Application and procedures.
El Paso City Code § 19.03.020
in effect19.03.020 - Application and procedures.
A. Responsible Official and Initial Review. The city manager, or designee shall be the responsible official for a preliminary plat, and the staff shall be the initial reviewing body for a preliminary plat application.
B. Pre-Application Conference. Refer to Section 19.37.050 of Chapter 19.37.
C. 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.
D. Preliminary engineering information in accordance with the SDM checklists meeting the submission requirements must also be submitted with the preliminary plat application.
E. Accompanying Applications. An application for a preliminary plat may be accompanied by an application for rezoning approval, including a request for a planned development district, or a land study application. The rezoning application and land study application shall be decided first, or the preliminary plat shall be approved subject to their approvals. Action in accordance with this title will be taken on the preliminary plat within thirty days.
F. Staff Review. The staff shall review each preliminary plat application to be placed on the agenda of the forthcoming meeting of the city plan commission. The staff shall recommend either:
1. Approval of the preliminary plat;
2. Denial of the preliminary plat;
3. Approval of the preliminary plat with conditions; or
4. Approval of the preliminary plat with recommendations regarding any exceptions provided for in this title.
G. Resubmittal Following Staff Review.
1. The applicant shall retain in his possession a copy of the original preliminary 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 preliminary plat is scheduled for action, the applicant shall provide to the city manager or designee copies of the preliminary plat meeting the submission requirements. The city manager or designee shall then review the preliminary plat for compliance with staff recommendations.
(Ord. 16882 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 17236, §§ 2, 8, 11-10-2009; Ord. No. 17396, § 4, 8-24-2010; Ord. No. 18971, § 4, 9-3-2019; Ord. No. 19243, § 7, 10-12-2021; Ord. No. 19327, § 5, 4-26-2022)
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_CH19.03PRPL_19.03.020APPRFetched: 10/28/2026