Decision.
El Paso City Code § 19.04.030
in effect19.04.030 - Decision.
A. Review and Determination. The city plan commission shall review all final plat applications, findings of the staff, findings of the city manager, or designee regarding compliance with staff recommendations, and any other information available. From all such information, the commission shall determine whether the final plat as shown on the application meets the standards of this title.
B. Approval or Denial. The city plan commission shall decide whether to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the final plat application. Upon approval of the final plat, the applicant shall correct and submit final plat copies to the city manager or designee so that required signatures can be obtained and recording completed. The reasons for any action taken by the commission, whether a final plat is approved, denied, or approved with conditions, shall be entered in the minutes of the commission.
1. All changes or conditions required by the city plan commission as part of the final plat approval shall be made a part of the record.
2. On a final plat with significant changes, the city plan commission may at the time a final plat is approved subject to conditions, require a revised final plat to be resubmitted.
3. Where the city plan commission conditionally approves or disapproves a final plat application, the city plan commission shall provide the applicant a written statement of the conditions for the conditional approval or reasons for disapproval that clearly articulates each specific condition for the conditional approval or reason for disapproval. Each condition or reason specified in the written statement must:
a. Be directly related to the requirements in Title 19 and specifications contained in the City of El Paso Street Design Manual (SDM); and
b. Include a citation to the law, including a statute or municipal ordinance, that is the basis for the conditional approval or disapproval; and
c. May not be arbitrary.
4. After the conditional approval or disapproval of the final plat application, the applicant may resubmit the final plat along with a written response that clearly articulates how each condition for conditional approval or each reason for disapproval has been remedied.
5. The city plan commission shall determine whether to approve or disapprove the applicant's previously conditionally approved or disapproved final plat within fifteen days of receipt of resubmission and written response.
6. It shall be the responsibility of the subdivider to ensure that the final plat satisfies all the requirements of the city code, the SDM and any other regulatory requirement.
(Ord. 16882 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 17236, § 27, 11-10-2009; Ord. No. 18971, § 7, 9-3-2019; Ord. No. 19327, § 8, 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_CH19.04FIPL_19.04.030DEFetched: 10/28/2026