Ysleta Grant Commercial Rezoning (26-0575)
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An Ordinance changing the zoning of Tracts 2A6, 2A6B, 2C2 and 2B2, Block 1, Ysleta Grant, City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas from A-O/sc (Apartment/Office/special contract) to C-4/sc (Commercial/special contract). The penalty is as provided for in Chapter 20.24 of the El Paso City Code. Subject Property: Generally Southeast of Americas Ave. and Northeast of North Loop Dr. Applicant: Ben L. Ivey, LTD Case Number: PZRZ25-00029 [POSTPONED FROM 06-09-2026]
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Check severability of Ysleta Grant rezoning's paired vote
Context: Minutes note 'Items 23 and 24 taken together' for the 2026-06-23 vote that carried 8-0.
Recommended: Request the record for item 24, which the June 23 minutes show was voted on together with the Ysleta Grant rezoning (item 23) in a single 8-0 motion — if item 24 is a companion ordinance or plat, a later challenge to just the rezoning could raise severability questions about a shared motion covering two distinct actions.
Verify final conditions on Ysleta Grant commercial rezoning
Context: The rezoning moved from second reading on 2026-05-12 to a unanimous advancement on 2026-06-09 to final 8-0 adoption on 2026-06-23, a six-week span with no recorded opposition at any stage.
Recommended: Pull the final adopted ordinance for the Ysleta Grant commercial rezoning and compare its conditions against what was shown at the May 12 second reading — the case needed three separate Council actions over six weeks before adoption, and multi-hearing zoning cases often pick up added site conditions along the way that affect what you can build.
Ask why Ysleta Grant rezoning took three hearings
Context: The 2026-06-23 meeting record notes this is one of four zoning ordinances 'postponed from meetings in May and June 2026' despite unanimous votes at every stage.
Recommended: File a request for staff notes explaining why this commercial rezoning needed second reading on May 12, another Council action on June 9, and final adoption on June 23 — every vote passed unanimously (8-0, 8-0), so the delay wasn't due to opposition, which raises the question of what caused it.
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An Ordinance changing the zoning of Tracts 2A6, 2A6B, 2C2 and 2B2, Block 1, Ysleta Grant, City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas from A-O/sc (Apartment/Office/special contract) to C-4/sc (Commercial/special contract). The penalty is as provided for in Chapter 20.24 of the El Paso City Code. Subject Property: Generally Southeast of Americas Ave. and Northeast of North Loop Dr. Applicant: Ben L. Ivey, LTD Case Number: PZRZ25-00029 [POSTPONED FROM 06-09-2026]
Vote: 8 for, 0 against
adopt Ordinance 019883, zoning change from A-O/SC to C-4/SC (Commercial/Special Contract)
Items 23 and 24 taken together
An Ordinance changing the zoning of Tracts 2A6, 2A6B, 2C2 and 2B2, Block 1, Ysleta Grant, City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas from A-O/sc (Apartment/Office/special contract) to C-4/sc (Commercial/special contract). The penalty is as provided for in Chapter 20.24 of the El Paso City Code. Subject Property: Generally Southeast of Americas Ave. and Northeast of North Loop Dr. Applicant: Ben L. Ivey, LTD Case Number: PZRZ25-00029 [POSTPONED FROM 06-09-2026]
Vote: 8 for, 0 against
postpone two weeks the zoning change ordinance for Tracts 2A6, 2A6B, 2C2 and 2B2
An Ordinance changing the zoning of Tracts 2A6, 2A6B, 2C2 and 2B2, Block 1, Ysleta Grant, City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas from A-O/sc (Apartment/Office/special contract) to C-4/sc (Commercial/special contract). The penalty is as provided for in Chapter 20.24 of the El Paso City Code. Subject Property: Generally Southeast of Americas Ave. and Northeast of North Loop Dr. Applicant: Ben L. Ivey, LTD Case Number: PZRZ25-00029 [POSTPONED FROM 06-09-2026]