended by a landscape soils test. d. Wind erosion shall be mitigated and controlled though dust abatement and similar practices during the period of site work and construction. e. Landscape soils that have been compacted during construction activities shall be loosened and aerated to a depth of at least six inches before planting. f. Plants shall have normal, well-developed branches and vigorous root systems. g. Temporary spray irrigation systems may be used to establish seeded areas for grass and groundcover. 3. Landscape maintenance. a. All grass and vegetation shall be lightly fertilized to avoid fertilizer pollution to groundwater, streams and ponds. b. No disturbed ground shall be left exposed. Turfgrass and other approved and appropriate groundcovers or mulch shall cover all non-paved and non-built developed areas. c. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner(s) or his assigned agent(s) to: i. Maintain and keep all screening and fencing in good condition at all times; and ii. Maintain landscaping by keeping lawns properly mowed and edged, plants properly pruned and disease-free, and planting beds mulched, groomed and weeded, except in T1, and areas of naturally occurring vegetation and undergrowth; and iii. Replace any required planting(s) which are significantly damaged, altogether removed, infested, disease ridden, or dead within one year or the next planting season, whichever occurs first, except in T1, and areas of naturally occurring vegetation and undergrowth. G. Specific to special districts SD3 airport T5.1 and SD4 airport T5.2. 1. Trees shall not be required in the first layer. 2. The first layer may be paved to match the pavement of the public frontage. 3. Landscape islands in interior parking lots shall only occur at the end of drive aisles. 4. Islands should be the minimum size for healthy growth for the specific species of tree. 5. Porous paving materials are encouraged in order to increase stormwater infiltration on site. H. Specific to special district SD5 airport science and technology. 1. Buffers and screening elements shall be used to screen parking areas from public view, to screen service yards and other places that are unsightly along B streets, and to buffer between the special district and the adjacent airport special districts. 2. A street landscape border may include the sidewalk and shall be a minimum of ten feet in width, running the full length of the street property line bounding the site except for points of ingress and egress. The measurement starts at the right-of-way. 3. A minimum of one tree shall be planted within the first layer for each forty feet of frontage line or portion thereof. 4. Fifty percent or more of the street landscape border area must have shrubs and vegetative cover. 5. An interior landscape border is located along common property lines and is required between SD5 airport science and technology and an airport special district. 6. Plants shall be five-gallon minimum and of a type that will maintain a screen at least thirty-six inches high. The plant chosen to provide screening must have a mature width that will provide an opaque screen. 7. Fifty percent of the interior landscape border shall be equally covered with vegetation. I. Specific to Northwest Park, Airport and MCA SD Parks. Parks shall be managed with appropriate low care and drought tolerant grasses cut high or uncut. Parks may be left with native vegetation only. J. Specific to Northwest Park, Airport and MCA SD Greens. Greens shall be planted or managed with appropriate low care and drought tolerant turf grasses cut high. K. Specific to Northwest Park, Airport and MCA SD Squares. Squares shall be carefully graded, leveled, and planted with sod. (Ord. 16945 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 17378, § 2, 8-24-2010; Ord. No. 17542, § 32, 4-26-2011; Ord. No. 17787, § 12, 5-15-2012; Ord. No. 17962, § 9, 3-5-2013)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.120.010 Purposes.

21.50.120.010 - Purposes. This chapter provides a comprehensive system for the regulation of signs, to serve the following purposes: A. To allow adequate opportunity for the exercise of free speech by the display of a message or an image on a sign, while balancing that opportunity against the community and public interests affected by signs; B. To protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the city and its residents and to execute the policies of the city's comprehensive plan; C. To enhance the aesthetic value of the city's landscape by reducing visual clutter that is potentially harmful to property values and economic development; D. To protect adjacent and nearby properties from the impact of excessive or inappropriate signage; E. To protect the safety and efficiency of the city's transportation network by reducing confusion and distractions to pedestrians and motorists while enhancing motorists' ability to see pedestrians, obstacles, other vehicles, and traffic signs; and F. To preserve, protect and enhance areas of designated historical, architectural and scenic value. (Ord. No. 18505, § 1, 5-17-2016)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.120.020 Applicability.

21.50.120.020 - Applicability. A. The regulations of Title 20 Zoning shall be applicable for issues not addressed by this chapter. B. This chapter shall apply to all areas of the city classified as SmartCode Zone. (Ord. No. 18505, § 1, 5-17-2016)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.120.030 Findings.

21.50.120.030 - Findings. In adopting this chapter, El Paso City Council makes the following findings: A. That the excessive number, size and height of signs, both off-premises and on-premises, is unduly distracting and confusing to motorists and pedestrians, creates traffic hazards, and reduces the effectiveness of signs needed to direct the public; B. That the appearance of the city, particularly that of its residential and light commercial districts, is marred by excessive signs; C. That the aforementioned effects detract from the pleasure, safety and economic well-being of the community, and that the number of distracting signs ought to be reduced in order to lessen the detrimental effects; and D. That the use of signs in the exercise of First Amendment freedoms must be balanced against the community, neighborhood, and social impacts of such signs. E. That the regulations contained in this chapter are the minimum amount of regulation necessary to achieve its purposes. (Ord. No. 18505, § 1, 5-17-2016)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.120.040 Nonconforming signs.

21.50.120.040 - Nonconforming signs. A. The provisions of Title 20.22.090 shall be applicable. (Ord. No. 18505, § 1, 5-17-2016)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.120.050 Prohibited signs.

21.50.120.050 - Prohibited signs. A. Except as herein modified, the provisions of Title 20.18.140 (Prohibited signs), shall apply. B. In addition, the following signs are prohibited: 1. Sign walkers. 2. Temporary signs, except as specifically allowed in Section 21.50.120.120 3. Signage with internal lighting except as otherwise provided for herein. 4. Signage with animated illumination, except as provided for herein. 5. Off-premises signs, except as provided herein. 6. Signs that emit audible sound, odor, or matter. 7. Inflatable advertising devices. 8. Temporary active motion inflatables. 9. Temporary inflatable signs. (Ord. No. 18505, § 1, 5-17-2016)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.120.060 Exempt signs.

21.50.120.060 - Exempt signs. A. Message substitution. A noncommercial message which is within the protection of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution may be substituted, in whole or in part, for any message on any sign authorized by this chapter. Message substitution is a continuing right which may be exercised any number of times. No permit is required for such message substitution, unless there is a change in the physical structure of the sign displaying the message. This provision does not authorize the substitution of an offsite commercial message in place of an onsite commercial message. B. Noncommercial messages. In addition to the noncommercial messages which may be displayed by message substitution, any noncommercial message within the protection of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution may be displayed on any parcel and at any time, subject to the following: 1. No greater than 36 square feet in area. 2. No more than eight feet in height. 3. No illumination or moving elements. 4. Not prohibited by Section 21.50.120.050. 5. Permit required only when the sign qualifies as a "structure" under the building code. C. Signs that do not exceed four square feet in surface area are exempt from the provisions of this title, provided that this size limitation shall not apply to signs providing directions, warnings, or information when established and maintained by a public agency. (Ord. No. 18505, § 1, 5-17-2016)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.120.070 General requirements.

21.50.120.070 - General requirements. A. The following standards are applicable to all signs, regardless of hardware type or orientation, unless specifically exempted. 1. All signs shall be constructed of non-reflective materials. 2. Building-mounted signs shall be compatible in size, shape, character, and quality of design with the exterior architecture of the premises and other structures in the immediate area. 3. Ground level signs: Any sign with any portion of sign hardware encroaching into the lowest 14 feet of a building face shall be designated a Ground Level sign, and subject to the requirements thereof. Total area of signs associated with uses occupying the ground level of a building shall not exceed 50 percent of the ground level building façade associated with the signage; provided that no single sign shall exceed an area of 48 square feet. This restriction shall not apply to auxiliary signs, incidental signs, alternative hardware signs, or mural, or sidewalk oriented signs. 4. Upper level signs: Total area of signs associated with uses occupying upper levels of a building shall not exceed ten percent of the associated façade. These restrictions shall not apply to mural or roof oriented signs. 5. Signage shall be permitted on all building faces. 6. Illuminated signs shall conform to the regulations of Section 18.18 of this Code. 7. Signs shall be placed with consideration for existing and future growth of trees and other landscaping. 8. The design, illumination, and location of a sign shall not impair the visibility or the design quality of existing, conforming signs, adjacent buildings, or adjacent uses. 9. No sign shall encroach on the vision clearance triangle. 10. No sign shall block any required access way. No sign or sign structure shall be erected in such a manner that any portion of its surface or supports will interfere in any way with the free use of any fire escape, exit, or standpipe. 11. No sign shall obstruct any window in a manner that violates the applicable requirements of the International Building Code. 12. Directional signs shall not count toward the total allowable area of signs associated with a use on the same property. Directional signs shall comply with all other applicable standards in this section, and all applicable sign orientation type standards. No more than one directional sign shall be permitted per lot. (Ord. No. 18505, § 1, 5-17-2016)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.120.080 Alternative sign hardware requirements.

21.50.120.080 - Alternative sign hardware requirements. A. Signs that do not conform to any of the sign hardware types defined in this section, but nevertheless meet the design standards and intent of the SmartCode, may utilize the alternative sign hardware type. B. Other requirements. 1. Signs permitted under this section shall conform to the prohibitions defined in Section 21.50.120.050. 2. Except as herein exempted, signs permitted under this section shall conform with the general sign requirements defined in Section 21.50.120.070. 3. No more than two signs utilizing the alternative hardware type shall be permitted on any parcel. (Ord. No. 18505, § 1, 5-17-2016)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.120.090 Permit required.

21.50.120.090 - Permit required. A. A sign permit is required for any sign proposed for installation at the premises of a business, except the following signs are exempt from this requirement: 1. Exempt signs as listed in Section 21.50.120.060, exempt signs. 2. Auxiliary signs. 3. Incidental signs. B. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, install, place, relocate, maintain, attach, or modify the dimensions or illumination characteristics of any sign without a valid sign permit. All signs must be constructed, installed, placed, relocated, maintained, modified, or attached in compliance with the terms and conditions of the applicable sign permit. C. Sign contractor. No permanent sign requiring a sign permit shall be installed, constructed, relocated, modified or expanded, except by a licensed sign contractor. D. Sign permit issuance and inspection. No sign permit shall be issued unless a complete application and sign permit fee has been submitted to the city, and the proposed sign or signs comply with this title and all other applicable city codes, ordinances, and regulations. E. As a condition of the issuance of the sign permit, the city manager or designee shall have the authority to inspect any sign for compliance with its sign permit, this article, and other applicable city codes, ordinances, and regulations. F. Expiration. A sign permit shall expire if: 1. The sign has not been completely constructed, installed, placed, changed, relocated, or attached within 180 days of the date of issuance of the sign permit; or, 2. The sign is removed or abandoned. G. Denial or revocation. The city manager or designee may deny or revoke a sign permit for any of the following reasons: 1. Failure to submit a complete application and/or the sign permit fee; 2. Fraud, misrepresentation, or a false statement in the sign application; 3. Failure to permit the city access to the sign to inspect for compliance with this title, the sign permit or applicable city codes, ordinances, and regulations; or, 4. Failure of the sign to comply with this article, the sign permit, or applicable city codes, ordinances, and regulations. H. Sign permit fee refund. The sign permit fee shall not be refunded if a sign permit expires, is denied or revoked. (Ord. No. 18505, § 1, 5-17-2016)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.120.100 Appeals.

21.50.120.100 - Appeals. A. All sign permit applications shall be initially reviewed by the director. When the director issues a decision on a sign permit application, or when the time for doing so has expired without a written decision, the applicant or any concerned person may appeal to the zoning board of adjustment under the provisions of Section 2.16.040 of this Code. The appeal shall be processed under the same procedures specified for appeals to the zoning board of adjustment. The zoning board of adjustment shall hold a duly noticed public hearing thereon, and issue a written decision thereon, within 30 business days. Failure of the board to render a decision within the time specified hereunder shall deem the appeal denied. The written decision shall make findings and state reasons, supported by evidence in the record, for the decision. In determining the appeal, the zoning board of adjustment shall not consider message content or graphical design of the sign, unless the message or image has no protection under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. (Ord. No. 18505, § 1, 5-17-2016)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.120.110 Removal of signs.

21.50.120.110 - Removal of signs. A. After inspection by the building official, the following signs may be subject to removal by the city, in accordance with the procedure enumerated herein; however, the city may at any time under its police powers immediately remove signs which constitute an immediate danger to persons or property without going through the procedures identified herein: 1. Signs or their supporting structures which appear to the building official to have become abandoned, neglected or made unattractive by missing letters, panels, lights, faded or peeling paint or graffiti; 2. Any sign which constitutes a hazard to safety, health or public welfare by reason of inadequate maintenance or dilapidation; 3. Any sign erected without permit that cannot be registered under the provisions in this chapter. B. Procedure. Except as provided herein, prior to the removal of a sign by the city, the building official shall follow the following procedure: 1. The building official shall inform the permit holder, if a permit has been issued; if no permit has been issued, the building official shall send a written notice, via certified mail, to the owner, if the owner is known, by mailing a written notice to the last known address of the owner, or lessee of the sign if that person is identified on the sign or is otherwise known to the building official, to remove such sign and structure or to cure the defect resulting from its neglect within a period of ten days after receipt of notification of violation of this chapter. 2. If the permit holder, owner, or lessee is unknown or cannot be reached, the building official shall publish a legal notice identifying the sign, its location and the corrective action required. The legal notice shall be given by any contemporary means of information sharing, including, but not limited to, publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city and placement on the city's official website. 3. In no response is received by the building official within ten working days from the date of receipt of notification, or five working days after the date of publication, the building official shall refer the case to the building and standards commission and the case shall be processed under the procedures of Chapter 2.38 of this Code. C. An on-premises sign shall be removed in compliance with the Local Government Code Title 7 Subtitle A. Sec. 216.003. (Ord. No. 18505, § 1, 5-17-2016)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.120.120 Temporary sign standards.

21.50.120.120 - Temporary sign standards. A. A temporary sign shall utilize the banner, stake, or standing sign hardware types exclusively. B. A maximum of two temporary signs may be permitted on a property simultaneously. C. A sign permit is not required. D. Temporary signs may not be illuminated. E. Off-premises signs are not permitted. F. Reserved. G. Temporary signs must comply with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. No. 18505, § 1, 5-17-2016)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.120.130 Sign measurement.

21.50.120.130 - Sign measurement. A. Computation of sign area. Formulas for calculating sign area in the shape of a rectangle, square, triangle, ellipse, circle or similar common geometric shapes shall use commonly accepted mathematical methods. Signs of other shapes shall be measured using the standards herein. B. Measure of the area of a sign. 1. Banner, cabinet, plaque, programmable, projected, stake and standing sign hardware types. a. The area of a sign shall be determined on the basis of the outer dimensions of the frame or cabinet surrounding the sign face(s). b. The area and dimensions of the sign shall encompass a regular geometric shape (rectangle, circle, trapezoid, triangle, etc.), or a combination of regular geometric shapes, which form, or approximate, the perimeter of all elements in the display, and any applied background that is not part of the architecture of the building or structure. c. When separate elements are organized to form a single message, but are separated by open space, the sign area and dimensions shall be calculated by determining the geometric form, or combination of forms, which encompass all of the display areas, including the space between different elements. d. For signs with mixed case lettering, a rectangle shall be drawn around either the upper-case or lower-case letters, but not both. e. For signs utilizing the monument orientation type, the area of a sign shall be calculated to exclude the base of the structure on which the sign is mounted or within which the sign is integrated. 2. Painted and printed sign hardware types. a. The sign area shall be determined by the regular geometric shape (rectangle, circle, trapezoid, triangle, etc.), or a combination of regular geometric shapes that encompass the perimeter of the sign display or message and all portions of a background surface that differentiate the message display area from the overall monument structure. 3. Three-dimensional signs. a. The sign face area shall be determined on the basis of the maximum surface area visible from any one perspective. 4. Double-faced signs. a. When two identical sign faces are placed back-to-back so that both faces cannot be viewed from any single perspective at the same time, and are part of the same sign structure, the sign area shall be computed by measurement of one of the two faces. b. When a sign has more than two display surfaces, the area of the sign shall be the area of the largest of the display surfaces that are visible from any single perspective. c. When a double-faced sign has non-parallel faces, such that the angle between the faces exceeds 24 degrees, the sign area shall be calculated as the total of both sign faces. (Ord. No. 18505, § 1, 5-17-2016)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.120.140 Definitions.

21.50.120.140 - Definitions. This section provides definitions for terms in this chapter exclusively. If a term is not defined in this chapter, the definitions and terms in Title 20 will govern. "Alternative sign" means a sign that does not conform to any of the sign hardware types defined in this section, but nevertheless meets the design standards and intent of the SmartCode, as defined in Section 21.50.120.080. "Auxiliary sign" means a sign with no commercial advertising, except for the name or logo of the business or establishment, that pertains to the safe and efficient movement of pedestrians and vehicular traffic into or out of a building or premises and that has a directional purpose secondary to the use of the lot on which it is located, such as "no parking," "entrance," "loading only," "telephone," "emergency entrance," and other similar directives. "Awning" means a roof-like sidewalk cover that is permanently mounted on a building face. An awning provides pedestrians with shade and protection from inclement weather. An awning may be of rigid or non-rigid construction, and may be retractable or non-retractable. "Awning (orientation type)" means an orientation type in which sign hardware is placed atop or upon an awning, canopy, or sidewalk arcade above a storefront. Signage can be printed directly onto a fabric awning, or, if the awning is of a rigid construction, a sign may be mounted upon it. "Banner (hardware type)" means a sign hardware type in which sign copy is printed onto a flexible material and fastened to a building or pole. "Blade (orientation type)" means an orientation type in which sign hardware is mounted perpendicular to, and is fully supported by, a building face. "Cabinet (hardware type)" means a sign hardware type composed of a molded box with all elements of sign copy permanently molded into the physical structure of the sign. "Directional sign" means a sign placed on private property that guides the traveling public to a use or assortment of uses located on a property or properties, such as a sign displaying the name of a shopping center, apartment complex, or residential development. "External illumination" means the illumination of a surface of a sign from an external source of light intentionally directed upon the sign. Also known as "indirectly illuminated sign." "Ground level sign" means any sign mounted on the ground or on any portion of the first floor of a building. "Halo lighting" means a sign illumination method utilizing diffuse light from sources placed behind opaque sign copy. The source of light is not visible from the public right-of-way. "Hanging (orientation type)" means a sign orientation type in which sign hardware is attached to and located below any permanent eave, roof, awning, or bracket. "Incidental sign" means a sign, emblem, or decal the content of which is designed to inform the public of goods, facilities, or services available on the premises, and may include, but shall not be limited to, signs with the following types of content: 1. Hours of business operation. 2. "Open" or "Closed" signs. 3. Logos of credit cards accepted by a business. 4. Property ownership or management information. "Individual exposed bulb" means a sign illumination method utilizing individual light bulbs to highlight certain aspects of sign copy. The source of illumination is visible from the public right-of-way. "Inflatable advertising device" means a device which is inflated with air or another gas, or which is activated by wind, air, or propelled gas, and used for outdoor advertising purposes. "Marquee" means a cantilevered roof-like structure that overhangs the sidewalk in front of a building entrance and has a face parallel to the building face. "Marquee (orientation type)" means an orientation type in which sign hardware is mounted upon a marquee. "Monument (orientation type)" means an orientation type in which sign hardware sits on a dedicated wall or pedestal in front of a building. A sign utilizing this orientation type may have multiple faces with sign copy. "Mural (orientation type)" means an orientation type in which sign copy is painted directly upon a building face, typically along a side street or alley. This definition does not apply to a mural that is installed for artistic or aesthetic purposes, unless said mural contains elements that advertise an existing business on the adjoining parcel. "Neon tube" means a sign illumination method utilizing sculpted neon tubes to highlight certain aspects of sign copy. The source of light is visible from the public right-of-way. "Plaque (hardware type)" means a sign hardware type that features copy that is carved, molded, painted or affixed to a framing surface. A plaque appears from the public right-of-way as one contiguous piece of sign hardware. "Programmable (hardware type)" means a sign hardware type that features an area for changeable copy. Programmable signs include programmable digital displays, video boards, track letter signs and bulletin boards. "Projecting (hardware type)" means a sign hardware type with copy that projects in a three-dimensional manner. Channel letters are considered a projecting hardware type. "Roof (orientation type)" means an orientation type in which a sign is erected upon, over, or above the roof of a building. "Sandwich board (hardware type)" means a sign hardware type consisting of a freestanding A-frame design that may be placed on a sidewalk to attract pedestrians to a business. Sandwich board sign hardware is portable and freestanding. "Sidewalk (orientation type)" means an orientation type in which sign hardware that is freestanding and portable is placed on a sidewalk to attract pedestrians to a business. "Sign" means any outdoor display surface, structure, banner, pennant, inflatable and/or airborne device, whether mounted on land, air, or water, which is visible from any portion of the public right-of-way to vehicular or pedestrian traffic, a principal purpose of which is to attract attention to a communicative visual or graphic image. The term "sign" is inclusive of both on- and off-premises signs, including billboards, and any moving part, lighting sound equipment, framework, background material, structural support, or other part thereof. A display, device or thing need not contain lettering to be a sign. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, the following are not within this definition: 1. Overhead signs or banners towed behind aircraft. 2. Architectural features. Decorative or architectural features of buildings (not including lettering, trademarks or moving parts), which do not perform a communicative function. 3. Fireworks. 4. Foundation stones and cornerstones which are permanent in nature and incapable or not intended for modification once installed. 5. Grave markers, grave stones, headstones, mausoleums, shrines, and other markers of the deceased. 6. Holiday and cultural observance decorations on private residential property which are on display for not more than 45 calendar days per year (cumulative, per parcel or use or dwelling unit). 7. Inflatable games and gymnasiums. Inflatable, temporary, moveable, gymnasium devices commonly used for children's birthday parties, and similar devices. Also called "bounce houses." 8. Manufacturers' marks. Marks on tangible products, which identify the maker, seller, provider or product, and which customarily remain attached to the product even after sale. 9. Mass transit graphics. Graphic images mounted on duly licensed and authorized mass transit vehicles that legally pass through the city. 10. Merchandise on public display and presently available for purchase on-site. 11. News racks and newsstands. 12. Personal appearance. Items or devices of personal apparel, decoration or appearance, including tattoos, makeup, wigs, costumes, masks, etc. (but not including commercial mascots or hand-held signs or appliances worn for the principal purpose of holding a sign). 13. Search lights and klieg lights when used as part of a search and rescue or other emergency service operations; this exclusion does not apply to search lights or klieg lights used as attention attracting devices for commercial or special events. 14. Shopping carts, golf carts, horse drawn carriages, and similar devices; any motorized or self-propelled vehicle which may be legally operated upon a public road is not within this exclusion. 15. Symbols of non-commercial organizations or concepts including, but not limited to, religious or political symbols, when such are permanently integrated into the structure of a permanent building which is otherwise legal; by way of example and not limitation, such symbols include stained glass windows on churches, carved or bas relief doors or walls, bells, religious statuary, et cetera. 16. Vehicle and vessel insignia on street legal vehicles and properly licensed watercraft or aircraft: license places, license plate frames, registration insignia, non-commercial messages, messages relating to the establishment of which the vehicle or vessel is an instrument or tool (not including general advertising) and messages relating to the proposed sale, lease or exchange of the vehicle or vessel. 17. Vending machines, product dispensing devices and automated product intake devices which do not display offsite commercial messages or general advertising messages; by way of example and not limitation, "automated product intake devices" means machines which accept recycle materials, or "book return" slots at libraries, or "leave your clothes here" boxes at laundry places. 18. Window displays. The display of merchandise in a store window and offered for sale. 19. Incidental signs. "Sign hardware type" means the classification of a sign based on the physical construction or method of manufacture of the sign. All signs permitted by this code shall conform to one of the sign hardware types described in Section 21.80.020 Table 2A. "Sign illumination type" means the classification of a sign based on how it is lit. All signs permitted by this code shall conform to one of the sign illumination types described in Section 21.80.020 Table 2C, or shall not be illuminated. "Sign orientation type" means the classification of a sign based on its location on a parcel. All signs permitted by this code shall conform to one of the sign orientation types described in Section 21.80.020 Table 2D. "Sign walker" means an individual employed or otherwise induced to carry a sign promoting a particular business. "Suspended (orientation type)" means an orientation type in which sign hardware is fastened to buildings and/or permanent poles on either end, and suspended across a span. "Stake (hardware type)" means a sign hardware type that is planted in a front yard. Signs utilizing the stake hardware type are portable, freestanding, and impermanent by design. "Storefront" means the width of a building frontage that contains a single business establishment. A business establishment may have more than one storefront; for example, a corner store with an entrance on both building faces. "Standing (hardware type)" means a sign hardware type that may be placed on a sidewalk to attract passers-by to a business. Standing sign hardware is freestanding and portable. "Temporary active motion inflatable" means a temporary type of inflatable sign utilizing wind baffles and fabric combined with a vortex of air created by a mechanical air system to allow the inflatable to dance and move. Such devices are also known as "aircrows," "wind dancers" and "air dancers." "Temporary inflatable sign" means an inflatable advertising device greater than two cubic feet in volume, used for advertising purposes. "Temporary sign" means a sign which, by virtue of its construction from lightweight or flimsy materials, and construction or installation by hand or with ordinary hand tools, is not suitable for long term display. "Upper level sign" means any sign mounted on the second floor of a building or above. "Vision clearance triangle" means an area formed by two intersecting property lines and a third line joining the property lines at points twenty feet from their intersection. "Wall (orientation type)" means an orientation type in which sign hardware is permanently affixed upon a building face, masonry wall, fence or gate, or individual cut letters are applied directly to a building face. "Window (orientation type)" means an orientation type in which sign hardware is mounted, or otherwise placed immediately behind a windowpane, or sign copy is painted, or permanently affixed, to a windowpane, and is visible from the public right-of-way. "Yard (orientation type)" means an orientation type in which freestanding sign hardware is mounted to one or more poles or posts anchored to the ground, and is located in the front of a building. (Ord. No. 18505, § 1, 5-17-2016)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.130 Natural drainage standards.

21.50.130 - Natural drainage standards. A. General to zones T3, T4, T4-O, T5, T5O, T6, SD6, SD7. 1. Buildings should be equipped with roofs of shallow four-inch soils and drought-tolerant plants. Buildings approved for intensive green roofs may hold soils deeper than four inches and larger plants and trees. 2. Balconies should be equipped with planter boxes designed to capture runoff from the balcony. 3. Green walls, if provided, shall be restricted to non-invasive species. 4. Cisterns may be used to capture and recirculate stormwater from buildings. B. Specific to zone T3. 1. The landscape installed shall consist primarily of native species requiring minimal irrigation, fertilization and maintenance. C. Specific to zones T3, T4, T4-O. 1. Native plant perennial landscapes should replace turf grass wherever possible and be highly diverse. These should be placed lower than walkways, not mounded up. D. Specific to zones T4, T4-O, T5, T5O, T6, SD6, SD7. 1. The landscape installed shall consist primarily of durable species tolerant of soil compaction. 2. Planter boxes should be bottomless, flow-through boxes with native plants, placed next to buildings and designed to capture building runoff. They may be placed in courtyards or adjacent sidewalks with runoff sent to them via French drains or hidden pipes. (Ord. 16945 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 17542, § 34, 4-26-2011; Ord. No. 17787, § 14, 5-15-2012; Ord. No. 17962, § 11, 3-5-2013)

El Paso City Code § 21.50.140 Architectural standards.

21.50.140 - Architectural standards. A. General to zones T3, T4, T4-O, T5, T5-O, T6. 1. Reserved. 2. Street screens should be constructed of a material matching the adjacent building façade. 3. All openings, including porches, galleries, arcades and windows, with the exception of shop fronts, shall be square or vertical in proportion. 4. Openings above the first story shall not exceed fifty percent of the total building wall area, with each façade being calculated independently. 5. Reserved. 6. Gable roofs, if provided, shall be sloped with a grade no less than twenty-five percent, or no less than three inches of rise for every foot of run. Roofs for porches, dormers, and attached sheds may be no less than two inches of rise for every foot of run. 7. Reserved. 8. Flat roofs shall be enclosed by parapets a minimum of forty-two inches high, or as required to conceal mechanical equipment to the satisfaction of the CRC. 9. Reserved. 10. Accessory buildings, enclosures, and fences shall be compatible with the style of the buildings they serve. Chain-link fencing is specifically prohibited. B. General to Special Districts SD3, SD4, SD5. 1. Reserved. 2. Street screens should be constructed of a material matching the adjacent building façade. 3. Openings above the first story shall no exceed fifty percent of the total building wall area, with each façade being calculated independently. 4. Reserved. 5. Gable roofs, if provided, shall be sloped with a grade no less than twenty-five percent, or no less than three inches of rise for every foot of run. Roofs for porches, dormers, and attached sheds may be no less than two inches of rise for every foot of run. 6. Flat and low-slope roofs shall be enclosed by parapets a minimum of forty-two inches high, or as required to conceal mechanical equipment. All roof screening of equipment shall be architecturally compatible with the building. 7. Reserved. 8. Reserved. 9. Stucco, masonry, and cementitious siding shall be kept neatly painted, if used. 10. Accessory buildings, enclosures, and fence shall be compatible with the style of the buildings they serve. Chain-link fencing is specifically prohibited. 11. Approval by director of aviation: The type of building construction proposed shall be subject to written prior approval of the director of aviation as authorized agent of declarant. Tenant is encouraged to use natural material and native rock in the exterior elevations of improvements. C. Reserved. D. Specific to Special District SD6. 1. Reserved. 2. Reserved. 3. Reserved. 4. Reserved. 5. Street screens should be constructed of a material matching the adjacent building façade. 6. Reserved. 7. Gable roofs, if provided, shall be sloped with a grade no less than twenty-five percent, or no less than three inches of rise for every foot of run. Roofs for porches, dormers, and attached sheds may be no less than two inches of rise for every foot of run. 8. Flat and low-slope roofs shall be enclosed by parapets a minimum of forty-two inches high, or as required to conceal mechanical equipment. All roof screening of equipment shall be architecturally compatible with the building. 9. Reserved. 10. Stucco, masonry, and cementitious siding shall be kept neatly painted, if used. 11. Accessory buildings, enclosures, and fences shall be compatible with the style of the buildings they serve. Chain-link fencing is specifically prohibited. 12. All south facing windows shall be shaded. (Ord. 16945 § 2 (part), 2008; Ord. No. 17378, § 2, 8-24-2010; Ord. No. 17542, §§ 35, 36, 4-26-2011; Ord. No. 17787, § 15, 5-15-2012; Ord. No. 18597, §§ 1—3, 11-15-2016; Ord. No. 18976, § 1, 9-3-2019)

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