DeLa Riva Properties, Inc, PZRZ24-00016 Application (Z24-00016)
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An Ordinance changing the zoning of a portion of Tract 228, Sunrise Acres Subdivision, 8701 Gateway South Boulevard, City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas from R-4 (Residential) to C-2 (Commercial), and imposing conditions. The penalty is as provided for in Chapter 20.24 of the El Paso City Code. The proposed rezoning meets the intent of the Future Land Use designation for the property and is in accordance with Plan El Paso, the City’s Comprehensive Plan. Subject Property: 8701 Gateway South Boulevard Applicant: DeLa Riva Properties, Inc, PZRZ24-00016
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Verify recorded conditions and code penalty exposure on rezoning
Context: The adopted item states the penalty is "as provided for in Chapter 20.24 of the El Paso City Code" and that conditions are imposed, but the supplied record contains no text of those conditions; enactment is Ordinance 019841, adopted February 3, 2026.
Recommended: Request the certified copy of the enacting ordinance and confirm exactly how the imposed conditions are worded, whether they bind successors, and what triggers the penalty provision the ordinance references. Ask the city whether any condition requires a recorded instrument or site plan approval before permits issue — the record supplied does not resolve that.
Pull conditions attached to Gateway South Boulevard commercial rezoning
Context: The February 3, 2026 item expressly changes a portion of Tract 228, Sunrise Acres Subdivision at 8701 Gateway South Boulevard from R-4 (Residential) to C-2 (Commercial) "and imposing conditions," enacted as Ordinance 019841 on a 6-0 vote.
Recommended: Obtain the adopted ordinance text and its condition list before programming the site, because the commercial designation here was granted with conditions that can restrict otherwise-permitted uses, setbacks, or access. Designing to a full commercial baseline risks a permit rejection and redesign cost.
Ask what companion item rode with Gateway South rezoning
Context: Minutes note "Items 28 and 29 were read and adopted together under a single motion; enactment Ordinance 019841," and the same rezoning carried 8-0 on January 6 before adopting 6-0 on February 3.
Recommended: Request the February 3 agenda and minutes for Items 28 and 29 and identify what Item 29 was, since both were read and adopted under one motion — a bundling that can move a second land-use decision without separate discussion. Also ask why the January 6 vote drew eight members and the final adoption only six.
Get conditions limiting new commercial use at 8701 Gateway South
Context: City Council changed a portion of Tract 228, Sunrise Acres Subdivision at 8701 Gateway South Boulevard from R-4 (Residential) to C-2 (Commercial) with conditions on February 3, 2026 by a 6-0 vote.
Recommended: Ask the city planning department for the condition list attached to this rezoning — it is the only document that specifies which commercial uses, hours, buffering, or driveway locations are allowed on the parcel now that residential zoning is gone. Once building permits are filed, those conditions are the practical limit on what a neighbor can enforce.
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An Ordinance changing the zoning of a portion of Tract 228, Sunrise Acres Subdivision, 8701 Gateway South Boulevard, City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas from R-4 (Residential) to C-2 (Commercial), and imposing conditions. The penalty is as provided for in Chapter 20.24 of the El Paso City Code. The proposed rezoning meets the intent of the Future Land Use designation for the property and is in accordance with Plan El Paso, the City’s Comprehensive Plan. Subject Property: 8701 Gateway South Boulevard Applicant: DeLa Riva Properties, Inc, PZRZ24-00016
Vote: 6 for, 0 against, 2 absent
adopt the Ordinance (rezoning R-4 to C-2, 8701 Gateway South Blvd.)
Items 28 and 29 were read and adopted together under a single motion; enactment Ordinance 019841.
An Ordinance changing the zoning of a portion of Tract 228, Sunrise Acres Subdivision, 8701 Gateway South Boulevard, City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas from R-4 (Residential) to C-2 (Commercial), and imposing conditions. The penalty is as provided for in Chapter 20.24 of the El Paso City Code. The proposed rezoning meets the intent of the Future Land Use designation for the property and is in accordance with Plan El Paso, the City’s Comprehensive Plan. Subject Property: 8701 Gateway South Boulevard Applicant: DeLa Riva Properties, Inc, PZRZ24-00016
Vote: 8 for, 0 against
introduce and advertise for public hearing; public hearing set for February 3, 2026