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El Paso County Planning & Development Department

In short

El Paso County Planning & Development Department issues 3 permits we publish for El Paso County, last verified 2026-10-09. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Driveway (Right-of-Way Access) Permit, County Roadsonly if it applies to youEl Paso County Planning & Development DepartmentPreliminary $110.00; Standard $120.00, as listed for 'Driveway Permit (ROW Cut & Entry Regulations)' under Planning and Development in the County's FY2027 adopted Schedule of Rates and Fees (lines 1255-1256, approved by Commissioners Court on 8 June 2026). The 2018 Right-of-Way Cut & Entry Regulations apply the preliminary fee when it is paid in full before the right-of-way is disturbed and the standard fee otherwise.one permit per access point; not stated as a renewable license2026-10-09
Road-Cut Permit, County Roads (Road Inspection & Maintenance Fund)only if it applies to youEl Paso County Planning & Development DepartmentNo amount is published here. The Right-of-Way Access Management Order directs Public Works to charge a fee for each cut of a county road under Local Government Code section 240.907, and the County's FY2027 adopted Schedule of Rates and Fees lists no separate road-cut row; the amounts printed in the 2018 Right-of-Way Cut & Entry Regulations are not presented here as current. Contact Planning & Development at (915) 273-3330 for the amount currently charged.one permit per road cut; not stated as a renewable license2026-10-09
Floodplain Determination and Floodplain Development Permitonly if it applies to youEl Paso County Planning & Development DepartmentNo amount is published here. Appendix A of the Flood Damage Prevention Order describes its fee table as a draft fee structure and refers readers to the current adopted El Paso County Schedule of Rates and Fees, and the FY2027 adopted Schedule of Rates and Fees lists no floodplain determination or floodplain development permit row. Contact the Floodplain Administrator at Planning & Development, (915) 273-3330, for the amount currently charged.construction must start within 180 days of issue or the permit is void; up to two six-month extensions on written request2026-10-09

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Driveway (Right-of-Way Access) Permit, County Roads

Under the County's Right-of-Way Access Management Policies & Procedures Order (o21-0926), it is a violation to build an access point from private property onto a county right-of-way without a permit from the Planning & Development Department (800 E Overland, Suite 200, (915) 273-3330), and the Order applies only to public roads in the unincorporated area. The County's Inspections page adds that a driveway installation or modification, or other work such as a sidewalk, within the public right-of-way needs a permit in advance. Driveways must be built to the County Subdivision Design Standards for commercial or residential driveways and are subject to the fees and rules of the Right-of-Way Cut & Entry Regulations. The figures come from the County's FY2027 adopted Schedule of Rates and Fees (budget adopted 14 September 2026), which lists the driveway permit at $110.00 preliminary and $120.00 standard. A business building or changing a driveway onto a county road needs this permit; inside a city, that city's own right-of-way rules apply instead.

Road-Cut Permit, County Roads (Road Inspection & Maintenance Fund)

The County's Inspections page states that any person who undertakes work that will cut, break or otherwise damage a public street (right-of-way) must obtain a road-cut permit before beginning the work, and the application is submitted online through the County's Accela portal. The Right-of-Way Access Management Order applies only to public roads in the unincorporated area and directs Public Works to charge a fee for each cut of a county road made to install, maintain or repair a person's facilities. This record carries no amount: the County's FY2027 adopted Schedule of Rates and Fees lists no separate road-cut row, and the only printed road-cut figures are in the 2018 Right-of-Way Cut & Entry Regulations. It matters mainly to contractors and utility installers working in county roads; the Planning & Development Department (800 E Overland, Suite 200, (915) 273-3330) issues it.

Floodplain Determination and Floodplain Development Permit

The County's Flood Damage Prevention Order, with revisions adopted on 24 August 2026, defines its regulated area as unincorporated El Paso County. Under Article IV, a floodplain determination is required before any construction activity in the regulated area, and under Article III a Floodplain Development Permit is required before construction starts; development may not begin until the permit is issued. The Order sets four permit classes (I to IV) by whether the site is in or outside the Special Flood Hazard Area or an area contributing to flooding, and whether a drainage plan was approved with an earlier plat. Construction must start within 180 days of issue. The Floodplain Administrator in Planning & Development (800 E Overland, Suite 200, (915) 273-3330) handles both steps. This record carries no amount, because the Order's Appendix A fee table is labelled a draft and defers to the adopted Schedule of Rates and Fees, which lists no floodplain permit row. Inside a city, that city's floodplain rules apply instead.

Contact

Jurisdiction
El Paso County
Phone
(915) 273-3330

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. County Right-of-Way Cut & Entry Regulations, RIM and REAP (adopted 30 July 2018, effective 1 October 2018)El Paso County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  2. El Paso County Flood Damage Prevention Order (revisions adopted 24 August 2026)El Paso County Commissioners Court · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  3. Floodplain Development Permit application (rev. 11-30-2012)El Paso County Planning & Development · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  4. FY2027 Adopted Budget Book, including the Schedule of Rates and Fees (adopted by Commissioners Court 14 September 2026)El Paso County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  5. FY2027 Budget (page linking the FY2027 Adopted Budget Book)El Paso County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  6. Inspections (Planning & Development: driveways, sidewalks and road cuts)El Paso County Planning & Development · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  7. Planning & Development (department contact)El Paso County Planning & Development · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  8. Right-of-Way Access Management Policies & Procedures Order (o21-0926, adopted 20 December 2021)El Paso County Commissioners Court · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  9. Stormwater (Floodplain Development documents)El Paso County Planning & Development · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09

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