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City Plan Commission approves Cardea subdivision, waives sidewalk and roadway upgrades
Summary
The City Plan Commission approved the Cardea Subdivision, allowing a 0.92-acre parcel to be subdivided into one single-family lot and granting exceptions to sidewalk and roadway improvement requirements to match existing conditions on Country Club Place.
The City Plan Commission on March 13 approved the Cardea Subdivision, a major combination application to subdivide 0.92 acres into a single-family lot and granted the applicant’s requests to waive certain sidewalk and roadway construction requirements on Country Club Place.
Planning staff presented the proposal and noted the development is inside El Paso City limits west of Donovan Drive and south of Country Club Road, with access from Country Club Place. Aaron Andalus of Planning and Inspections said drainage will be managed by on-site ponding and that the subdivision is being reviewed under the subdivision code. Andalus said, "The applicant is proposing to subdivide 0.92 acres into 1 single family lot." The applicant requested two exceptions: to waive construction of a five-foot sidewalk and to waive roughly 5.5 feet of roadway widening along Country Club Place to better match existing narrow conditions.
Staff told commissioners the existing cross sections for Country Club Place lacked the required sidewalk and were about 11 feet narrower than the code-required roadway. Andalus said the requested exceptions meet the criteria under El Paso City Code Title 19 and recommended approval on a major combination basis with the listed exceptions. Kevin Smith of Plan Inspections confirmed the parcel has not been subdivided previously and that the proposal is for a single-family residential lot.
Applicant Jorge Garcia of Cycwork Engineering spoke in support and agreed with staff recommendations. After limited commissioner questions, a motion to approve the subdivision with the requested exceptions was made and seconded; the commission voted to carry the motion and the item was approved.
The commission’s approval includes the exceptions as described in the staff report. No additional conditions or follow-up tasks were recorded in the meeting transcript.
