A-O, A-3/O and S-D districts.
El Paso City Code § 20.18.430
in effect20.18.430 - A-O, A-3/O and S-D districts.
A. Home occupation signs shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Permit required: no;
2. Maximum number: one per dwelling;
3. Maximum sign area: one square foot;
4. Placement: not projecting more than two inches beyond the face of the building;
5. Illumination: not permitted;
6. Additional standards: shall only indicate the name and address of the occupant or a permitted home occupation.
B. Monument signs shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Permit required: yes;
2. Maximum number:
a. Properties less than four acres in size: one sign per street frontage, not to exceed two signs per premise;
b. Properties greater than four acres in size: two signs per street frontage;
3. Maximum sign area: one hundred square feet per sign;
4. Maximum sign height: ten feet;
5. Location: no portion of the sign shall be closer than fifteen feet from the back of the curbline; if the property line is located more than fifteen feet from the curbline, signs shall be erected within the property line, and no portion of a sign shall extend beyond the property line;
6. Illumination: internal or indirect; may not be flashing or intermittent;
7. CEVM signs shall be allowed by right for principal uses in these zoning districts but are not permitted for home occupations; however uses other than residential shall be subject to the following:
a. Properties less than four acres in size: CEVM not permitted;
b. Properties greater than four acres in size: CEVM limited to no more than fifty percent of sign area; held static for no less than one minute; CEVM shall be turned off from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.; and the sign face must be located at least one hundred fifty feet from the property line of any adjacent residential or apartment use.
8. Additional standards: shall comply with Section 20.18.400 of the El Paso City Code.
C. Office directory signs shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Permit required: yes;
2. Maximum number: one wall sign per office building entry not to exceed two signs per building; monument sign or other freestanding sign is not permitted;
3. Maximum sign area: two and one-half square feet per tenant not to exceed twenty-five square feet per building entry;
4. Location: shall not project more than eighteen inches from the face of the wall; shall be erected in such a manner that building fenestration is not obscured and the architectural integrity of the building is not altered; shall not extend beyond the edges of the structure;
5. Illumination: internal or indirect; may not be flashing or intermittent.
D. Wall signs shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Permit required: yes;
2. Maximum number: for nonresidential uses, one sign for each tenant in a single or multi-tenant facility per street frontage; for apartments, one sign for each apartment complex per street frontage and public entryway, not to exceed four signs per complex;
3. Maximum sign area: eighty square feet per sign, including any canopies or awnings;
4. Location: shall not project more than eighteen inches from the face of the wall or the surface of the canopy or awning; shall be erected in such a manner that building fenestration is not obscured and the architectural integrity of the building is not altered; shall not extend beyond the edges of the structure;
5. Illumination: internal or indirect; may not be flashing or intermittent;
6. Additional standards: only permitted for apartments and nonresidential uses in the A-O, A-3/O, and S-D districts, and are not permitted for a home occupation.
(Ord. 16761 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 2007) (Ord. No. 17686, § 2, 12-6-2011; Ord. No. 18698, § 4, 6-27-2017)
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_CH20.18SIRE_ARTIVEMSIRE_20.18.430ODIFetched: 10/28/2026