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City council adopts zoning changes to support 10,000 new downtown housing units by 2040
Summary
El Paso City Council unanimously approved amendments to Title 20 of the city code to restrict uses incompatible with high-density downtown housing and to permit services such as childcare, corner stores and urban-scale self-storage in the C‑5 downtown commercial district.
El Paso City Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted an ordinance amending Title 20 (Zoning) to update allowed uses and parking standards in the C‑5 commercial district, a central portion of downtown. Representative Canales moved to adopt the ordinance; Mayor Pro Tem Chavez seconded the motion and the council voted unanimously.
City staff said the changes are intended to remove regulatory barriers to housing and to make the code consistent with the Downtown/Uptown Plan and the ongoing Envision El Paso comprehensive plan rewrite. Karina Bresgala…
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