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Plan commission requires sidewalks for Albert's Subdivision after debate over 1974 vesting and safety
Summary
After extended debate about vested rights and child safety near a park, the El Paso City Plan Commission on April 23 denied a developer's sidewalk waiver under a 1974 ordinance and approved Albert's Subdivision on the condition that sidewalks be constructed.
The El Paso City Plan Commission on April 23 approved Albert's Subdivision with sidewalks after rejecting a developer's request to waive construction of 5-foot sidewalks under a 1974 subdivision ordinance.
The commission heard staff presentations that the subdivision (1.43 acres inside the city limits) meets the vesting criteria of the 1974 ordinance. Planning staff recommended approval of the waiver request, but commissioners pressed on safety near a nearby park and the broader implications of allowing repeated exceptions.
Alonso Hernandez, Planning & Inspections, described the application and said the surrounding area is largely industrial with no existing sidewalks, and that the request meets the criteria under the 1974 ordinance. Miles Segovia, the chief planner of…
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