Billboard Regulations

El Paso City Code tit. 20, ch. 20.18, art. III

in effect

El Paso City Code § 20.18.200 Zoning districts.

20.18.200 - Zoning districts. A. From and after the effective date of this ordinance, no new billboards may be constructed, erected, installed or modified within the corporate limits of the city, or within its extraterritorial jurisdiction, and no building permit shall be issued for the construction, erection, or modification of a new billboard or an existing billboard in the city and the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, except as authorized by this article. B. Static billboards or non-CEVM billboards. 1. Construction of new static billboard or non-CEVM billboards are prohibited unless the owner or applicant complies with the following provisions and shall only be constructed in C-2, C-3, C4, MI, M2, and M3 districts: a. Non-transit corridors. In order to construct one new static non-CEVM billboard, the applicant must demolish and permanently remove at least one legally permitted and erected existing billboard structure of the same size. b. Transit corridors. Interstate Highway 10, Alarneda Avenue, Dyer Street, Mesa Street, and Montana Avenue are defined as transit corridors for the purposes of this chapter. In order to construct one new static non-CEVM billboard, the applicant must demolish and permanently remove at least two legally permitted and erected existing billboard structures of the same size from any of the five transit corridors. c. The applicant requesting the permit for a new static non-CEVM billboard shall identify the locations and total display face area of the existing billboard sign structures to be demolished, and obtain a demolition permit for each billboard sign structure to be removed prior to issuance of the permit for the new billboard. Each of the billboard structures identified to be demolished must be demolished and the entire structure completely removed prior to the construction and operation of the new static billboard. d. The application for the replacement permit for the new static non-CEVM billboard sign shall be submitted to the planning division within nine months of the issuance of the demolition permit(s) for the removed billboard(s). If an application permit is not submitted within that time, then the replacement permit shall not be issued for the removed billboards signs and no credit shall be given for the removal of such billboard(s). e. The size of the new static non-CEVM billboard shall be the same as the size of those billboard structures removed, except that the following shall be allowed: 1. One bulletin billboard structure shall be permitted for two existing legally permitted and erected poster billboard structures removed, 2. One poster billboard structure shall be permitted for four existing legally permitted and erected junior billboard structures removed, 3. One bulletin billboard structure shall be permitted for eight existing legally permitted and erected junior billboard structures removed; f. If the new billboard structure is double-faced, then all structures removed shall be double-faced. g. The new static non-CEVM billboard sign must comply with all of the provisions of this chapter and the City Code, including but not limited to electrical, plumbing, grading, etc. C. CEVM billboards. From and after the effective date of this ordinance, no new CEVM billboards may be constructed, erected, installed or modified within the corporate limits of the city, or within its extraterritorial jurisdiction, and no building permit shall be issued for the construction, erection, or modification of a new CEVM billboard or an existing billboard in the city and the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, except as authorized by this article. 1. Construction of new CEVM billboards is prohibited unless the owner or applicant complies with all of the following provisions and shall only be constructed in C-3, C-4, M-1, M-2, and M-3 districts: a. For every one square foot of CEVM billboard display area converted from a static billboard, at least five square feet of static display area must be permanently and completely removed. Of the signs removed to fund this conversion exchange, at least one billboard shall be of a like size as the CEVM display installed or erected. b. For a period of one hundred eighty days from the date this ordinance is adopted [February 19, 2013], existing static signs may be converted to CEVM signs provided that the following criteria are met: (1) Except for setback requirements specified in Section 20.18.230, all other requirements, to include the conversion rate, of the sign code are be complied with. (2) If a static sign is converted to a CEVM sign and does not comply with the provisions of Section 20.18.230, the converted sign shall be considered legal nonconforming and shall comply with all of the following conditions: a. The display face shall face away at a forty-five degree angle from any R-F, R-1, R-2, R-2A, R-3, R-3A, R-4, R-5, P-RI, P-RII, RMH, PMD, A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-M, A-3/O, A-O, R-MU, G-MU, I-MU, or SmartCode Zone. b. A buffer (interstate highway, streets classified as major arterials, or a C-4 commercial district or manufacturing district) existing between the converted sign and any R-F, R-1, R-2, R-2A, R-3, R-3A, R-4, R-5, P-RI, P-RII, RMH, PMD, A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-M, A-3/O, A-O, R-MU, G-MU, I-MU, or SmartCode Zone (a buffer of a minor arterial may be allowed provided that there is a setback of four hundred twenty feet from the sign and the above districts). c. The applicant requesting the permit for a new CEVM billboard shall identify the locations and total display face area of the existing static billboard sign structures to be removed or existing demolition credits to be utilized, and obtain a demolition permit for each static billboard sign structure to be removed prior to issuance of the permit for the new CEVM billboard. Each of the static billboard structures identified to be removed must be demolished and the entire structure completely removed to grade level prior to the construction or installation of the new CEVM billboard, including the support structure, electrical connections, catwalk (if any), and special grading and post holes completely covered. d. The new CEVM billboard sign must comply with all of the provisions of this chapter and the City Code, including but not limited to electrical, structural, and grading requirements. 2. Owner or operator responsibilities. a. The face of the CEVM sign permit application must identify contact information for an emergency contact available to turn off the CEVM sign within twelve hours after a malfunction occurs. b. A CEVM display shall contain a default mechanism to show a "full black" image or turn the sign off in case of malfunction, or shall be manually turned off within twelve hours of a reported malfunction. Provided, however, if after twelve hours the sign has not defaulted to "full black" or turned off, the city shall have the right to power off the sign. c. CEVM signs shall display the permit number issued by the city for the sign on the billboard structure. (Ord. No. 17317, § 3, 5-4-2010; Ord. No. 17442, § 47, 10-26-2010; Ord. No. 17960, § 7, 2-19-2013)

El Paso City Code § 20.18.210 Time for construction.

20.18.210 - Time for construction. Construction of new and converted billboards must be completed within six months after issuance of a permit. One six-month extension may be granted by the planning division upon a showing that the permittee has diligently attempted to complete the installation. (Ord. No. 17317, § 3, 5-4-2010; Ord. No. 17442, § 48, 10-26-2010; Ord. No. 17960, § 8, 2-19-2013)

El Paso City Code § 20.18.220 Size and height.

20.18.220 - Size and height. A. In zoning districts C-3, C-4, M-1, M-2, and M-3 districts on Interstate Highway 10, new static and new-CEVM may have operational display faces up to six hundred seventy-two square feet in display area, with the new static or new-CEVM being no higher than sixty feet, excluding a cutout that extends above the rectangular border of the sign, measured: 1. From the grade level of the centerline of the main-traveled way, not including a frontage road of a controlled access highway, closest to the sign at a point perpendicular to the sign location; or 2. If the main-traveled way is below grade, from the base of the sign structure. B. In zoning districts C-3, C4, M1, M2, and M3 districts on major arterials, super arterials, or higher category arterials, new static and new-CEVM billboards may have display faces up to three hundred square feet in display area, with the top of the sign face not more than thirty-five feet above the grade of the freeway, expressway, or interstate regulated highway. C. Not more than eight bulletin billboards, spaced a minimum of six thousand feet apart, are permitted on Loop 375 from Interstate Highway 10 to Montana. (Ord. No. 17317, § 3, 5-4-2010; Ord. No. 17686, § 2, 12-6-2011; Ord. No. 17960, § 9, 2-19-2013; Ord. No. 18974, § 1, 9-3-2019)

El Paso City Code § 20.18.230 Setback requirements for new static and CEVM billboards.

20.18.230 - Setback requirements for new static and CEVM billboards. A. New static billboards must be at least 350 feet from the property line of any residential use or the following zoning districts: R-F, R-1, R-2, R-2A, R-3, R-3A, R-4, R-5, P-RI, P-RII, RMH, PMD, A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-M, A-3/O, A-O, R-MU, G-MU, I-MU, or SmartCode Zone. These setback provisions do not apply to a sign abutting a SmartCode Zone where residential use is prohibited by law. B. New CEVM billboards must be at least 500 feet from the property line of any residential use or the following zoning districts: R-F, R-1, R-2, R-2A, R-3, R-3A, R-4, R-5, P-RI, P-RII, RMH, PMD, A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-M, A-3/O, A-O, R-MU, G-MU, I-MU, or SmartCode Zone. These setback provisions do not apply to a sign abutting a SmartCode Zone where residential use is prohibited by law. C. New static and new CEVM billboards up to seventy-two square feet in area must be thirty- five feet from the property line, as that term is defined in 20.02.746, of the following zoning districts when located on the same side of the street: C-1 and C-5. In no case shall the property line extend into the parkway or right-of-way. D. New static and new CEVM billboards larger than seventy-two square feet must be fifty feet from the property line as that term is defined in 20.02.746, of the following zoning districts when located on the same side of the street: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, and C-5. In no case shall the property line extend into the parkway or right-of-way. E. No new static or CEVM billboards will be allowed within 35 feet of a freestanding on- premises sign on the same side of the street. (Ord. No. 17317, § 3, 5-4-2010; Ord. No. 17960, § 10, 2-19-2013)

El Paso City Code § 20.18.240 Spacing for billboards.

20.18.240 - Spacing for billboards. A. New Static, Non-CEVM billboards, and new CEVM billboards shall be spaced 1,500 feet apart from other static and CEVM billboards on the same side of the street or road B. All measurements made under this subsection are in feet and measured linearly perpendicular from a point on the outside edge of the display face of the sign along the roadway from which it is to be viewed, except that the measurements between a CEVM billboard and another CEVM billboard shall also wrap (continue around) the corner of any block face along the same block, but shall not cross the ROW. C. Spacing requirements for any signs shall not be diminished by an arterial, structure, or natural feature, except as provided in Section 20.18.200 C (Ord. No. 17317, § 3, 5-4-2010; Ord. No. 17960, § 11, 2-19-2013)

El Paso City Code § 20.18.250 Special control areas.

20.18.250 - Special control areas. New static, non-CEVM billboards and new CEVM billboards are prohibited in the following special control areas: A. Significant Landmarks Designated by the United States, the State of Texas, or the City of E1 Paso. | Within 500 feet of any designated historical landmark, site or building property line. B. All Historic Districts | Within the boundaries of the district and or within 500 feet of the center line of streets forming the boundaries of the district. C. Designated Special Districts, Central Business District | The area bounded by Interstate Highway 10 on the north, St. Vrain/Virginia Streets on the east, Paisano Drive on the south, and by a line tangent to the west facade of Union Depot, running north to south from Interstate Highway 10 to Paisano Drive. South El Paso | The area bounded by Paisano Drive on the north, Rio Grande International Boundary on the south, Park Street on the east, and Santa Fe Street on the west. Ysleta Mission Area (includes the Tigua Indian Reservation) | Within a 1,200 feet radius from Mission steeple. Mountain Development Area (MDA) | Such lands as defined by the Zoning, Grading, and Subdivision Ordinances of the City of E1 Paso for the protection of the Franklin Mountains. D. Freeway Interchanges | Areas Restricted From Signage I-10 at U.S. 54 | Within 1,000 feet from right-of-way line from Raynolds on the east, Yandell on the north, Gramma on the west, and junction with the Paisano/Juarez exits on the south. U.S. 54 at Loop 375 (Cesar Chavez Border Highway) | Within 1,000 feet from right-of-way line from junction of I-10 and U.S. 54 to junction with Loop 375, including the Cordova Port of Entry. I-10 at Loop 375 (Transmountain Road) | Within 1,500 feet of this intersection. I-10 at Loop 375 (Americas Avenue) | Within 1,500 feet of this intersection. E. Designated Scenic Corridors | Within 1,000 feet from either right-of-way line of an arterial within the following scenic corridors: Loop 375 (Cesar Chavez Border Highway and Americas Avenue) from Santa Fe Street to I-10 Zaragoza Road from Zaragoza Port of Entry to Alameda Avenue I-10 from Schuster Drive to the Central Business District Mesa Street from Sun Bowl Drive to the Central Business District Rim Road Scenic Drive Schuster Drive/Murchison Drive McKelligon Canyon Road Alabama Drive/Magnetic Drive Airport Drive Fred Wilson Avenue U.S. 54 from Hondo Pass Avenue to the Texas/New Mexico State line Alameda Avenue from Loop 375 (Americas Avenue) to Zaragoza Road Old Gary-Artcraft Road/Paseo del Norte Road Country Club Road/Westside Drive Diana Drive from U.S. 54 to Dyer Street Doniphan Drive Resler Drive E1 Paso Street Hondo Pass Avenue Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard McCombs Street from U.S. 54 to the Texas/New Mexico state line McKinley Avenue Northeast Parkway Paisano Drive from Sunland Park Drive to Alameda Avenue Santa Fe Street Airway Boulevard Loop 375 from I-10 to Railroad Drive Stanton Street Spur 601 Woodrow Bean-Transmountain Road F. Park/open space | Within 1,500 feet of the property line. G. School, Church or Hospital | Within 500 feet of the property line. H. Ports of Entry Santa Fe/Stanton | The following area at the Santa Fe Port of Entry: Bounded by the alley in Block 43, Campbell Addition, running north-south from Paisano to the International Border, the centerline of Paisano Drive, running east-west; the centerline of the alley in Block 139, Campbell Addition, running north-south from Paisano to the centerline of Sixth Street, running east to the centerline of Block 74 thence said line running south to the International Border, the International Border being the southern boundary. Stanton | Within the following area at the Stanton Street Port of Entry: Bounded by the centerline of the alley of Block 47, Campbell Addition, running north-south from the International Border to the centerline of Paisano Drive, the east-west to the centerline of the alley of Block 137 Campbell Addition, running north-south to the border line being the southern boundary. Zaragoza | Within 500 feet of the centerline of Zaragoza Road, running from the bridge abutment to Socorro Road. Cordova (including I-10/U.S. 54 and U.S. 54/Loop 375 freeway interchanges) | Within 500 feet from the state right-of-way from Raynolds on the east, Yandell on the north, Gramma on the west, and junction with the Paisano/Juarez exits on the south. Within 500 feet from the state right-of-way line from junction of I-10 and U.S. 54 to junction with Loop 375, including the Cordova Port of Entry. New Ports-of-Entry | Within 1,500 feet from the property line of a port-of-entry. (Ord. No. 17317, § 3, 5-4-2010; Ord. No. 17960, § 12, 2-19-2013)

El Paso City Code § 20.18.260 Construction of billboards.

20.18.260 - Construction of billboards. The following shall govern the construction of any billboard sign: A. Stacked billboards are prohibited; B. V-shape billboards with an angle of construction greater than forty-five degrees are prohibited. Where two structures are used for the construction of a V-shape sign, such structures shall not be separated, at their closest point, by more than two feet. C. New CEVM displays shall not be permitted to be erected back-to-back. (Ord. No. 17317, § 3, 5-4-2010; Ord. No. 17960, § 13, 2-19-2013)

El Paso City Code § 20.18.270 Relocation of billboards.

20.18.270 - Relocation of billboards. A. Relocation of certain billboard for a city public works project or city or state roadway improvement project. 1. Legal and legal non-conforming billboards located on or overhanging a parcel of land acquired by the State of Texas for roadway expansion projects may be relocated subject to the restrictions in this section. 2. The owner of the billboard must submit a billboard relocation application, along with supporting documentation from the state requiring the relocation, within one year after the billboard is actually removed from the parcel of land. The applicant shall pay the established fee. The relocation must be completed within one year after approval of the relocation application. 3. Except as provided in this section, relocated billboards must fully comply with the size, height, spacing, setback, and other restrictions in this title. 4. Relocation to remainder. a. All relocated billboards must be relocated to the remainder of the tract on which the billboard is located, unless it is not possible for the following reasons: b. There is no remainder; c. The owner of the billboard is unable to obtain an agreement from the property owner of the remainder; or d. The remainder is not of sufficient size or suitable configuration to allow the relocated billboard to be as visible as the original billboard from the nearest main traveled thoroughfare. e. Billboards relocated to a remainder must comply with Section 20.22.090, and must be placed no less than five hundred feet from an existing billboard. 5. Restrictions on relocations. a. A billboard shall not be relocated to a scenic corridor or special control area. b. A billboard not located on a road on the state highway system must be relocated at least five hundred feet from another off-premises billboard. c. A billboard located on a road on the state highway system must be relocated at least five hundred feet from another off-premises billboard on the same side of the freeway. d. A relocated billboard may not have a greater sign face area than it had at its original location, except that the sign face area of multiple relocated billboards may be combined, provided that: i. The overall number of billboards within the city is reduced; ii. The sign face area of the combined billboard shall not exceed six hundred seventy-two square feet, the maximum size of a bulletin sign; iii. Stacked billboards are prohibited. e. Two one-sided billboards may be relocated to create one two-faced billboard, provided that the two faces are oriented within sixty degrees of one another. f. All relocated billboards must be built to comply with the building code. g. A billboard may not be relocated until demolition and other required permits have been applied for and approved by the city. h. A billboard may not be relocated within five hundred feet of a historic district or a public park. i. A billboard not located on a road on the state highway system may not be relocated within three hundred fifty feet of a zoning district listed in 20.18.230.A. j. A billboard located on a road on the state highway system may not be relocated within one hundred fifty feet of a zoning district listed in Section 20.18.230.A. k. No new properties, such as electrical, mechanical, or LED, may be added to a relocated billboard. (For example, a non-illuminated billboard may not be converted to an illuminated billboard, and a static billboard may not be converted to a digital or tri-vision billboard.) l. The height of a relocated billboard may not exceed forty-two and one-half feet above grade of the center point of the main-traveled way. For the purposes of this section, height is measured from the centerline of the main-traveled way closest to the sign face, at a point perpendicular to the sign location. A frontage road of a controlled access highway or freeway is not considered the main-traveled way for purposes of this subsection. In the event that the main-traveled way that is perpendicular to the sign structure is below grade, sign height will be measured from the base of the sign structure. B. Relocation of certain static billboards unrelated to a city public works project or city or state roadway improvement project. 1. Relocated static billboards which are unable to meet the provisions of this chapter upon relocation may be granted an exception and the receiving parcel's dimensional and spacing requirements varied subject to a special permit granted by city council in conformance with Chapter 20.04 if the council determines that the enforcement of the prohibition in a particular instance: a. Is not in the best interest of the public; b. Constitutes waste or the inefficient use of land or other resources; c. Does not serve its intended purpose; d. Is not effective or necessary; or e. For any other reason the city council, after consideration of the health, safety, and welfare of the public and the equities of the situation, determines is in the best interest of the community. 2. Relocations allowed by special permit must also comply with the following additional standards: a. The owner of the sign and receiving parcel property owner must sign and submit a special permit application. b. The sending site shall be used as a landscaped median, preserved open space, or park capital improvement project by the City of El Paso. c. The detailed site development plan required as a provision of the special permit shall include: i. Sign elevations, including size and height of structure and square footage of all sign faces. ii. Labeled distances to all surrounding residential zones. iii. Labeled distances to the closest on and off-premises signs. d. The relocation must be completed within one year from special permit approval. C. Restrictions on relocations. 1. No billboard may be relocated into any of the special control areas identified in Section 20.18.250. 2. A billboard must be relocated at least five hundred feet from another off-premises billboard on the same side of the roadway or highway. 3. A relocated billboard shall not have a greater sign face area than it had at its original location, except that the sign face area of multiple relocated billboards may be combined at the new location, provided that: a. One bulletin billboard structure shall be permitted for two existing legally permitted and erected poster billboard structures removed, b. One poster billboard structure shall be permitted for four existing legally permitted and erected junior billboard structures removed, c. One bulletin billboard structure shall be permitted for eight existing legally permitted and erected junior billboard structures removed; 4. A billboard may not be relocated until demolition and other required permits have been applied for and approved by the city. 5. A billboard may not be relocated within five hundred feet of a historic district or a public park. 6. No new properties, such as electrical, mechanical, or LED, may be added to a relocated billboard. (For example, a non-illuminated billboard may not be converted to an illuminated billboard, and a static billboard may not be converted to a digital or tri-vision billboard.) 7. The relocated billboard shall have the necessary demolition credits and those credits shall be used to allow for relocation at the time of application to the city. 8. The height of a relocated billboard may not exceed forty-two and one-half feet above grade of the center point of the main-traveled way. For the purposes of this section, height is measured from the centerline of the main-traveled way closest to the sign face, at a point perpendicular to the sign location. A frontage road of a controlled access highway or freeway is not considered the main-traveled way for purposes of this subsection. In the event that the main-traveled way that is perpendicular to the sign structure is below grade, sign height will be measured from the base of the sign structure. (Ord. No. 17317, § 3, 5-4-2010; Ord. No. 18248, § 1, 9-23-2014; Ord. No. 18362, § 1, 6-2-2015; Ord. No. 18590, § 1, 11-1-2016)

El Paso City Code § 20.18.280 Lighting.

20.18.280 - Lighting. A. Intensity: 1. All CEVM displays shall be illuminated at a level no greater than 0.3 foot-candles over ambient light levels for the location and time and shall employ light cutoff devices such as, but not limited to, louvers in order to minimize light escaping above the horizontal plane. Foot-candle readings shall be measured at ground level at the following distances: a. Signs between zero to one hundred square feet shall be measured at one hundred feet from the source; b. Signs between one hundred one to three hundred square feet shall be measured at one hundred fifty feet from the source; c. Signs between three hundred one to six hundred fifty square feet shall be measured at two hundred feet from the source; d. Signs in excess of six hundred fifty-one square feet shall be measured at two hundred fifty from the source. 2. As measured from the nearest residential property line, the maximum light emanation from an adjacent digital sign display shall be 0.3 foot-candles or less. 3. A CEVM display shall be equipped with both a dimmer control and a photocell which automatically adjusts the display's intensity according to natural ambient light conditions. 4. The CEVM display shall contain a default mechanism to show a "full black" image or turn the sign off in case of malfunction or shall be turned off within twelve hours of a reported malfunction. B. Operational requirements for CEVM billboards: A CEVM billboard display shall comply with the following standards: 1. The changeable images must be only a series of still images; moving images or images which create the appearance of motion during the static display period are prohibited; 2. The dwell time, defined as the interval of change between each individual message, shall be eight seconds, and a change of message must be accomplished within one second or less; The dwell time shall not include the one second or less required to change a message; 3. A CEVM billboard display shall not resemble or simulate any traffic control or other official signage; 4. A CEVM billboard display must be equipped with a light sensing device which automatically adjusts the display's intensity according to natural ambient light conditions; and 5. No CEVM billboard display shall be erected, installed or altered to include animation such as parts which move, blinking lights, sound, or smoke or fumes issuing from the sign. 6. Use of flashing, strobing, or scrolling line-travel test such as, but not limited to, "ticker- tape" is prohibited. 7. No CEVM billboard shall have a cabinet that extends beyond two inches from the operational face of the sign. C. Existing signs. All CEVM displays, as defined, in existence prior to the effective date of this Ordinance shall conform to the provisions of this subsection within one year of the adoption date of this ordinance [February 19, 2013]; provided however, that incandescent or monochrome LED signs using a single display color and which are used exclusively to display text, including time and temperature signs, shall be excluded from this requirement. (Ord. No. 17317, § 3, 5-4-2010; Ord. No. 17960, § 14, 2-19-2013)

El Paso City Code § 20.18.290 Cleanliness of billboard site.

20.18.290 - Cleanliness of billboard site. Billboard sites shall be kept free from the accumulation of filth, weeds, graffiti, trash and all other debris. (Ord. No. 17317, § 3, 5-4-2010; Ord. No. 17960, § 15, 2-19-2013)

El Paso City Code § 20.18.300 Registration of existing billboards.

20.18.300 - Registration of existing billboards. Not later than seventy calendar days after the effective date of this ordinance, the owner and, if different, operator of each billboard shall submit to the city manager or designee a complete and accurate inventory of signs erected and operational as of the effective date of this ordinance. The inventory shall identify each sign, in accordance with industry standards, and at a minimum should identify the sign by location description, latitude/longitude, type of sign (i.e. poster, junior, etc.), dimensions of the display face, orientation of the display face, current photograph of the sign, and to the extent possible Traffic Audit Bureau ("TAB") identifier. Supporting documentation for each sign, such as permits, should be provided if reasonably available. Once the inventory has been submitted in accordance with this paragraph, then the billboard signs listed in the inventory shall be considered to be legally in compliance with the Sign Code. Any billboard sign not listed on the inventory shall be in violation of this Chapter and shall be removed, unless the billboard was legally erected after the effective date of this ordinance, and complies with all provisions of this ordinance, the sign code and the E1 Paso City Code, except as otherwise provided herein. A sign properly registered under this provision need not comply with the registration requirements in Section 20.22.090. It is the responsibility of the owner and operator to ensure that the signs submitted as part of the inventory comply with the registration provisions. However, the city will provide an opportunity for the correction of deficiencies provided that: 1. The sign inventory is submitted in a timely manner to allow the city at least thirty days to review what has been submitted. 2. If the city finds deficiencies in any submittals, the city shall notify the owner or operator and shall provide five days for the owner or operator to correct the deficiencies. (Ord. No. 17317, § 3, 5-4-2010; Ord. No. 17442, § 49, 10-26-2010; Ord. No. 17960, § 16, 2-19-2013)

El Paso City Code § 20.18.310 Temporary subdivision kiosk signs.

20.18.310 - Temporary subdivision kiosk signs. A. Temporary subdivision kiosk signs shall comply with the following requirements: 1. Permit required: Yes, as per Section 20.18.100, application requirements. 2. The owner or developer of the subdivision as platted must be the applicant for a subdivision kiosk sign. A maximum of four temporary subdivision kiosk signs will be permitted for approved and recorded subdivisions with twenty-five units or less. A maximum of six temporary subdivision kiosk signs will be permitted for approved and recorded subdivisions with fifty units or less. A maximum of eight temporary subdivision kiosk signs will be permitted for approved and recorded subdivisions with fifty units or more. All temporary subdivision kiosk signs must be spaced a minimum of two hundred feet from one another. 3. Maximum sign area: Subdivision kiosk sign structures shall be ladder type with individual sign panels of one foot (H) x four feet (W) on local and collector streets and one foot (H) x eight feet (W) on major and minor arterials and freeways and shall consist of uniform background color. Temporary subdivision kiosk signs can be double-sided. The panels may be divided in half vertically. Dimensions of the ladder sign structure shall be as follows: a. Six feet (H) × four feet (W) when the sign is located adjacent to local streets and defined by Title 19 Subdivisions. b. Eight feet (H) × four feet (W) when the sign is located adjacent to collector streets as defined by Title 19 Subdivisions. c. Twelve feet (H)× eight feet (W) when the sign is located adjacent to major and minor arterials and freeway as defined by Title 19 Subdivisions. 4. Location: Temporary subdivision kiosk signs are allowed in all zoning districts but are prohibited in the special control areas listed in 20.18.250 and shall not be located on public rights of way. Temporary subdivision kiosk signs shall not obstruct city rights of way or the use of sidewalks and walkways, and shall not obstruct visibility triangles. 5. Illumination: Is permitted on major and minor arterials or freeway only as specified below: a. Externally illuminated and must meet the dark sky ordinance. b. Solar generated illumination is permitted. 6. Additional standards: a. Temporary subdivision kiosk signs shall not be displayed prior to the recording of the plat. b. All temporary subdivision kiosk signs must be removed within thirty days of the sale of the last lot to the end user in the subdivision. c. A permit for a temporary subdivision kiosk sign may be reissued every twelve months until the last lot in the subdivision is sold to the end user. d. The provisions of this section shall extend and apply to the City of El Paso's ETJ as per Section 20.18.020 Applicability. 7. Design standards: Signage shall be made of plywood, metal material, or other durable material, and may consist of reflective material. 8. Maintenance standards: The applicant shall comply with the maintenance standards, per Section 20.18.120, Maintenance. (Ord. No. 18134, § 4, 3-4-2014)

El Paso City Code § 20.18.320 Mobile billboards.

20.18.320 - Mobile billboards. A. This section shall apply to mobile billboards operated within the corporate limits of the city and no permit shall be issued for a mobile billboard in the city, except as authorized by this section. B. A person shall not operate a mobile billboard on the public right-of-way without obtaining a special privilege permit in accordance with Section 15.08.160 mobile billboards. A mobile billboard operator who obtains a special privilege permit shall abide by all requirements prescribed under the applicable standards in Section 15.08.160 mobile billboards. (Ord. No. 19300, § 2, 2-15-2022)

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