Application and procedures.
El Paso City Code § 19.04.020
in effect19.04.020 - Application and procedures.
A. Responsible Official. The city manager, or designee shall be the responsible official for a final plat, and the staff shall be the initial reviewing body for a final plat application.
B. Pre-Application Conference. Refer to Section 19.37.050.
C. Prior Approved Preliminary Plat. The final plat and all accompanying data shall conform to the preliminary plat as approved by the city plan commission, incorporating all approved exceptions and conditions. The final plat shall be prepared by a registered professional land surveyor.
D. Proof of Ownership. The applicant shall furnish with the application to the city a current title commitment issued by a title insurance company authorized to do business in Texas policy, a title opinion letter from an attorney licensed to practice in Texas or some other acceptable proof of ownership, identifying all persons having an ownership interest in the property subject to the plat. The final plat shall be signed (on the face of the plat in plain view) by each owner, or by the representative of the owners authorized to sign legal documents for the owners, effectively denoting that they are consenting to the platting of the property and to the dedications and covenants that may be contained in the plat. Such consent shall be subject to review and approval by the city attorney.
E. Application Contents. All applications shall be submitted electronically or on a form supplied by the planning division with the required information as stated on the application form and the administrative submission requirements available in the planning division.
F. Staff Review. The staff shall review each final plat application to be placed on the agenda of the city plan commission. Staff shall recommend either:
1. Approval of the final plat;
2. Denial of the final plat; or
3. Approval of the final plat with conditions.
G. Resubmittal Following Staff Review.
1. The applicant shall retain in his possession the original final plat that was submitted for review by the staff.
2. At least eight days prior to the meeting of the city plan commission during which the final plat is scheduled for review, the applicant shall provide to the city manager, or designee a copy meeting submission requirements of the final plat, with revisions made based on staff comments and recommendations. The city manager or designee shall then review the final plat for compliance with staff recommendations.
(Ord. 16882 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 17236, §§ 2, 8, 27, 11-10-2009; Ord. No. 17396, § 6, 8-24-2010; Ord. No. 18971, § 6, 9-3-2019; Ord. No. 19243, §§ 8, 9, 10-12-2021)
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_CH19.04FIPL_19.04.020APPRFetched: 10/28/2026