Operation regulations.

El Paso City Code § 17.08.240

in effect

17.08.240 - Operation regulations. Every hotel, tourist court or motel shall be operated in accordance with the following regulations: A. A manager or caretaker shall be provided, to reside on the premises and to be responsible for the cleanliness, sanitation and safety of the premises, and for compliance with applicable regulations in this title and Chapter 2.64. B. At least one bath or shower and one lavatory, with hot and cold running water, and one flush toilet, shall be provided for every four sleeping rooms, and shall be accessible to the persons for whose use it is intended by an entrance independent of any inhabited room except that of the user. Plumbing shall be connected with the public sewer system, or sewage otherwise disposed of according to law if a connection with a public sewer is not available. C. An adequate supply of potable drinking water shall be provided. D. All rooms occupied by guests shall be screened so as reasonably to exclude flies and mosquitoes, and shall be provided with artificial light and heat when needed. Rooms and furnishings shall be kept clean, and free of insects and vermin. E. Each bed shall be provided with a pillow slip for each pillow and with two white linen or white cotton sheets, at least ninety-nine inches long after shrinkage, and of sufficient width to cover the mattress and spring. Pillow slips and sheets shall be laundered before supplying to each guest. Any guest remaining longer than one week shall be supplied with clean pillow slips and sheets each week. An adequate supply of clean individual towels shall be provided. F. The premises shall be so maintained and operated as not to constitute a public or private nuisance; and all structures and operations shall be in compliance with the plumbing, building and electrical codes and the garbage ordinances and provisions of this code and all other laws and ordinances for the protection of the public health and safety. G. Partitions and ceilings, whether put in before or after the effective date of the building code of the city, shall conform to the type of construction of the building as classified in such code with reference to fire protection; but in no case are combustible partitions or ceilings permitted, except that in a building of ordinary construction partitions may be two by four inch stud walls covered on both sides with metal or gypsum lath and three-fourths of an inch of gypsum plaster, and ceilings may be metal or gypsum lath and three-fourths of an inch of gypsum plaster, or better. All partitions throughout their entire length shall extend from the floor to the ceiling. Provided, however, in cases of construction done within the then city limits prior to May 20, 1936, and in cases of construction done in areas annexed since such date where the construction was completed prior to annexation, this provision shall not apply to open beam ceilings of wooden deck construction, nor to ceilings constructed of noncombustible material. (Prior code § 13-21)

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=TIT17HO_CH17.08LOTEHOHOMO_ARTVHOTOCOMO_17.08.240OPREFetched: 10/28/2026