Table 4A: Public Frontages—General.
El Paso City Code § 21.80.050
in effect21.80.050 - Table 4A: Public Frontages—General.
The Public Frontage is the area between the private Lot line and the edge of the vehicular lanes. Dimensions are given in Table 4B.
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a. (HW) For Highway: This Frontage has open Swales drained by percolation, Bicycle Trails and no parking. The landscaping consists of the natural condition or multiple species arrayed in naturalistic clusters. Buildings are buffered by distance or berms. | [image omitted; see the official code]
b. (RD) For Road: This Frontage has open Swales drained by percolation and a walking Path or Bicycle Trail along one or both sides and Yield parking. The landscaping consists of multiple species arrayed in naturalistic clusters. | [image omitted; see the official code]
c. (ST) For Street: This Frontage has raised Curbs drained by inlets and Sidewalks separated from the vehicular lanes by tree wells or continuous Parkways, with parking on one or both sides. The landscaping consists of street trees of a single or alternating species aligned in a regularly spaced Allée. | [image omitted; see the official code]
d. (DR) For Drive: This Frontage has raised Curbs drained by inlets and a wide Sidewalk or paved Path along one side, related to a Greenway or waterfront. It is separated from the vehicular lanes by individual or continuous Parkways. The landscaping consists of street trees of a single or alternating species aligned in a regularly spaced Allée. | [image omitted; see the official code]
e. (AV) For Avenue: This Frontage has raised Curbs drained by inlets and wide Sidewalks separated from the vehicular lanes by a narrow continuous Parkway with parking on both sides. The landscaping consists of a single tree species aligned in a regularly spaced Allée. | [image omitted; see the official code]
f. (CS) (AV) For Commercial Street or Avenue: This Frontage has raised Curbs drained by inlets and very wide Sidewalks along both sides separated from the vehicular lanes by separate tree wells with grates and parking on both sides. The landscaping consists of a single tree species aligned with regular spacing where possible but clears the storefront entrances. | [image omitted; see the official code]
g. (BV) For Boulevard: This Frontage has Slip Roads on both sides. It consists of raised Curbs drained by inlets and Sidewalks along both sides, separated from the vehicular lanes by Parkways. The landscaping consists of double rows of a single tree species aligned in a regularly spaced Allée. | [image omitted; see the official code]
(Ord. 16945 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 17542, § 38(Exh. D), 4-26-2011; Ord. No. 17787, § 17(Exh. D), 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_21.80.050TA4APUFRENFetched: 10/28/2026