Case File 26-0599
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An Ordinance amending El Paso City Code Title 18 (Building and Construction), Chapter 18.02 (Building and Construction Administrative Code), Section 18.02.107 (Inspections), Subsection 18.02.107.15 (Third Party Service Providers), to add provisions for third party fire plan review and inspection services. The penalty is as provided for in Section 18.02.115 and Section 9.52.030.17 of the El Paso City Code.
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Check third-party reviewer rules under new El Paso ordinance
Applies if: If your firm performs third-party plan review or building inspections in El Paso
Context: The two plan-review ordinances passed second reading on 2026-05-12 and were carried 8-0 on final adoption on 2026-05-26.
Recommended: If your firm performs third-party plan review or inspections on El Paso commercial projects, pull the adopted ordinance text now to confirm any new certification, bonding, or liability standards before signing new inspection contracts.
Ask El Paso permitting about faster plan review
Applies if: If you have a pending commercial or building permit application in El Paso
Context: Item 17, grouped with Item 16, carried 8-0 on 2026-05-26 adopting ordinances updating third-party plan review and inspection processes for commercial and building projects.
Recommended: El Paso adopted two ordinances changing third-party plan review and inspection for commercial and building projects — call the permitting office to see if a pending commercial permit can now route through an approved third-party reviewer instead of city staff to cut approval time.
Ask why El Paso grouped four unrelated contracts together
Context: The minutes note 'Items 16 and 17 were taken together,' combining contract awards, an unspecified federal grant, and two ordinances into a single 8-0 vote on 2026-05-26.
Recommended: Item 17 bundled two plan-review ordinances, a $718,204 roof-replacement task order, a $510,711 Sun Valley Street engineering agreement, and an unnamed federal grant into one 8-0 vote with Item 16 — file a records request for the federal grant's source and amount, since it was never itemized.
Watch for street work starting on Sun Valley Street
Applies if: If you live along or near Sun Valley Street
Context: Item 17, carried 8-0 on 2026-05-26, included a $510,711 engineering-services agreement for the Sun Valley Street Improvements Project.
Recommended: Council funded a $510,711 engineering-services agreement for the Sun Valley Street Improvements Project on May 26, so design work — and eventual construction disruption — is now underway; contact the project office for an estimated construction start date.
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An Ordinance amending El Paso City Code Title 18 (Building and Construction), Chapter 18.02 (Building and Construction Administrative Code), Section 18.02.107 (Inspections), Subsection 18.02.107.15 (Third Party Service Providers), to add provisions for third party fire plan review and inspection services. The penalty is as provided for in Section 18.02.115 and Section 9.52.030.17 of the El Paso City Code.
Vote: 8 for, 0 against
adopt Ordinance 019877 amending Building and Construction Code for third party fire plan review and inspection services
Items 16 and 17 were taken together
An Ordinance amending El Paso City Code Title 18 (Building and Construction), Chapter 18.02 (Building and Construction Administrative Code), Section 18.02.107 (Inspections), Subsection 18.02.107.15 (Third Party Service Providers), to add provisions for third party fire plan review and inspection services. The penalty is as provided for in Section 18.02.115 and Section 9.52.030.17 of the El Paso City Code.