Table 1: Transect Zone Descriptions.

El Paso City Code § 21.80.010

in effect

21.80.010 - Table 1: Transect Zone Descriptions. This table describes of the intent of each Transect Zone. [image omitted; see the official code] | T-1 Natural General Character: | Natural landscape with some agricultural use Building Placement: | Not applicable Frontage Types: | Not applicable Typical Building Height: | Not applicable Type of Civic Space: | Parks, Greenways [image omitted; see the official code] | T-2 RURAL General Character: | Primarily agricultural with woodland & wetland and scattered building Building Placement: | Variable Setbacks Frontage Types: | Not applicable Typical Building Height: | 1- to 2-Story Type of Civic Space: | Parks, Greenways [image omitted; see the official code] | T-3 SUB-URBAN General Character: | Lawns, and landscaped yards surrounding detached single-family houses; pedestrians occasionally Building Placement: | Large and variable front and side yard Setbacks Frontage Types: | Porches, fences, naturalistic tree planting Typical Building Height: | 1- to 2-Story Type of Civic Space: | Parks, Greenways [image omitted; see the official code] | T-4 GENERAL URBAN General Character: | Mix of Houses, Townhouses & small Apartment buildings, with scattered Commercial activity; balance between landscape and buildings; presence of pedestrians Building Placement: | Shallow to medium front and side yard Setbacks Frontage Types: | Porches, fences, Stoops, Dooryards Typical Building Height: | 2- to 3-Story Type of Civic Space: | Squares, Greens [image omitted; see the official code] | T-4O GENERAL URBAN-OPEN General Character: | Mix of Houses, Townhouses & small Apartment buildings, with open Commercial activity; predominantly attached buildings; trees within the public right-of-way; substantial pedestrian activity Building Placement: | Shallow Setbacks or none; buildings oriented to street defining a street wall Frontage Types: | Shopfronts, Porches, fences, Stoops, Dooryards Typical Building Height: | 2- to 3-Story Type of Civic Space: | Plazas, Squares, Greens, median landscaping [image omitted; see the official code] | T-5 URBAN CENTER General Character: | Shops mixed with Townhouses, larger Apartment houses, Offices, workplace, and Civic Buildings; predominantly attached buildings; trees within the public right-of-way; substantial pedestrian activity Building Placement: | Shallow Setbacks or none; buildings oriented to street defining a street wall Frontage Types: | Stoops, Shopfronts, Galleries Typical Building Height: | 2- to 5-Story with some variation Type of Civic Space: | Parks, Plazas and Squares, median landscaping [image omitted; see the official code] | T-5O URBAN CENTER-OPEN General Character: | Shops mixed with Townhouses, larger Apartment houses, Offices, workplace, and Civic Buildings; predominantly attached buildings; trees within the public right-of-way; substnatial pedestrian activity Building Placement: | Shallow Setbacks or none; buildings oriented to street, defining a street wall Frontage Types: | Stoops, Shopfronts, Galleries, and Arcades Typical Building Height: | 2- to 6-Story with some variation Type of Civic Space: | Parks, Plazas and Squares; median landscaping [image omitted; see the official code] | T-6 URBAN CORE General Character: | Medium to high-Density Mixed Use buildings, entertainment, Civic and cultural uses. Attached buildings forming a continuous street wall; trees within the public right-of-way; highest pedestrian and transit activity Building Placement: | Shallow Setbacks or none; buildings oriented to street, defining a street wall Frontage Types: | Stoops, Dooryards, Forecourts, Shopfronts, Galleries, and Arcades Typical Building Height: | 4-plus Story with a few shorter buildings Type of Civic Space: | Parks, Plazas and Squares; median landscaping (Ord. 16945 § 2 (part, 2008) (Ord. No. 17542, § 38(Exh. A), 4-26-2011; Ord. No. 17787, § 17(Exh. A), 5-15-2012)

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=TIT21SMCO_CH21.80TA_21.80.010TA1TRZODEFetched: 10/28/2026