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Commission approves rezoning, condition release for proposed middle school site amid traffic concerns
Summary
The commission approved rezoning and a release of conditions on a parcel intended for a Canutillo ISD middle school, describing the change as a zoning 'cleanup.' Residents raised safety and traffic concerns; staff said a Traffic Impact Analysis was approved and outreach occurred but recommended approval of the rezoning and condition release.
The El Paso Planning Commission voted to rezone a portion of a larger property from C-3 (commercial) to R-3A (residential) and to release prior conditions on the commercial parcel so the school district can consolidate the site for a proposed Canutillo Independent School District middle school.
Luis Zamora of Planning and Inspections told the commission staff’s analysis concluded the rezoning would align the parcel’s zoning with adjacent R-3A property and that once rezoned, many commercial uses would no longer be allowed and the previously imposed landscape buffering conditions would no longer be…
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