Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Public Works topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Court approves 'no commercial motor vehicle parking' signs for Painted Desert subdivision after residents report repeated semi parking
Summary
Residents of the Painted Desert subdivision persuaded Commissioners Court to post signs banning overnight commercial motor vehicle parking at neighborhood entrances after petition and photos documented semi‑trailers blocking sightlines near a neighborhood elementary school and leaving oil and diesel leaks.
El Paso County Commissioners approved the installation of “No commercial motor vehicle parking” signs at the Painted Desert subdivision entrances after staff verified a resident petition that met the county’s 25% signature threshold.
Planning staff presented field photos and a petition documenting repeated overnight parking of semi‑trailers that residents said blocked sightlines near Dr. Shoot Elementary and created safety hazards during morning traffic. Residents described oil and diesel leaks left on neighborhood streets and said the vehicles often do not live in the neighborhood.
County planners verified 13 qualifying signatures — the 25% threshold for the community’s 51 units — against appraisal district records and recommended signage at the subdivision entrances (Pela Monte/Pela Este and Harbottle/Darington). Commissioners carried the motion to post the signs under Texas Transportation Code §545.307, which allows counties to prohibit overnight commercial motor vehicle parking in residential subdivisions.
