Revisions following approval of a land study.
El Paso City Code § 19.02.070
in effect19.02.070 - Revisions following approval of a land study.
A. Minor changes. The city manager or designee may deem a revision to be minor and may authorize the amendment administratively. An amendment shall be considered minor if the city manager or designee determines that it does not alter any of the following by more than ten percent: the arrangement of land use, acreage designated to land uses, density, open space areas, to include changes to any arroyos, relocate major circulation elements or alter the concept of the development.
B. Amendments.
1. At any time after approval of a land study and before submission of a final plat for any portion of the area contained within the approved land study, the subdivider may request that an amendment be made in the approval or approval with conditions of the land study.
2. An amendment not deemed minor by the city manager, or designee shall be reviewed and either approved, approved subject to conditions or disapproved by the city plan commission, following a staff recommendation, pursuant to the general procedures outlined in this chapter.
a. An amendment that alters the arrangement of land use, acreage designated to land uses, density, or open space areas, to include changes to any arroyos, by twenty-five percent or more is considered a new application.
b. An amendment that alters the arrangement of land use, acreage designated to land uses, density, or open space areas, to include changes to any arroyos, by more than ten percent but less than twenty-five percent is considered an amended application and has a reduced fee as determined by city council.
3. The amendment to the land study shall be submitted with the approved application form, required information and checklists and fees. It shall be processed in the same timeframe and manner as if it were a new land study application.
4. If a request for amendment to an approved land study occurs after submission of a final plat, the subdivider shall be required to file a new land study application for the entire area contained within the formerly approved land study. Amendments deemed minor by the city manager or designee, as defined in subsection A of this section, may be authorized administratively.
5. The revised land study application shall be subject to the subdivision regulations in effect at the time of resubmission, subject to the vesting provisions of Title 1, Section 1.04.070 of the City Code.
(Ord. 16882 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 17251, § 2, 12-15-2009; Ord. No. 18056, § 4, 8-6-2013)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT19SUDEPL_ART1PLPR_CH19.02LAST_19.02.070REFOAPLASTFetched: 10/28/2026