Zoning Case File 26-0528
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An Ordinance amending Title 18 (Building and Construction), Chapter 18.46 (Landscape) of the El Paso City Code, by deleting Chapter 18.46 (Landscape) in its entirety and adopting a new Chapter 18.46 (Landscape) in its place, the penalty being as provided in Section 18.46.140 (Violations-penalty) of the El Paso City Code.
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Pull the El Paso rezoning postponement vote record
Why now: On 2026-05-12, a motion to postpone Item 29 (this case) failed 1-7 with motion maker Fierro and seconder Limón both voting against it, immediately followed by adoption 7-1 with only Acevedo dissenting.
What to do: Request the video or transcript of the May 12 hearing — the council member who moved to postpone this case and the member who seconded that motion both then voted against their own motion right before the case was adopted. Capture whatever was said in that exchange now, since it won't survive in the written minutes and could matter if the ordinance is ever challenged.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Question reversed vote on El Paso rezoning case
Why now: Item 29-Motion-1's postponement failed 1-7 on 2026-05-12 with its own maker and seconder voting against it, an unexplained reversal noted in the vote record just before the case carried 7-1.
What to do: Ask Representative Fierro and Representative Limón why they made and seconded a motion to postpone this case, then both voted against their own motion minutes before it passed. The flip suggests something changed in discussion that never made it into the public minutes.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
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A motion was made by Representative Chávez, seconded by Representative Fierro, to Adopted the item. The motion carried by the following vote:
An Ordinance amending Title 18 (Building and Construction), Chapter 18.46 (Landscape) of the El Paso City Code, by deleting Chapter 18.46 (Landscape) in its entirety and adopting a new Chapter 18.46 (Landscape) in its place, the penalty being as provided in Section 18.46.140 (Violations-penalty) of the El Paso City Code.
Vote: 7 for, 1 against
adopt Ordinance 019874 amending Chapter 18.46 (Landscape) of the El Paso City Code
An Ordinance amending Title 18 (Building and Construction), Chapter 18.46 (Landscape) of the El Paso City Code, by deleting Chapter 18.46 (Landscape) in its entirety and adopting a new Chapter 18.46 (Landscape) in its place, the penalty being as provided in Section 18.46.140 (Violations-penalty) of the El Paso City Code.
Vote: 8 for, 0 against
advertise for public hearing (first reading); amend Title 18, Chapter 18.46 Landscape code
Voted as group with items 47-52; public hearing May 12, 2026