Zoning Case File 26-0022

Context: Minutes for Item 27 note the item continued beyond the page with no vote tally printed, while Item 11 on 2026-01-06 shows a unanimous 8-0 vote on the same ordinance caption.

Recommended: Request the certified copy of the adopted ordinance, the full February 3 minutes for Item 27, and the text of Chapter 20.24 setting the penalty. The minutes record for the adoption date carries no printed vote tally, so ask the City Clerk to confirm the recorded vote, the effective date, and whether the January 6 action and the February action were separate readings of the same or amended text.

Context: City Council adopted Ordinance 019840 on 2026-02-03 amending Title 20, Chapter 20.02, Article II to add a Short-Term Rental definition, with penalties provided under Chapter 20.24.

Recommended: Pull the adopted ordinance text and compare its short-term rental definition — including any rental-day threshold and dwelling-type limits — against the units you plan to market for nightly or weekly stays. The code change adds only a definition, so confirm which zoning districts now treat that use as permitted, conditional, or silent before you finance a project built around short-stay occupancy.

Context: The same caption passed 8-0 on 2026-01-06 as Item 11, then returned as Item 27 and was adopted as Ordinance 019840 on 2026-02-03 with no tally printed, following a presentation by Assistant Director Kevin Smith and comments from Representatives Chávez, Maldonado-Rocha, Niño, and Canales.

Recommended: Ask the City Clerk and Planning and Inspections for a redline comparing the ordinance text voted on January 6 with the version adopted February 3, and ask why an item that already passed unanimously came back for a second council action. Also ask why no vote tally appears in the minutes for the adoption item.

Context: Ordinance 019840, adopted 2026-02-03, adds a Short-Term Rental definition to Title 20, Chapter 20.02, with the penalty as provided in Chapter 20.24 of the El Paso City Code.

Recommended: If you rent a room or your house for short stays through an online platform, read the newly adopted definition and the penalty chapter it points to, then confirm whether your listing now falls inside the regulated category. The ordinance attaches a code penalty provision, so an arrangement that was previously undefined may now be enforceable against you.