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LOADING ZONES, BUS, TAXI STANDS, AND RIDESHARE ZONES

El Paso City Code tit. 12, ch. 12.48
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El Paso City Code § 12.48.010 Loading zone—Authority to designate.

12.48.010 - Loading zone—Authority to designate. The traffic engineer is authorized to designate, in locations appropriate to the needs of traffic and the convenience of the public, loading zones for either of two types of use: A. Zones for Commercial Vehicles Only. In a loading zone designated for commercial vehicles only, loading and unloading will be restricted between the hours of seven a.m. to seven p.m., unless otherwise specified on posted signs. A "commercial vehicle" means any motor vehicle (other than a motorcycle or passenger car) designed and used primarily for the transportation of property; or any motorcycle or passenger car which has been reconstructed so as to be used primarily for the transportation of property and is being so used; or any motorcycle or passenger car which has been reconstructed so as to be used primarily for the transportation of property and is being so used; or any motorcycle or passenger car which is being used primarily for the transportation of property and which has permanently displayed (not by magnetic or other removable signs) legible words identifying the business concern by which the vehicle is used. B. Zones for General Use. In a loading zone designated for general use, loading and unloading will be restricted between the hours of seven a.m. to seven p.m., unless otherwise specified on posted signs. C. Zones for Rideshare Use. In a loading zone designated for rideshare use, loading and unloading of passengers will be permissible twenty-four hours per day, unless otherwise specified on posted signs. (Ord. 13062 § 8, 1997: Ord. 8311 §§ 1, 2, 1985; prior code § 20-86) (Ord. No. 019738, § 2, 5-28-2025)

El Paso City Code § 12.48.020 Loading zone—Prohibited uses.

12.48.020 - Loading zone—Prohibited uses. A. In a loading zone designated for commercial vehicles only, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle during the prohibited hours, except that the driver of a commercial vehicle as defined in Section 12.48.010 may use the zone, for not more than thirty minutes consecutively, for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pick-up and loading of merchandise or materials, unless otherwise specified on posted signs. B. In a loading zone designated for general use, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle during the prohibited hours, except for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pick-up and loading of merchandise or materials during not more than thirty minutes consecutively, unless otherwise specified on posted signs. C. Loading zones are not for the exclusive use of any particular business. (Ord. 13099 § 1, 1997; prior code § 20-87)

El Paso City Code § 12.48.030 Loading zone—Pick-up and discharge of passengers.

12.48.030 - Loading zone—Pick-up and discharge of passengers. The driver of a rideshare or taxi vehicle may stop temporarily at a loading zone for a maximum of five minutes, even during the restricted hours, for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers, but only when such stopping does not interfere with any other vehicle lawfully in or about to enter such zone for loading or unloading merchandise or materials. (Prior code § 20-88) (Ord. No. 019738, § 3, 5-28-2025)

El Paso City Code § 12.48.040 Public carrier stops, stands and routes—Authority to designate.

12.48.040 - Public carrier stops, stands and routes—Authority to designate. A. The traffic engineer is authorized and required to establish bus stops, bus stands, rideshare zones and stands for passenger common-carrier motor vehicles on such public streets in such places and in such number as may be determined to be of the greatest benefit and convenience to the public. Each such bus stop, bus stand, rideshare zone, or other stand shall be designated by appropriate signs or markings approved by the traffic engineer and installed by the city. When a passenger common-carrier company requests such designated stop areas for the loading and/or unloading of its passengers in the city right-of-way, such company shall pay the city for all costs related to the design and installation of the requested stop areas. B. The traffic engineer is authorized and required to establish reasonably direct routes on city streets from state and federal roadways to destinations within the city and back to such state and federal roadways for those passenger common-carrier motor vehicles that operate under authority of permits issued by the surface transportation board or its successor agency. To become effective, the routes established by the traffic engineer and any amendments thereto shall require city council approval by resolution. Common-carrier passenger motor vehicles operating under permits issued by the surface transportation board or its successor agency shall not operate over city streets except on such routes as established by the traffic engineer and approved by the city council. The description of the routes established pursuant to this section shall be available to the public from the office of the traffic engineer and made available to the public electronically. Any passenger common carrier company may make a request to the traffic engineer to amend the routes to accommodate its access to facilities used by such common-carrier or to load and/or unload its passengers. The traffic engineer shall follow the procedures of this section in developing a route and presenting an amendment to the city council for its consideration (Ord. 8275 § 1, 1985; prior code § 20-89) (Ord. 17290, § 1, 3-16-2010; Ord. No. 019738, § 4, 5-28-2025)

El Paso City Code § 12.48.050 Use of stands by buses, taxicabs, and rideshare vehicles.

12.48.050 - Use of stands by buses, taxicabs, and rideshare vehicles. A. The operator of a bus shall not stand or park such vehicle upon any street at any place other than a bus stand so designated as provided herein. B. The operator of a bus shall not stop such vehicle upon any street at any place for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or their baggage other than at a bus stop, or bus stand, so designated as provided herein, except in case of an emergency. C. The operator of a bus shall enter a bus stop, or bus stand, on a public street in such a manner that the bus when stopped to load or unload passengers or baggage shall be in a position with the right front wheel of such vehicle not further than eighteen inches from the curb and the bus approximately parallel to the curb so as not to unduly impede the movement of other vehicular traffic. D. The operator of a taxicab shall not stand or park such vehicle upon any street at any place other than in a taxicab stand so designated as provided herein. This provision shall not prevent the operator of a taxicab from temporarily stopping in accordance with other stopping or parking regulations at any place for the purpose of and while actually engaged in the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers. E. The operator of a taxicab and rideshare vehicle may stand or park such vehicle in a designated rideshare zone not to exceed a maximum of five minutes for the purpose of loading/unloading passengers. (Prior code § 20-90) (Ord. No. 019738, § 5, 5-28-2025)

El Paso City Code § 12.48.060 Use of stands by other than those designated for.

12.48.060 - Use of stands by other than those designated for. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop, a taxicab in a taxicab stand, or other than a rideshare vehicle in a rideshare zone when any such stop or stand has been officially designated and appropriately signed, except that the driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop therein for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers when such stopping does not interfere with any bus or taxicab waiting to enter or about to enter such zone. (Prior code § 20-91) (Ord. No. 019738, § 6, 5-28-2025)
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=TIT12VETR_CH12.48LOZOBUTASTRIZOFetched: 10/28/2026

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