Satellite receiving dishes and antennas.
El Paso City Code § 20.10.590
in effect20.10.590 - Satellite receiving dishes and antennas.
Satellite receiving dishes measuring more than one meter in diameter and other satellite receiving antennas shall comply with the following:
A. In residential and apartment districts:
1. The following setbacks shall be observed:
a. Four feet from interior lot lines,
b. If on a corner lot: the side street yard requirement for buildings in the district in which it is located,
c. If in the rear yard: five feet from the rear lot line,
d. If in the front yard: sixty feet from the front lot line,
e. If in side yard: sixty feet from the front lot line and the side yard requirement for buildings in the district in which it is located;
2. The following standards shall be observed:
a. Any such antennas plus other permitted accessory structures shall not occupy more than forty percent of the yard in which located,
b. When detached structurally from the main building the maximum overall height of any such antennas from ground level shall not exceed twenty-four feet,
c. When roof-mounted or attached to the main building, any such antennas shall conform to the height standard of the district in which located. The installation of any roof-mounted dish or antenna and those attached to the main building exceeding twenty-four feet in height shall be designed or checked and approved by a registered professional engineer or a registered professional architect.
B. In commercial, manufacturing and industrial districts:
1. The following standards shall be observed:
a. The antenna may be located anywhere within the buildable area of the lot, with no part of the antenna projecting beyond such buildable area or onto the twenty-foot visibility triangle,
b. When installed in conjunction with commercial or public radio and television broadcasting and microwave receiving facilities, a special permit shall be required except where the commercial or public radio and television broadcasting and microwave receiving facility is a permitted use by special permit or otherwise.
C. All design, installation and construction of any such antennas shall comply with the building code of the city.
D. No form of advertising or other identification is allowed on the dish or framework other than manufacturer's identification plates or stamps not exceeding one square foot in area.
E. In historic districts, must additionally comply with Chapter 20.20 (Historic Preservation).
(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_CH20.10SUUSRE_20.10.590SAREDIANFetched: 10/28/2026