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Planning staff brief commission on state laws SB 840 and SB 15; commission endorses code amendments
Summary
Planning staff outlined two state laws (SB 840 and SB 15) that took effect Sept. 1, 2025 and require changes to El Paso's zoning and subdivision codes; the commission voted to direct staff to amend local code titles to conform with the state statutes.
Planning staff briefed the City Plan Commission on two Texas laws that took effect Sept. 1, 2025 and direct changes to local zoning and subdivision rules for cities of El Paso's size.
Staff described two bills (referred to in the meeting as SB 840 and SB 15). SB 840 addresses multifamily and mixed‑use residential conversions and new apartment/mixed‑use development in commercial zones: staff said it creates new definitions for apartments/multi‑family/mixed use, establishes a 65% minimum of total square footage to be converted to residential in certain conversions of commercial buildings, allows taller…
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