Plat recordation.
El Paso City Code § 19.04.070
in effect19.04.070 - Plat recordation.
A. Procedure.
1. Signatures. After approval of the final plat, the city manager, or designee shall procure the signature of the chairperson of the city plan commission on the final plat ready for recording, the signature of the secretary of the city plan commission who shall attest to the signature of the chairperson, and the signature of the planning and inspections director.
2. Recording Upon Performance. The city manager or designee shall cause the final plat to be recorded with the appropriate county clerk upon the subdivider's or developer's performance of one of the following:
a. Completion of the construction of required improvements prior to recordation;
b. Where the city manager or designee has authorized public improvements to be deferred, the final plat may be approved, recorded and foundation or building permits for up to fifty percent of the residential lots may be issued in accordance with Section 19.08.040 and 19.08.020, provided that: 1) the lots have water and sanitary sewer service and a letter of Conditional Acceptance issued by the El Paso Water Utilities; and, 2) the lots are contiguous and form a complete block face or block faces within the subdivision; and, 3) no Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued until a letter of Final Acceptance has been issued by the El Paso Water Utilities, or
c. Regardless of which option above, is chosen, subdivision improvement plans must be approved or conditionally approved in accordance with this chapter and Section 19.08.010 prior to plat recordation.
B. Timing of Recordation. The final signed copies of the plats for recordation will be recorded within ten days of the date that staff:
1. Received the final, approved, corrected recordation plat;
2. Received all fees, certificates and required documents for recording;
3. Determines that all other recording requirements have been met; and
4. Provided that the plat may be held for recordation until a date agreed upon with the subdivider if the final signed copies of the plats for recordation meeting the requirements of this title have been delivered to the city and all other recording requirements have been met.
C. Submittal of Record Plat Where Improvements Have Been Installed. Where public improvements have been installed and approved for acceptance by the city prior to recording of the plat, the property owner, developer or contractor shall submit a maintenance bond in accordance with Chapter 19.08 of this article from each contractor, one sealed set of "as built" plans in accordance with the SDM or record drawings (submitted as mylars), and an electronic copy of all plans (in a format as determined by the city manager or designee), together with a letter stating the contractors' compliance with Chapter 19.08 of this article, and bearing sealed certification by an engineer that all public improvements have been constructed in compliance with all city construction standards. The property owner also shall submit copies of the approved final plat, revised to reflect the "as built" plans or record drawings, in the format and number as required by the city manager or designee.
D. Submittal of Record Plat Where Improvements Have Hot Been Installed. Where public improvements have yet to be completed in connection with an approved final plat, the property owner shall submit in the format and number as set forth in the SDM, the approved final plat, revised to reflect any changes required by the city plan commission.
E. Update of Owner Consents. If there has been any change in the ownership prior to recordation of the approved final plat, the applicant shall furnish to the city an updated title policy commitment issued by a title insurance company authorized to do business in Texas, a title opinion letter from an attorney licensed to practice in Texas or some other proof of ownership, identifying all persons having an interest in the property subject to the plat. If there has been any change in the owners since the time of the owner consent agreement provided under Section 19.04.020, the final plat shall be signed (on the face of the plat in plain view) by each owner as of the date of submission, 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.
(Ord. 16882 § 2 (part), 2008) (Ord. No. 18056, § 8, 8-6-2013; Ord. No. 19243, § 10, 10-12-2021; Ord. No. 19327, § 10, 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_19.04.070PLREFetched: 10/28/2026