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Canutillo Independent School District Zoning Condition Release (26-0344)

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An Ordinance releasing all conditions placed on property by Ordinance No. 15672, amended by Ordinance No. 19555, and by Ordinance No. 19554, which changed the zoning of a portion of Tract 62-E-2, W H Glenn Surv 241 Abst 8425 and a portion of Tract 4-G-2-B-1, Nellie D Mundy Surv #240, City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas. The penalty is as provided for in Chapter 20.24 of the El Paso City Code. Subject Property: East of Resler Dr. and North of Cimarron Canyon Dr. Applicant: Canutillo Independent School District Case Number: PZCR25-00004

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The Canutillo Independent School District asked the city to remove all conditions that earlier ordinances had attached to two tracts of land when their zoning was changed, freeing the property from those older restrictions. The City Council approved the release by a vote of 8 to 0 on April 1, 2026.
2 eventsFirst seen Mar 17, 2026Last activity Apr 1, 2026File #: 26-0344
City Council: Carried: 8 to 0Apr 1, 2026
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Attorney
As of Apr 2026

Check challenge window for released Resler Drive conditions

Context: Council carried the paired rezoning-and-condition-release ordinance 8-0 on April 1, 2026 after a 4-0 first reading on March 17 (File 26-0344, Case PZCR25-00004).

Recommended: The April 1 ordinance didn't just rezone the CISD tract — it repealed use conditions imposed decades ago under Ordinance No. 15672, so if any neighboring owner relied on those conditions as a buffer or use limit, confirm whether the standard challenge window on the repeal is still open before treating it as settled.

Source: City Council — Apr 01, 2026 →
Developer
As of Apr 2026

Contact CISD about newly residential Resler Drive tract

Context: The rezoning-plus-condition-release application, filed by CISD, passed second reading 8-0 on April 1 after a 4-0 first reading on March 17.

Recommended: CISD itself was the applicant that got its own commercial tract near Resler Drive rezoned to residential and stripped of decades-old Ordinance No. 15672 restrictions — that combination signals the district is clearing the site for sale or ground lease, so reach out to CISD's facilities/real estate office before it goes to public bid.

Source: City Council — Apr 01, 2026 →
Journalist
As of Apr 2026

Ask CISD why it rezoned its own Resler Drive tract residential

Context: The case (PZCR25-00004, File 26-0344) passed 4-0 at first reading March 17 and 8-0 at second reading April 1, with items 28 and 29 taken together on the council agenda.

Recommended: CISD applied to rezone its commercial-zoned tract near Resler Drive to residential and repeal decades-old Ordinance No. 15672 conditions on it — ask the district whether this is a land sale, a housing project for staff, or something else, since school districts rarely pursue residential rezoning for their own operational use.

Source: City Council — Apr 01, 2026 →
Resident
As of Apr 2026

Watch for residential development on former commercial Resler Drive tract

Context: Council's 8-0 vote on April 1 rezoned the tract from commercial to residential and released the Ordinance No. 15672 conditions in the same action.

Recommended: A CISD-owned tract near Resler Drive that was zoned commercial is now zoned residential with its decades-old use restrictions repealed, so expect houses or apartments rather than retail or office use on that parcel going forward.

Source: City Council — Apr 01, 2026 →

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Carried: 8 to 0

An Ordinance releasing all conditions placed on property by Ordinance No. 15672, amended by Ordinance No. 19555, and by Ordinance No. 19554, which changed the zoning of a portion of Tract 62-E-2, W H Glenn Surv 241 Abst 8425 and a portion of Tract 4-G-2-B-1, Nellie D Mundy Surv #240, City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas. The penalty is as provided for in Chapter 20.24 of the El Paso City Code. Subject Property: East of Resler Dr. and North of Cimarron Canyon Dr. Applicant: Canutillo Independent School District Case Number: PZCR25-00004

Vote: 8 for, 0 against

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Items 28 and 29 were taken together

Vote
Carried: 4 to 0

An Ordinance releasing all conditions placed on property by Ordinance No. 15672, amended by Ordinance No. 19555, and by Ordinance No. 19554, which changed the zoning of a portion of Tract 62-E-2, W H Glenn Surv 241 Abst 8425 and a portion of Tract 4-G-2-B-1, Nellie D Mundy Surv #240, City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas. The penalty is as provided for in Chapter 20.24 of the El Paso City Code. Subject Property: East of Resler Dr. and North of Cimarron Canyon Dr. Applicant: Canutillo Independent School District Case Number: PZCR25-00004

Vote: 4 for, 0 against, 4 absent

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