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Socorro planning commission approves Gateway Industrial master plan, replats and plats
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission on March 17 approved a master plan resubmission, a replat and preliminary/final plat for the Gateway Industrial project in Socorro City; staff recommended approval and the applicant said the arroyo through the site will be preserved.
The Socorro City Planning and Zoning Commission on March 17 approved a series of land‑use actions to allow industrial development at the Gateway Industrial site, including a master plan resubmission, a replat of Unit 1 and the preliminary and final plat for Unit 2.
Diego Ruiz, planner with Socorro City, told commissioners staff recommended approval of the master plan resubmission for Gateway Industrial — a portion of the Robert E. Nick survey No. 305 (abstract 9871) owned by Speedway El Paso Owner 2 LLC — citing the project’s zoning (ICMUD and A‑1) and a lot area described in the record as about 132.3 acres. Ruiz summarized the application and showed zoning maps, aerial images and the updated site plan presented by the applicant’s representative.
The replat for Gateway Industrial Unit 1 was presented as a reconfiguration of Lots 1 and 2 to accommodate additional trailer parking (lot size cited as 61.01 acres); staff recommended approval. For Unit 2, planner Judith Rodriguez said the proposed preliminary and final plat would create six lots (lots 1–4 industrial/commercial; lots 5–6 ponds), with the design focused on truck courts and trailer parking spaces. The Unit 2 parcel was described in staff materials as 72.23 acres; the development schedule in the record lists obtaining a certificate of completion by February 2028.
Commissioners raised a question about an arroyo running through the site. Applicant representative Jorge Grajeda (CA Group) said the project would not disturb the arroyo and that "the building and the truck parking facilities will all be west of that," adding the development would incorporate the arroyo area rather than alter it.
Following the presentations and brief exchanges, the commission moved and approved each item. The clerk announced a motion on the master plan resubmission was made by Commissioner Andrew Arroyo and seconded by Commissioner Isidro Torres; the motion carried. Subsequent motions to approve the replat and the Unit 2 plat were also moved, seconded and carried as recorded by the clerk.
The approvals allow the applicant to proceed with the next steps in permitting and construction review; staff remains the point of contact for follow‑up and implementation details.
