Suspension—Notification.
El Paso City Code § 9.12.080
in effect9.12.080 - Suspension—Notification.
A. The director or designee may, without warning, notice or hearing suspend the permit and license to operate the establishment if:
1. Conditions exist in an establishment that constitute an imminent health hazard;
2. The establishment operation has serious or repeated violations of any of the requirements of this chapter.
B. Whenever a permit and license are suspended the holder of the permit and license, manager or the person in charge shall be notified in writing. The notice shall:
1. State that the permit and license are, upon service of notice, immediately suspended;
2. Order the establishment to immediately cease operation; and
3. Set out the corrective measures to be completed for reinstatement of permit and license.
4. In lieu of permit and license suspension, an establishment may choose to voluntarily cease food operations until such time as all imminent health hazards and violations pertaining to the establishment sanitation and condition are in compliance. The establishment may not resume food operations until authorized by the director through re-inspection. Inspection personnel shall obtain approval for the voluntary closure through the program manager or designee in the program manager's absence.
C. The director may rescind the permit and license suspension, by written notice, when the reasons for suspension no longer exist. The re-inspection fee identified in the adopted budget resolution for the current fiscal year or other appropriately adopted resolution by the city council must be paid upon receipt of said written notice, which will appear in an inspection report. After payment of said fee to the city, the establishment will then be allowed to resume food operations.
D. Hazard analysis and critical control point inspection is required of any establishment receiving a failing score three or more times in one calendar year or any establishment confirmed as the source of a food borne disease outbreak. A fee identified in the adopted budget resolution for the current fiscal year or other appropriately adopted resolution by the city council must be paid upon notification contained in an inspection report. An establishment not paying the required fee must cease operations until the fee is paid and inspection is scheduled with the director.
(Ord. 17162, § 1, 8-11-2009)
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=TIT9HESA_CH9.12FOFOHAES_ARTIIPELI_9.12.080SUOTFetched: 10/28/2026