El Paso, TX Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)

280 sets up El Paso's residential parking permit program, aimed at blocks near commercial, industrial, governmental or education facilities where outside vehicles crowd out residents. 2, the city traffic engineer must confirm that non-resident vehicles use more than sixty percent of a block's curbside parking at the same times and days each week, that nearby commercial or institutional traffic is the cause, that residents face an unreasonable burden reaching their homes, that too few spaces exist for everyone, and that the block is zoned light or medium density residential, only then does city council create the district by ordinance.

Once a district exists, property owners can petition for actual parking restrictions block by block; a petition needs signatures from owners of at least seventy-five percent of the block's properties and must be returned within thirty days. After restrictions take effect, subsection G makes it a violation to park a vehicle in a curbside space in the district without displaying a permit issued by the city traffic engineer during the posted hours. Households are limited to two residential parking permits each (more at the traffic engineer's discretion), plus up to two free visitor permits, a ninety-day new-resident temporary permit, and one-day permits capped at fifty percent of the district's available spaces. Permits run for a twelve-month term and must be renewed with proof of continued residency.