Applications & Public ROW/Easement Vacation Process

• Application submittal
  • Assigned to Planner
  • Distribute to reviewing departments
  • City Plan Commission (CPC) date determined
  • Notices sent to surrounding property owners & newspapers at least 10 days prior to the hearing date
  • Staff report prepared and updated as comments are received
• CPC hearing
• If the application is recommended for approval or if a denial is appealed,
  Planner requests appraisal from Real Estate*
• Planner drafts Ordinance/quitclaim or Resolution/deed for legal review
• Planning forwards appraisal to applicants for their records and payment*
• Applicant pays appraisal fee and appraised value or $25.00 if vacating a public easement
• Planner places item on the City Council agenda and the item is heard

*Not applicable on easement vacation application.

Application Process after Submittal

1. Platting determination
2. Five-day
3. Preliminary plat
4. Final plat
5. Plat application approval/denial
6. Installation of Subdivision Improvements
7. Pre-cloth/Pre-mylar
8. Recording documents
9. Recording fee and park fee
10. Recorded documents submittal
11. Certificate of compliance issuance

5-Day Process after Application Submittal

• Assign to Planner
• Distribute to reviewing departments
• Department comments collected and Planner provides to applicant by 5th business day
• Applicant to address 5-day comment and submit application within 45 calendar days of 5-day submittal in order to avoid completeness review expiration

*Submit 9 sets of plat and completed subdivision application form (signature not necessary).

Zoning

The zoning section reviews development projects for conformance with the zoning regulations, and we work with applicants when they would like to rezone their property, request approval of a detailed site development plan when required, or seek relief from certain zoning requirements (e.g., their setbacks or permitted uses). We also handle general inquiries about zoning requirements.

Zoning Regulates

• What you can do on your land (regulates what land uses are permitted in what zoning districts)
• Where you can do it (setback requirements)
• How you can do it (parking regulations, additional requirements for certain uses).

To find zoning information for your property, go to GIS Map. To find our zoning regulations online, visit City of El Paso Ordinance Title 20.

Applications

• Application Fees
• Application for Mixed-Use Development Plan 
• Application for Outdoor Flea Market Operator
• Detailed Site Development Plan Application
• Legal NonConforming Application
• City Review Committee Application
• Personal Wireless Service Facility Application
• Personal Wireless Service Facility Checklist
• Rezoning Application
• Shared Parking Application
• SmartCode Building Scale Plan Application
• SmartCode Regulating Plan Adjustment Application
• SmartCode Rezoning Application
• Special Permit Application
• Infill Checklist
• Infill Policy Guide
• Transitional Housing Ordinance
• Zoning Board of Adjustment Application
• Zoning Condition Amendment or Release Application
• Zoning Verification App Form

Long Range

The Long Range Planning section performs research and prepares reports relating to the direction of City development patterns over a 5- to 30-year period. The section proposes updates to municipal codes regarding development, as directed by the goals and policies defined in the City’s approved comprehensive plan, Plan El Paso, as well as being responsible for updates and amendments to the comprehensive plan, such as revisions to the Future Land Use Map, and updating and developing new Study Area Plans. The section also manages planning applications for areas utilizing SmartCode zoning, and annexation requests.

SmartCode Regulating Plans

• Asarco East
• Asarco West
• EPIA - Butterfield Trail
• EPIA - Southern Industrial Park
• Medical Center of the Americas
• Metro 31
• Montecillo
• Montecillo Senior Housing
• Northwest Regulating Plan
• Painted Dunes
• Mesa 7

Study Area Plans

• Union Plaza Architectural and Design Guidelines
• 2001 Rim-University Neighborhood Plan
• 2004 Northwest Upper Valley Plan
• 2004 Chihuahuita Neighborhood Plan
• 2012 EPIA Southern Industrial Park Master Plan
• ADOPTED EP Pedestrian Wayfinding Plan 30 Apr 13
• The 2015 Downtown Plan (Adopted 2006)
• Open Space Master Plan

*File sizes are rather large, please be patient as the files load.

SmartCode

• SmartCode
• SmartCode Process
• SmartCode Signage Module
• SD1 Transect Information
• SD2 Transect Information
• SD3 Transect Information
• SD4 Transect Information
• SD5 Transect Information
• SD6 Transect Information
• SD7 Transect Information
• T1 Transect Information
• T2 Transect Information
• T3 Transect Information
• T4 Transect Information
• T4O Transect Information
• T5 Transect Information
• T5O Transect Information
• T6 Transect Information

Northwest Master Plans

• 2013 Northwest Regulating Plan