[Adopted as Ch. 12.08 of the 1979 Code]
[Amended 1978 by Ord. No. 507; 2-6-2017 by Ord. No. 994; 6-21-2021 by Ord. No. 1044]
A. No person, firm or corporation shall construct a new driveway for
vehicles across any sidewalk in the City where the driveway did not
previously exist without having first obtained a permit therefore.
B. Applications for such permits shall be made to the Zoning Officer
and shall be accompanied by the fee as set forth in the fee schedule.
C. Permits shall not be required for replacement of driveways that previously
existed, even though such driveways may have existed over a sidewalk.
Although no permit shall be required from the City, all landowners
replacing a driveway for vehicles across any sidewalk in the City,
shall be encouraged to first obtain approval from the Director of
Public Service in order to make sure the landowner is in compliance
with the provisions of this chapter regarding the construction of
driveways especially as they affect the sidewalks in the City of El
Paso. Any violation of this chapter shall be subject to the general
penalty provisions of this Code.
No driveway shall be so constructed or graded as to leave a
step, sharp depression or other obstruction in the sidewalk. The grade
shall be as nearly as possible the same as that of the adjoining sidewalk.
It is unlawful to have the surface finish of any driveway where the
same crosses the sidewalk constructed of such materials as to render
it slippery and hazardous to pedestrians, or to have the grade of
such portion vary from the grade of the sidewalk, or be other than
level.
Driveways across sidewalks shall be constructed of concrete
or of such other materials as may be approved by the Council.
It shall be the duty of the person maintaining a driveway to
keep the same in good repair where it crosses the sidewalk, and free
from obstruction and openings.
[Adopted 1999 by Ord. No. 742 (Ch. 15.12 of the 1979 Code)]
No building permit shall be issued for newly constructed improvements in accordance with Chapter
315, Zoning, §
315-99, of the El Paso Municipal Code unless the owner agrees to construct a concrete driveway approach from the edge of the paved City street extending along the property owner's real estate through the sidewalk located along the property owner's real estate. In the event no sidewalk exists, the property owner shall construct a concrete driveway approach from the edge of the street to the lot line of the property owner.
This requirement shall apply to newly constructed improvements
only and shall not affect presently existing improvements and driveway
approaches extending to the same.