Texas counties cannot zone, so El Paso County sets no general building-setback rule in unincorporated areas. The Commissioners Court may, however, adopt road setback lines under Local Government Code Chapter 233.
El Paso County has no zoning-based front-, side-, or rear-yard setback in unincorporated areas because Texas counties lack zoning power. The one county-adjacent control is Local Government Code Section 233.032, which lets the Commissioners Court establish building or set-back lines along public roads, up to 25 feet from a road's right-of-way edge and up to 50 feet for major highways it designates. Recorded plats and deed restrictions under Property Code Chapter 202 may also fix setbacks. Inside a city, the municipal zoning setback applies instead.
Placing a new building inside an adopted county road setback line violates the Commissioners Court order under LGC 233; other setbacks are enforced only by covenant or city code.
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