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Plan commission approves sidewalk waiver along US 54 after debate over safety, drainage and TxDOT timeline
Summary
The commission approved a waiver to omit a 5-foot sidewalk along Patriot Boulevard (US 54) for Vista Del Norte Estates Unit 5 after staff cited Title 19 criteria and the applicant described drainage constraints and a TxDOT timeline that delays main-lane improvements for roughly 20 years; commissioners asked staff to invite TxDOT to a future meeting.
The El Paso City Plan Commission on May 7 approved a reconsideration request to waive the construction of a 5-foot sidewalk along Patriot Boulevard (US 54) for Vista Del Norte Estates Unit 5, concluding that the application meets the Title 19 criteria staff uses to evaluate such exceptions. Staff told commissioners the waiver pertains only to the US 54 frontage and that interior roadways in the subdivision will include required sidewalks.
Connor Conde, representing the applicant Conde Incorporated, said the applicant concurs with staff but urged approval for safety reasons tied to existing conditions. "They notified us that the main lanes on US 54... there's not gonna be any…
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