Live-work flex units.
El Paso City Code § 20.10.320
in effect20.10.320 - Live-work flex units.
Where permitted in a zoning district, live-work flex units encourage design solutions for compatible mixed uses and are subject to the following restrictions and provisions. Where the live-work development meets the criteria of El Paso City Code Section 20.10.363, the standards found in that section shall supersede.
A. Restricted Category.
1. A live-work flex unit under this category shall be permitted within the apartment, commercial, manufacturing and special purpose zoning districts enumerated in the Table of Permissible Uses, Chapter 20.08 (Permissible Uses) of this title.
2. This category permits a mix of single-family residential and office usage and is only for artisans or professionals with no more than one employee and two customers at any time.
3. Building requirements are the same as for single-family residential uses, commercial signage is disallowed, and no separation is required within the flex unit. It is a wide-open unit, where the workplace and living area are fully integrated, and generally built on their own lots or stacked as in a loft building. These units do not permit walk-in trade of retail or food service.
4. Off-street parking shall satisfy the requirements for a single-family residential unit pursuant to Chapter 20.14 (Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements).
5. The area of the office usage shall be limited to no more than five hundred square feet of gross floor area of the flex unit.
B. Open Category.
1. A live-work flex unit under this category shall only be permitted within the commercial, manufacturing and special purpose districts enumerated in the Table of Permissible Uses, Appendix A of this title.
2. This category allows a single-family residential unit with any permitted office or commercial use allowed in the base-zoning district.
3. There is no minimum or maximum gross floor area requirement.
4. Building, off-street parking and signage requirements shall satisfy commercial standards for the entire area of the flex unit.
5. There is no limitation on the number of employees or customers at any time at the live-work flex unit.
(Ord. 16653 § 2 (part), 2007) (Ord. No. 019815, § 3, 11-18-2025)
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_20.10.320LIRKFLUNFetched: 10/28/2026