Historic Landmark Commission · 3:00 PM · Thorman Conference Room, 801 Texas Ave, Basement
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Historic Preservation
Governance & Oversight
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Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectFour properties in your neighborhoods were scheduled for Certificate of Appropriateness review: 9735 Socorro Road and 9713 Peaceful Valley Way in Mission Trail (District 7), 708 W. Missouri Avenue in Sunset Heights (District 8), and 1501 Bronze Way in Manhattan Heights (District 2). The Peaceful Valley Way request proposes a new one-story house, and the Missouri Avenue and Bronze Way requests propose removing and replacing existing windows. The commission's posted procedure allows residents to sign up to speak and to participate remotely by phone.
Developer
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingNew residential construction inside a historic district is on this docket: PHAP26-00038 (BC-2350) proposes a one-story house at 9713 Peaceful Valley Way on an 11.43-acre R-3/H tract in the Mission Trail district. If a Certificate of Appropriateness is granted, the design treatment applied to this infill house on a large, previously unbuilt Mission Trail parcel becomes a useful reference point for compatibility expectations on similar sites. Materials-driven requests dominate the rest of the docket, and each carries a hard 45-day statutory clock worth tracking in project scheduling.
Journalist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe HLC Staff Report (BC-2352) covers administrative review cases decided since the last meeting, with the properties listed in Attachment "A" — a recurring item that documents how much historic-district work is cleared at staff level rather than by the commission. The application docket itself raises a comparison question: two window removal-and-replacement requests, one on a Contributing 1900 commercial building and one on a designated Landmark home, were set for consideration on the same agenda.
19 items(9 procedural hidden)
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#1Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission will be conducted on the above date and time.
#2Members of the public may view the meeting via the following means: Via the City’s website. http://www.elpasotexas.gov/videos Via television on City15, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/cityofelpa
#3In compliance with the requirement that the City provide two-way communication for members of the public, members of the public may communicate with the Historic Landmark Commission during public comm
#4At the prompt please enter the corresponding Conference ID: 810 209 219#
#5If you wish to sign up and speak, please contact HLC@elpasotexas.gov or (915) 212-0088 no later than by the start of the meeting
#6A quorum of the Historic Landmark Commission members must be present and participate in the meeting. The following members of the Historic Landmark Commission (HLC) will be present: Kelly Blough, Kirk
#8This time is reserved for members of the public who would like to address the Historic Landmark Commission on any items that are not on the Historic Landmark Commission Agenda and that are within the
#1Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to apply exterior foam insulation to a contributing 1976 property at 9735 Socorro Road in the Mission Trail Historic District, zoned R-4/H.
#2Application PHAP26-00036 requests a Certificate of Appropriateness for window removal and replacement at 708 W. Missouri Avenue, a contributing 1900 structure in the Sunset Heights Historic District zoned C-2/H.
#3Application PHAP26-00037 requests a Certificate of Appropriateness for window removal and replacement at 1501 Bronze Way, a 1930 landmark property in the Manhattan Heights Historic District zoned R-3/H.
#4Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness (PHAP26-00038) to construct a one-story house at 9713 Peaceful Valley Way in the Mission Trail Historic District, zoned R-3/H. Property owner and representative is Manuel Rojo.
#16All matters listed under the CONSENT AGENDA, including those on the Addition to the Agenda, will be considered by Historic Landmark Commission to be routine, or have met all standards for development
#5Discussion and action on Regular meeting minutes for July 23, 2026.
#20Staff Report
#6Historic Landmark Commission staff report providing an update on administrative review cases processed since the last HLC meeting for properties listed in an attachment.
#23The Historic Landmark Commission may retire into Executive Session pursuant to Section 3.5 of the El Paso City Charter and the Texas Government Code, Sections 551.071-551.076 to discuss an item on the
#26Sign language interpreters will be provided for this meeting upon request. Requests must be made to HLC@elpasotexas.gov or (915) 212-0088 a minimum of 72 hours prior to the date and time of this heari
#27If you need Spanish Translation Services, please email HLC@elpasotexas.gov at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting.
#28Posted this the ______ of __________________ at ______ AM/PM by ___________________________
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