Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
El Paso, Texas, adopted the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including Appendices AA, AB, AC, AE, AG, AH, AK, AM, AN, AP, AQ, AR, AS, and AU, with amendments. El Paso, TX, Muni. Code § 18.10.020 (adoption) and §§ 18.10.030-18.10.400 (amendments). El Paso, Texas, adopted the 2021 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C, D, E, F, G, I, J, and K, with amendments. El Paso, TX, Muni. Code § 18.08.020 (adoption) and §§ 18.08.030-18.08.300 (amendments). El Paso, Texas, adopted the 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), including Appendices A, B, and C, with amendments. El Paso, TX, Muni. Code § 18.28.020 (adoption) and §§ 18.28.130- 18.28.250 (amendments).
Helpful resources for El Paso, Texas include the following.
Residential Building Code
Texas adopted a model state residential code but it is not in force unless adopted locally.See PLRB,
Texas Building Codes for more information on state level codes.
El Paso adopted the 2021 IRC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.
You can find a copy of the model code here.
You can find information about amendments to the model code
here.
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2021 IRC(El Paso, TX 18.10.367 - Appendix U, Solar ready Provisions—Detached One & Two Family Dwellings, Multiple Single Family Dwellings (Townhouses))
...International Residential Code, 2021 Edition Appendix U, Solar-Ready Provisions, Detached
One and Two Family Dwellings, Multiple Family Dwellings (Townhouses), is hereby adopted
in its entirety.
(Ord. No. 019528, § 1, 8-1-2023)...
Drip Edge
Drip Edge: yes
Ice Barrier
Are ice barriers required for El Paso ? No
Citation: El Paso, TX, Muni. Code § 18.10.050
Comments:
The adoption of the residential code included an amendment stating that ice barrier underlayment is not required at the eaves.
| Table R301.2(1) |
| Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria |
| Ground Snow Load |
Wind Design |
Seismic Design Category f |
Subject To Damage From |
Ice Barrier Underlayment Required h |
Flood Hazards g |
Air Freezing Index i |
Mean Annual Temp j |
| Speed d (mph) |
Topographic effects k |
Special wind region l |
Windborne debris zone m |
Weathering a |
Frost line depth b |
Termite c |
| 5 PSF |
105 |
No |
No |
No |
C |
Negligible |
6" |
Moderate to Heavy |
No |
Municipal Code Sec. 18.60 |
1500 |
75° F |
El Paso, TX, Muni. Code § 18.10.050.
Government Officials
| Last Name |
First Name |
Title |
E-mail |
Phone |
Note |
| Etiwe |
Philip |
Director of Planning and Inspections |
EtiwePF@elpasotexas.gov |
(915) 212- 1553 |
|
Comments
El Paso, Texas, adopted the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including Appendices AA, AB, AC, AE, AG, AH, AK, AM, AN, AP, AQ, AR, AS, and AU, with amendments. El Paso, TX, Muni. Code § 18.10.020 (adoption) and §§ 18.10.030-18.10.400 (amendments).
Existing Buildings
Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of
construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.
No adoption of Appendix AJ was found in the municipal code.
El Paso, Texas, adopted the 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), including Appendices A, B, and C, with amendments. El Paso, TX, Muni. Code § 18.28.020 (adoption) and §§ 18.28.130- 18.28.250 (amendments).
Commercial Building Code
El Paso adopted the 2021 IBC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.
You can find a copy of the code
here.You can find information about amendments to the model code
here.
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See Muni. Code(El Paso, TX Municipal Code)
...Adoption not found...
Comments
El Paso, Texas, adopted the 2021 International Building Code (IBC), including C, D, E, F, G, I, J, and K, with amendments. El Paso, TX, Muni. Code § 18.08.020 (adoption) and §§ 18.08.030-18.08.300 (amendments).
Existing Buildings
El Paso, Texas, adopted the 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), including Appendices A, B, and C, with amendments. El Paso, TX, Muni. Code § 18.28.020 (adoption) and §§ 18.28.130- 18.28.250 (amendments).
Other Building Codes
El Paso, Texas, adopted the 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC) with amendments. El Paso, TX, Muni. Code § 18.16.020 (adoption) and §§ 18.16.030-18.16.310 (amendments).
El Paso, Texas, adopted the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), including Appendices CA, CC, CB, RA, RB, and RC, with amendments. El Paso, TX, Muni. Code § 18.70.020 (adoption) and §§ 18.70.060-18.70.210 (amendments).
El Paso, Texas, adopted the 2021 International Fire Code (IFC), including Appendix E, F, G, I, N, and O, with amendments. El Paso, TX, Muni. Code § 9.52.020 (adoption) and §§ 9.52.030-9.52.250 (amendments).
El Paso, Texas, adopted the 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), including Appendices A-D, with amendments. El Paso, TX, Muni. Code § 18.24.020 (adoption) and §§ 18.24.040-18.24.120 (amendments).
El Paso, Texas, adopted the 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC), including Appendices B, with amendments. El Paso, TX, Muni. Code § 18.12.020 (adoption) and §§ 18.12.030-18.12.100 (amendments).
El Paso, Texas, adopted the 2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC), including Appendices B, C, D, and E, with amendments. El Paso, TX, Muni. Code § 18.20.020 (adoption) and §§ 18.20.030-10.20.260 (amendments).
El Paso, Texas, adopted the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) with amendments. El Paso, TX, Muni. Code § 18.30.020 (adoption) and §§ 18.30.030-18.30.140 (amendments).
El Paso, Texas, adopted the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), including Appendix A, with amendments. El Paso, TX, Muni. Code § 18.50.020 (adoption) and §§ 18.50.025-18.50.180 (amendments).
