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Commission approves Wagner subdivision with exceptions; applicants to construct proportionate share of John Haines Street
Summary
The Commission approved the Wagner Subdivision, allowing 93.3 acres to be divided into four commercial lots and two ponding sites, granted three exceptions under Title 19, and discussed the applicant's responsibility to construct their proportionate share of John Haines Street and coordination with TxDOT on Montana Avenue sidewalks.
The City Plan Commission on March 13 approved the Wagner Subdivision, a major combination application to subdivide 93.3 acres into four commercial lots and two ponding sites and granted three exceptions to local improvement requirements under El Paso City Code Title 19.
Planning staff presenter Sal Fuentes described the development as located inside city limits west of Zaragoza Road and south of Montana Avenue. Staff said the applicant proposes lots ranging from about 1.16 acres to 49.66 acres, will dedicate an extension of John Haines Street, and will convey stormwater to retention basins within the subdivision. Fuentes listed three requested exceptions: waive construction of 1 foot of sidewalk along Zaragoza Road, waive construction of 6 feet of sidewalk along Montana Avenue, and allow Block 1 to exceed the code limits for block length (1,600 feet) and block perimeter (2,400 feet). Fuentes told commissioners staff found the exception requests met Title 19 criteria and recommended approval on a major combination basis.
Commissioner questions focused on street improvements and sidewalks. Commissioners asked whether the applicant would construct John Haines Street to City standards; staff answered the subdivider will construct their proportionate share (half the roadway) as required by subdivision practice and that the abutting property owner will be responsible for the other half when they develop. Applicant Jorge Scott of CA Group told the commission he and the project team are coordinating with TxDOT on Montana Avenue and said, in his words, "we're building the entire worth of John Hayes. From Saragossa all the way to Montana," while also noting coordination is underway with TxDOT design and the access committee. Scott said TxDOT plans include sidewalks as part of future state-controlled improvements; he warned that sidewalks installed by the applicant could later be removed if TxDOT reconstructs the right of way as part of a larger project.
After discussion the commission moved to approve item 4 with the exceptions; the motion passed. Commissioners did not record additional conditions in the transcript. Staff and the applicant acknowledged that final construction timing on Montana Avenue sidewalks is controlled by TxDOT and that the subdivider will construct the proportionate share of John Haines Street as part of the subdivision improvements.
The commission’s action was recorded as an approval of the subdivision and the three exceptions under Title 19. No appeals or additional follow-up tasks were stated on the record.
