HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-001ORDER NO /6r
AN ORDER REGULATING AND RESTRICTING THE HEIGHT OF STRUCTURES
AND OBJECTS OF NATURAL GROWTH, AND OTHERWISE REGULATING THE USE
OF PROPERTY IN THE VICINITY OF THE DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT BY
CREATING THE APPROPRIATE ZONES AND ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES
PHEREOF; PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN THE RESTRICTIONS AND
BOUNDARIES OF SUCH ZONES, DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS USED HEREIN,
REFERRING TO THE DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ZONING MAP WHICH IS
INCORPORATED IN AND MADE A PART OF THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING
FOR ENFORCEMENT, ESTABLISHING A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, AND
IMPOSING PENALTIES
This order is adopted pursuant to the authority conferred
by the Airport Zoning Act, as amended, Tex Rev Civ Stat Ann
Article 46e-1 et seq (1969)
It is hereby found that an obstruction has the potential
foi endangering the lives and property of users of the Denton
Municipal Airport, and property or occupants of land in its
vicinity, that an obstruction may affect existing and future
instrument approach minimums of Denton Municipal Airport, and
that an obstruction may reduce the size of areas available for
the landing, takeoff, and maneuvering of aircraft, thus tending
to destroy or impair the utility of Denton Municipal Airport,
and the public investment therein Accordingly, it is declared
1 that the creation or establishment of an obstruction
has the potential of being a public nuisance and may
injure the region served by Denton Municipal Airport,
2 t at it is necessary in the interest of the public
h alth, public safety, and general welfare that the
creation or establishment of obstructions that are a
hazard to air navigation be prevented, and
3 that the prevention of these obstructions should be
accomplished, to the extent legally posssible, by the
exercise of the police power without compensation
It is further declared that the prevention of the creation or
establishment of hazards to air navigation, the elimination,
removal, alteration or mitigation of hazards to air navigation,
or the lmarking and lighting of obstructions are public purposes
for which a political subdivision may raise and expend public
funds and acquire land or interests in land
BE IT ORDERED BY THE JOINT AIRPORT ZONING BOARD OF THE CITY OF
DENTON, TEXAS, AND THE COUNTY OF DENTON, TEXAS
SECTION 1 Short Title
This order shall be known and may be cited as "Denton
Municipal Airport Zoning Regulations"
SECTION 2 Definitions
As used in this order, unless the context otherwise
requires
1 AIRPORT - means Denton Municipal Airport
2 AIRPORT ELEVATION - means the established elevation of
the highest point on the usable landing area measured in feet
from mean sea level
3 AIRPORT HAZARD - means any structure or tree or use of
land which obstructs the air space required for the flights of
aircraft or which obstructs or interferes with the control or
tracking and/or data acquisition in the landing, taking off or
flight at an airport, or at any installation or facility
relating to flight, and tracking and/or data acquisition of the
flight craft, hazardous, interfering with or obstructing such
landing, taking off or flight of aircraft or which is hazardous
to or interferes with tracking and/or data acquisition
pertaining to flight and flight vehicles
4 AIRPORT HAZARD AREA - means any area of land or water
upon which an airport hazard might he established if not
prevented as provided in this order
5 AIRPORT REFERENCE POINT - means the Point established as
the approximate geographic center of the airport landing area
and so designated
6 APPROACH SURFACE - a surface longitudinally centered on
the extended runway centerline, extending outward and upward
from the end of the primary surface and at the same slope as
the approach zone height limitation slope set forth in Section
4 of this order In plan the perimeter of the approach surface
coincides with the perimeter of the approach zone
7 APPROACH TRANSITIONAL HORIZONTAL AND CONICAL ZONES -
these zones are set forth in Section 4 of this order
8 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT - a board consisting of five (5)
members appointed by the City Council of the City of Denton,
Denton County, Texas, as provided by Article 46e-10,
Tex Rev Civ Stat Ann (1Q69)
9 CONICAL SURFACE - a surface extending outward and
upward from the periphery of the horizontal surface at a slope
of 20 to 1 for a horizontal distance of 4,000 feet
10 HAZARD TO AIR NAVIGATION - an obstruction determined to
have a substantial adverse effect on the safe and efficient
utilization of the navigable airspace
11 HEIGHT - for the purpose of determining the height
limits in all zones set forth in this order and shown on the
zoning map, the datum shall be mean sea level elevation unless
otherwise specified
12 HORIZONTAL SURFACE - a horizontal plane ISO feet above
the established airport elevation, the perimeter of which in
plan coincides with the perimeter of the horizontal zone
13 JOINT AIRPORT ZONING BOARD - means a board consisting
of five (5) members, two (2) members appointed by the City
Council of the City of Denton, Texas, and two (2) members
appointed by the Commissioners' Court, Denton County, Texas
The four (4) members so appointed shall elect a fifth (Sth)
member, the Chairman
14 LANDING AREA - means the surface area of the Airport
used for the landing, takeoff or taxiing of aircraft
1S NONCONFORMING USE - any pre-existing structure, object
of natural growth, or use of land which is inconsistent with
the provisions of this order or an amendment thereto
16 OBSTRUCTION - any structure, growth, or other object,
including a mobile object, which exceeds a limiting height set
forth in Section 4 of this order
17 PERSON - means an individual, firm, partnership,
corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or
body politic, and inclues a trustee, receiver, assignee,
administrator, executor, guardian, or other representative
18 PRIMARY SURFACE - a surface longitudinally centered on
a runway When the runway has a specially prepared hard
surface, the primary surface extends 200 feet beyond each end
of that runway, but when the runway has no specially prepared
hard surface, or planned hard surface, the primary surface ends
at each end of that runway The width of the primary surface
of a runway will be that width prescribed in Part 77 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) for the most precise
approach existing or planned for either end of that runway
The elevation of any point on the primary surface is the same
as the elevation of the nearest point on the runway centerline
The width of a primary surface is
1,000 feet for a nonpreczsion instrument runway having
a nonprecision instrument approach with visibility
minimums as low as three -fourths (3/4) of a statute
mile, and for precision instrument runways
19 RUNWAY - a defined area on an airport prepared for
landing and takeoff of aircraft along its length
20 STRUCTURE - an object, including a mobile object,
constructed or installed by man, including, but not limited to,
buildings, towers, cranes, smokestacks, earth formation, and
overhead transmission lines
21 TRANSITIONAL SURFACES - these surfaces extend outward
at 90 degree angles to the runway centerline and the runway
centerline extended at a slope of seven (7) feet horizontally
for each foot vertically from the sides of the primary and
approach surfaces to where they intersect the horizontal and
conical surfaces Transitional surfaces for those portions of
the precision approach surfaces, which project through and
beyond the limits of the conical surface, extend a distance of
5,000 feet measured horizontally from the edge of the approach
surface and at 90 degree angles to the extended runway
centerline
22 TREE -any object of natural growth
23 NONPRECISION INSTRUMENT RUNWAY - a runway having an
existing instrument approach procedure utilizing air navigation
facilities with only horizontal guidance, or area type
navigation equipment, for which a straight -in nonprecision
instrument approach procedure has been approved or planned
24 PRECISION INSTRUMENT RUNWAY - a runway having an
existing instrument approach procedure utilizing an Instrument
Landing System (ILS) or a Precision Approach Radar (PAR) It
also means a runway for which a precision approach system is
planned and is so indicated on an approved airport layout plan
or any other planning document
SECTION 3 Zones
In order to carry out the provisions of this order, there
are hereby created and established certain zones which include
all of the land lying beneath the Approach Surfaces, Transition
Surfaces, Horizontal Surface and Conical Surface as they apply
to the Denton Municipal Airport Such zones are shown on the
Zoning Map consisting of one (1) sheet, prepared by the City of
Denton, Texas and dated July 1, 1979, which is attached to this
order and made a part hereof An area located in more than one
of the following zones is considered to be only in the zone
with the more restrictive height limitation The various zones
are hereby established and defined as follows
1 APPROACH ZONES
(a) Runway 17 Approach Zone is established
beneath the approach surface at the end
of Runway 17 on the Denton Municipal
Precision Instrument Airport for landings
and takeoffs The inner edge of the
approach zone shall have a width of 1,000
feet which coincides with the width of
the primary surface at a distance of 200
feet beyond each end of the runway,
widening thereafter uniformly to a width
of 16,000 feet at a horizontal distance
of 50,000 feet beyond each end of the
primary surface, its centerline being the
continuation of the centerline of the
runway
(b) Runway 35 Approach Zone is established
beneath the approach surface at the end
of Runway 35 on the Denton Municipal
Nonprecision Instrument Airport for
landings and takeoffs The inner edge of
the approach zone shall have a width of
1,000 feet which coincides with the width
of the primary surface at a distance of
200 feet beyond each end of the runway,
widening thereafter uniformly to a width
of 4,000 feet at a horizontal distance of
10,000 feet beyond each of the primary
surface, its centerline being the
continuation of the centerline of the
runway
2 TRANSITION ZONES - Transition zones are hereby
established beneath the transition surface
adjacent to each runway and approach surface as
indicated on the zoning map Transition surfaces,
symmetrically located on either side of runways,
have variable widths as shown on the zoning map
Transitional surfaces extend outward and upward at
right angles to the runway centerline and the
runway centerline extended at a slope of 7 to 1
from the sides of the primary surface and from the
sides of approach surfaces Transitional surfaces
for those portions of the precision approach
surface which project through and beyond the
limits of the conical surface, extend a distance
of 5,000 feet measured horizontally from the edge
of the approach surface and at right angles to the
runway centerline
3 HORIZONTAL ZONE - The area beneath a horizontal
place 150 feet above the established airport
elevation, the perimeter of which is constructed
by swinging arcs of 10,000 feet radii from the
center of each end of the primary surface of
Runways 17 and 35 and connecting the adjacent arcs
by lines tangent to those aracs
CONICAL ZONE - The area beneath the conical
surface extending outward and upward from the
periphery of the horizontal surface at a slope of
20 1 for a horizontal distance of 4,000 feet
SECTION 4 Height Limitations
Except as otherwise provided in this order, no structure
shall be erected, altered, or maintained, and no tree shall be
allowed to grow in any zone created by this order to a height
in excess of the applicable height limit herein established for
such zone Such applicable height limitations are hereby
established for each of the zones in questions as follows
1 APPROACH ZONES
(a) Runway 17 one (1) foot in height for each
fifty (50') feet in horizontal distance
beginning at the end of and at the elevation
of the primary surface and extending to a
point 10,000 feet from the end of the
primary surface, then rising one (1) foot
in height for each forty (40) feet in
horizontal distance for an additional
40,000 feet along the extended runway
centerline
(b) Runway 35 one (1) foot in height for each
thirty-four (341) feet in horizontal
distance beginning at the end of and at
the elevation of the primary surface and
extending to a point 10,000 feet from the
end of the primary service
2 TRANSITION ZONES Slope seven (71) feet outward
or each foot upward beginning at the sides of and
at the same elevation as the primary surface and
the approach surface, and extending to a height of
150 feet above the airport elevation which is 640
feet above mean sea level In addition to the
foregoing, there are established height limits
sloping seven (71) feet outward for each foot
upward beginning at the sides of and at the same
elevation as the approach surface, and extending
to where they intersect the conical surface
Where the precision instrument runway approach
zone projects beyond the conical zone, there are
established height limits sloping seven (71) feet
outward for each foot upward beginning at the
sides of and at the same elevation as the approach
surface, and extending a horizontal distance of
5,000 feet measured at 90 degree angles to the
extended runway centerline
3 HORIZONTAL ZONE Established at one hundred fifty
' eet a ove the airport elevation, or a
height of 790 feet above mean sea level
4 CONICAL ZONE Slopes twenty (201) feet outward for
each foot upward beginning at the periphery of the
horizontal zone and at 150 feet above the airport
elevation and extending to a height of 350 feet
above the airport elevation
5 EXCEPTED HEIGHT LIMITATIONS Nothing in this order
shall be construed as prohibiting the growth,
construction or maintenance of any tree or
structure to a height up to fifty (50') feet above
the surface of the land
SECTION 5 Use Restrictions
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this order, no use
may be made of land or water within any zone established by
this order in such a manner as to create electrical
interference with navigational signals or radio communication
between the airport and aircraft, make it difficult for pilots
to distinguish between airport lights and others, result in
glare in the eyes of pilots using the airport, impair
visibility in the vicinity of the airport, create bird strike
hazards, or otherwise in any way endanger or interfere with the
landing, taking off, or manuevering of aircraft intending to
use the airport
SECTION 6 Nonconforming Uses
1 Regulations Not Retroactive The regulations
prescribed by this order shall not be construed to require the
removal, lowering, or other change or alteration of any
structure or tree not conforming to the regulations as of the
effective date of this order, or otherwise interfere with the
continuance of any nonconforming use Nothing herein contained
shall require any change in the construction, alteration, or
intended use of any structure, the construction or alteration
of which was begun prior to the effective date of this order,
and is diligently prosecuted
2 Marking and Lighting Notwithstanding the preceding
provision of this Section, the owner of any nonconforming
structure or tree is hereby required to permit the
installation, operation, and maintenance thereon of such
markers and lights as shall be deemed necessary by the City
Manager, City of Denton, Texas, to indicate to the operators of
aircraft in the vicinity of the Airport, the presence of such
airport hazards Such markers and lights shall be installed,
operated, and maintained at the expense of the City of Denton
SECTION 7 Permits
1 Future Uses - Except as specifically provided in (a),
(b) and (c), hereunder, no material change shall be made in the
use of land, no structure shall be erected or otherwise
established, and no tree shall be planted in any zone hereby
created unless a permit therefor shall have been applied for
and granted Each application for a permit shall indicate the
purpose for which the permit is desired, with sufficient parti-
cularity to permit it to be determined whether the resulting
use, structure, or tree would conform to the regulations herein
prescribed If such determination is in the affirmative, the
permit shall be granted No permit for a use inconsistent with
the provisions of this order shall be granted unless a variance
has been approved in accordance with Section 7, Paragraph 4
(a) In the area lying within the limits of the
horizontal zone and conical zone, no permit shall
be required for any tree or structure less than
seventy-five (751) of vertical height above the
ground, except when, because of terrain, land
contour, or topographic features, such tree or
structure would extend above the height limits
prescribed for such zones
(b) In areas lying within the limits of the approach
zones, but at a horizontal distance of not less
than 4,200 feet from each end of the runway, no
permit shall be required for any tree or structure
less than seventy-five (7S') of vertical height
above the ground, except when such tree or
structure would extend above the height limit
prescribed for such approach zones
(c) In the areas lying within the limits of the
transition zones beyond the perimeter of the
horizontal zone, no permit shall be required for
any tree or structure less than seventy-five (7S')
feet of vertical height above the ground, except
when such tree or structure, because of terrain,
land contour, or topographic features, would
extend above the height limit prescribed for such
transition zones
Nothing contained in any of the foregoing exceptions shall be
construed as permitting or intending to permit any construc-
tion, or alteration of any structure, or growth of any tree in
excess of any of the height limits established by this order
except as set forth in Section 4, Paragraph 5
2 Existing Uses No permit shall be granted that would
allow the establishment or creation of any airport hazard or
permit a nonconforming use, structure, or tree to be made or
become higher, or become a greater hazard to air navigation,
than it was on the effective date of this order or any
amendments thereto or than it is when the application for a
permit is made Except as indicated, all applications for such
a permit shall be granted
3 Nonconforming Uses Abandoned or Destroyed Whenever
the City Manager of the City of Denton determines that a
nonconforming structure or tree has been abandoned or more than
eighty (80%) percent torn down, physically deteriorated, or
decayed, no permit shall be granted that would allow such
structure or tree to exceed the applicable height limit or
otherwise deviate from the zoning regulations
4 Variances Any person desiring to erect or increase
the height of anv structure, or permit the growth of any tree,
or use his property, in violation of the regulations prescribed
in this order, may apply to the Board of Adjustment for a
variance from such regulations in question The application
for variance shall be accompanied by a determination from the
Federal Aviation Administration as to the effect of the
proposal on the operation of air navigation facilities and the
safe, efficient use of navigable airspace Such variances
shall be allowed where it is duly found that a literal
application or enforcement of the regulations will result in
unnecessary hardship and the relief granted would not be
contrary to the public interest, but do substantial justice,
and be in accordance with the spirit of this order
Additionally, no application for variance to the requirements
of this order may be considered by the Board of Adjustment
unless a copy of the application has been furnished to the
Denton City -County Joint Airport Zoning Board for advice as to
the aeronautical effects of the variance If the Denton
City -County Joint Airport Zoning Board does not respond to the
application within fifteen (15) days after receipt, the Board
of Adjustment may act on its own to grant or deny said
application
5 Obstruction Marking and Lighting Any permit or
variance granted may, if such action is deemed advisable by the
City Manager of the City of Denton or the Board of Ajdustment
to effectuate the purpose of this order and be reasonable in
the circumstances, be so conditioned as to require the owner of
the structure or tree in question to allow the City Manager to
install, operate, and maintain, at the expense of the City of
Denton, Texas, such markings and lights as may be necessary
SECTION 8 Enforcement
It shall be the duty of the City Manager of the City of
Denton, Texas to administer and enforce the regulations
prescribed herein Applications for permits shall he made to
the City Manager upon a form published for that purpose
Applications required by this order to be submitted to the City
Manager shall be promptly considered and granted or denied
Applications for variances shall be made to the Board of
Adjustment by first filing said application for variance with
the City Manager who shall forthwith transmit said application
to the Board of Adjustment for determination
SECTION 9 Board of Adjustment
1 There is hereby created a Board of Adjustment to have
and exercise the following powers
(a) to hear and decide appeals from any order,
requirement, decision, or determination
made by the City Manager of the City of
Denton in the enforcement of this order,
(b) to hear and decide special exceptions to
the terms of this order upon which such
Board of Adjustment under such regulations
may be required to pass,
(c) to hear and decide specific variances
2 The Board of Adjustment shall consist of five members
appointed by the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, and
each shall serve for a term of two (2) years and removable for
cause by the appointment authority upon written charges, after
a public hearing
3 The Board of Adjustment shall adopt rules for its
governance and procedure in harmony with the provisions of this
order Meetings of the Board of Adjustment shall be held at
the call of the Chairman and at such times as the Board of
Adjustment may determine The Chairman, or in his absence the
acting Chairman, may administer oaths and compel the attendance
of witnesses All hearings of the Board of Adjustment shall be
public The Board of Adjustment shall keep minutes of its
proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question,
or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and
shall keep records of its examinations and other official
actions, all of which shall immediately be filed in the office
of the City Secretary, Denton, Texas, and shall he a public
record
4 The Board of Adjustment shall make written findings of
fact and conclusions of law stating the facts upon which it
relied when making its legal conclusions in reversing,
affirming, or modifying any order, requirement, decision, or
determination which comes before it under the provisions of
this order
5 The concurring vote of four (4) members of the Board of
Adjustment shall be necessary to reverse any order, require-
ment, decision, or determination of the Citv Manager of the
City of Denton or to decide in favor of the applicant on any
matter upon which it is required to pass under this order, or
to effect any variation in this order
SECTION 10 Appeals
1 Any person aggrieved, or any taxpayer affected, by any
decision of the City Manager of the City of Denton, Texas made
in his administration of this order, if of the opinion that a
decision of the City Manager is an improper application of
these regulations, may appeal to the Board of Adjustment
2 All appeals hereunder must be taken within a reasonble
time as provided by the rules of the Board of Adjustment, by
filing with the City Manager a notice of appeal specifying the
grounds thereof The City Manager shall forthwith transmit to
the Board of Adjustment all the papers constituting the record
upon which the action appealed from was taken
3 An appeal shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of
the action appealed from, unless the City Manager certifies to
the Board of Adjustment, after the notice of appeal has been
filed with it, that by reason of the facts stated in the
certificate, a stay would, in the opinion of the City Manager
cause imminent peril to life or property In such case,
proceedings shall not be stayed except by order of the Board of
Adjustment on notice to the City Manager and on due cause shown
4 The Board of Adjustment shall fix a reasonable time for
hearing appeals, give public notice and due notice to the
parties in interest, and decide the same within a reasonable
time Upon the hearing any party may appear in person or by
agent or by attorney
S The Board of Adjustment may in conformity with the
provisions of this order, reverse or affirm, in whole or in
part, or modify the order, requirement, decision or determi-
nation appealed from and may make such order, requirement,
decision or determination, as may be appropriate under the
circumstances
SECTION 11 Judicial Review
Any person aggrieved, or any taxpaver affected, by any
decision of the Board of Adjustment, may appeal to a Court of
competent jurisdiction, as provided by the Airport Zoning Act,
as amended, Tex Rev Civ Stat Ann Article 46e-11 (1969)
SECTION 12 Enforcement and Remedies
The City Manager of the City of Denton and/or the City
Council may institute in any Court of competent jurisdiction,
an action to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate any violation
of this order or of any order or ruling made in connection with
its administration or enforcement including, but not limited
to, an action for injunctive relief as provided by the Airport
Zoning Act, as amended, Tex Rev Civ Stat Ann Article 46e-12
(1969)
SECTION 13 Penalties
Each violation of this order or of any regulation order, or
ruling promulgated hereunder shall constitute a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine of not more than
Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00) and each day a violation
continues to exist shall constitute a separate offense
SECTION 14 Conflicting Regulations
Where there exists a conflict between any of the regu-
lations or limitations prescribed in this order and any other
regulations applicable to the same area, whether the conflict
be with respect to the height of structures or trees, the use
of land, or any other matter, the more stringent limitation or
requirement shall govern and prevail
SECTION 15 Severability
If any of the provisions of this order or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of
the order which can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application, and to this end the provisions of
this order are declared to be severable
SECTION 16 Effective Date
Whereas, the immediate operation of the provisions of this
order is necessary for the preservation of the public health,
public safety, and general welfare an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, and this order shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage by the Airport Zoning Board
and publication and posting as required by law Adopted by the
Denton City -County Joint Airport Zoning Board this nth day of
September, 1981
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LV04100 ia 658
ORDER NO O / "
DEED RECORDS 27239
AN ORDER REGULATING AND RESTRICTING THE HEIGHT OF STRUCTURES
AND OBJECTS OF NATURAL GROWTH, AND OTHERWISE REGULATING THE USE
OF PROPERTY IN THE VICINITY OF THE DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT BY
CREATING THE APPROPRIATE ZONES AND ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES
THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN THE RESTRICTIONS AND
BOUNDARIES OF SUCH ZONES; DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS USED HEREIN,
REFERRING TO THE DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ZONING MAP WHICH IS
INCORPORATED IN AND MADE A PART OF THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING
FOR ENFORCEMENT, ESTABLISHING A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, AND
IMPOSING PENALTIES
This order is adopted pursuant to the authority conferred
by the Airport Zoning Act, as amended, Tex Rev Civ Stat Ann
Article 46e-1 et sec (1969)
It is hereby found that an obstruction has the potential
for endangering the lives and property of users of the Denton
Municipal Airport, and property or occupants of land in its
vicinity, that an obstruction may affect existing and future
instrument approach minimums of Denton Municipal Airport, and
that an obstruction may reduce the size of areas available for
the landing, takeoff, and maneuvering of aircraft, thus tending
to destroy or impair the utility of Denton Municipal Airport,
and the public investment therein Accordingly, it is declared
1 that the creation or establishment of an obstruction
has the potential of being a public nuisance and may
injure the region served by Denton Municipal Airport,
2 that it is necessary in the interest of the public
health, public safety, and general welfare that the
creation or establishment of obstructions that are a
hazard to air navigation be prevented, and
3 that the prevention of these obstructions should be
accomplished, to the extent legally posssible, by the
exercise of the police power without compensation
It is further declared that the prevention of the creation or
establishment of hazards to air navigation, the elimination,
removal, alteration or mitigation of hazards to air navigation,
or the marking and lighting of obstructions are public purposes
for which a political subdivision may raise and expend public
funds and acquire land or interests in land
BE IT ORDERED BY THE JOINT AIRPORT ZONING BOARD OF THE CITY OF
DENTON, TEXAS, AND THE COUNTY OF DENTON, TEXAS
SECTION 1 Short Title
This order shall be known and may be cited as "Denton
Municipal Airport Zoning Regulations"
SECTION 2 Definitions
As used in this order, unless the context otherwise
requires
1 AIRPORT - means Denton Municipal Airport
2 AIRPORT ELEVATION - means the established elevation of
the highest point on the usable landing area measured in feet
from mean sea level
3 AIRPORT HAZARD - means any structure or tree or use of
land which obstructs the air space required for the flights of
aircraft or which obstructs or interferes with the control or
tracking and/or data acquisition in the landing, taking off or
flight at an airport, or at any installation or facility
relating to flight, and tracking and/or data acquisition of the
flight craft, hazardous, interfering with or obstructing such
landing, taking off or flight of aircraft or which is hazardous
to or interferes with tracking and/or data acquisition
pertaining to flight and flight vehicles
4 AIRPORT HAZARD AREA - means any area of land or water
upon which an airport hazard might be established if not
prevented as provided in this order
5 AIRPORT REFERENCE POINT - means the point established as
the approximate geographic center of the airport landing area
and so designated
6 APPROACH SURFACE - a surface longitudinally centered on
the extended runway centerline, extending outward and upward
from the end of the primary surface and at the same slope as
the approach zone height limitation slope set forth in Section
4 of this order In plan the perimeter of the approach surface
coincides with the perimeter of the approach zone
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7 APPROACH TRANSITIONAL HORIZONTAL AND CONICAL ZONES -
these zones are set forth in Section 3 of this order
8 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT - a board consisting of five (5)
members appointed by the City Council of the City of Denton,
Denton County, Texas, as provided by Article 46e-10,
Tex Rev Civ Stat Ann (1969)
9 CONICAL SURFACE - a surface extending outward and
upward from the periphery of the horizontal surface at a slope
of 20 to 1 for a horizontal distance of 4,000 feet
10 HAZARD TO AIR NAVIGATION - an obstruction determined to
have a substantial adverse effect on the safe and efficient
utilization of the navigable airspace
11 HEIGHT - for the purpose of determining the height
limits in all zones set forth in this order and shown on the
zoning map, the datum shall be mean sea level elevation unless
otherwise specified
12 HORIZONTAL SURFACE - a horizontal plane 150 feet above
the established airport elevation, the perimeter of which in
plan coincides with the perimeter of the horizontal zone
13 JOINT AIRPORT ZONING BOARD - means a board consisting
of five (5) members, two (2) members appointed by the City
Council of the City of Denton, Texas, and two (2) members
appointed by the Commissioners' Court, Denton County, Texas
The four (4) members so appointed shall elect a fifth (5th)
member, the Chairman
14 LANDING AREA - means the surface area of the Airport
used for the landing, takeoff or taxiing of aircraft
15 NONCONFORMING USE - any pre-existing structure, object
of natural growth, or use of land which is inconsistent with
the provisions of this order or an amendment thereto
16 OBSTRUCTION - any structure, growth, or other object,
including a mobile object, which exceeds a limiting height set
forth in Section 4 of this order
17 PERSON - means an individual, firm, partnership,
corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or
body politic, and inclues a trustee, receiver, assignee,
administrator, executor, guardian, or other representative
18 PRIMARY SURFACE - a surface longitudinally centered on
a runway When the runway has a specially prepared hard
surface, the primary surface extends 200 feet beyond each end
of that runway, but when the runway has no specially prepared
hard surface, or planned hard surface, the primary surface ends
at each end of that runway The width of the primary surface
of a runway will be that width prescribed in Part 77 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) for the most precise
approach existing or planned for either end of that runway
The elevation of any point on the primary surface is the same
as the elevation of the nearest point on the runway centerline
The width of a primary surface is
1,000 feet for a nonprecision instrument runway having
a nonprecision instrument approach with visibility
minimums as low as three -fourths (3/4) of a statute
mile, and for precision instrument runways
19 RUNWAY - a defined area on an airport prepared for
landing and takeoff of aircraft along its length
20 STRUCTURE - an object, including a mobile object,
constructed or installed by man, including, but not limited to,
buildings, towers, cranes, smokestacks, earth formation, and
overhead transmission lines
21 TRANSITIONAL SURFACES - these surfaces extend outward
at 90 degree angles to the runway centerline and the runway
centerline extended at a slope of seven (7) feet horizontally
for each foot vertically from the sides of the primary and
approach surfaces to where they intersect the horizontal and
conical surfaces Transitional surfaces for those portions of
the precision approach surfaces, which project through and
beyond the limits of the conical surface, extend a distance of
5,000 feet measured horizontally from the edge of the approach
surface and at 90 degree angles to the extended runway
centerline
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22 TREE -any ob]ect of natural growth
23 NONPRECISION INSTRUMENT RUNWAY - a runway having an
existing instrument approach procedure utilizing air navigation
facilities with only horizontal guidance, or area type
navigation equipment, for which a straight -in nonprecision
instrument approach procedure has been approved or planned
24 PRECISION INSTRUMENT RUNWAY - a runway having an
existing instrument approach procedure utilizing an Instrument
Landing System (ILS) or a Precision Approach Radar (PAR) It
also means a runway for which a precision approach system is
planned and is so indicated on an approved airport layout plan
or any other planning document
SECTION 3 Zones
In order to carry out the provisions of this order, there
are hereby created and established certain zones which include
all of the land lying beneath the Approach Surfaces, Transition
Surfaces, Horizontal Surface and Conical Surface as they apply
to the Denton Municipal Airport Such zones are shown on the
Zoning Map consisting of one (1) sheet, prepared by the City of
Denton, Texas and dated July 1, 1979, which is attached to this
order and made a part hereof An area located in more than one
of the following zones is considered to be only in the zone
with the more restrictive height limitation The various zones
are hereby established and defined as follows
1 APPROACH ZONES
(a) Runway 17 Approach Zone is established
beneath the approach surface at the end
of Runway 17 on the Denton Municipal
Precision Instrument Airport for landings
and takeoffs The inner edge of the
approach zone shall have a width of 1,000
feet which coincides with the width of
the primary surface at a distance of 200
feet beyond each end of the runway,
widening thereafter uniformly to a width
of 16,000 feet at a horizontal distance
of 50,000 feet beyond each end of the
primary surface, its centerline being the
continuation of the centerline of the
runway
(b) Runway 35 Approach Zone is established
beneath the approach surface at the end
of Runway 35 on the Denton Municipal
Nonprecision Instrument Airport for
landings and takeoffs The inner edge of
the approach zone shall have a width of
1,000 feet which coincides with the width
of the primary surface at a distance of
200 feet beyond each end of the runway,
widening thereafter uniformly to a width
of 4,000 feet at a horizontal distance of
10,000 feet beyond each of the primary
surface, its centerline being the
continuation of the centerline of the
runway
2 TRANSITION ZONES - Transition zones are hereby
established beneath the transition surface
adjacent to each runway and approach surface as
indicated on the zoning map Transition surfaces,
symmetrically located on either side of runways,
have variable widths as shown on the zoning map
Transitional surfaces extend outward and upward at
right angles to the runway centerline and the
runway centerline extended at a slope of 7 to 1
from the sides of the primary surface and from the
sides of approach surfaces Transitional surfaces
for those portions of the precision approach
surface which project through and beyond the
limits of the conical surface, extend a distance
of 5,000 feet measured horizontally from the edge
of the approach surface and at right angles to the
runway centerline
3 HORIZONTAL ZONE - The area beneath a horizontal
place 150 feet above the established airport
elevation, the perimeter of which is constructed
by swinging arcs of 10,000 feet radii from the
center of each end of the primary surface of
Runways 17 and 35 and connecting the adjacent arcs
by lines tangent to those aracs
CONICAL ZONE - The area beneath the conical
surface extending outward and upward from the
periphery of the horizontal surface at a slope of
20 1 for a horizontal distance of 4,000 feet
SECTION 4 Height Limitations
Except as otherwise provided in this order, no structure
shall be erected, altered, or maintained, and no tree shall be
allowed to grow in any zone created by this order to a height
in excess of the applicable height limit herein established for
such zone Such applicable height limitations are hereby
established for each of the zones in questions as follows
1 APPROACH ZONES
(a) Runway 17 one (1) foot in height for each
fifty (50') feet in horizontal distance
beginning at the end of and at the elevation
of the primary surface and extending to a
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point 10,000 feet from the end of the
primary surface, then rising one (1) foot
in height for each forty (40) feet in
horizontal distance for an additional
40,000 feet along the extended runway
centerline
(b) Runway 35 one (1) foot in height for each
thirty-four (341) feet in horizontal
distance beginning at the end of and at
the elevation of the primary surface and
extending to a point 10,000 feet from the
end of the primary service
2 TRANSITION ZONES Slope seven (711 feet outward
or eac oot upward beginning at the sides of and
at the same elevation as the primary surface and
the approach surface, and extending to a height of
150 feet above the airport elevation which is 640
feet above mean sea level In addition to the
foregoing, there are established height limits
sloping seven (71) feet outward for each foot
upward beginning at the sides of and at the same
elevation as the approach surface, and extending
to where they intersect the conical surface
Where the precision instrument runway approach
zone projects beyond the conical zone, there are
established height limits sloping seven (71) feet
outward for each foot upward beginning at the
sides of and at the same elevation as the approach
surface, and extending a horizontal distance of
5,000 feet measured at 90 degree angles to the
extended runway centerline
3 HORIZONTAL ZONE Established at one hundred fifty
feet above the airport elevation, or a
height of 790 feet above mean sea level
4 CONICAL ZONE Slopes twenty (201) feet outward for
each oot upward beginning at the periphery of the
horizontal zone and at 150 feet above the airport
elevation and extending to a height of 350 feet
above the airport elevation
5 EXCEPTED HEIGHT LIMITATIONS Nothing in this order
shall be construed as prohibiting the growth,
construction or maintenance of any tree or
structure to a height up to fifty (50') feet above
the surface of the land
SECTION 5 Use Restrictions
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this order, no use
may be made of land or water within any zone established by
this order in such a manner as to create electrical
interference with navigational signals or radio communication
between the airport and aircraft, make it difficult for pilots
to distinguish between airport lights and others, result in
glare in the eyes of pilots using the airport, impair
visibility in the vicinity of the airport, create bird strike
hazards, or otherwise in any way endanger or interfere with the
landing, taking off, or manuevering of aircraft intending to
use the airport
SECTION 6 Nonconforming Uses
1 Regulations Not Retroactive The regulations
prescribed by this order shall not be construed to require the
removal, lowering, or other change or alteration of any
structure or tree not conforming to the regulations as of the
effective date of this order, or otherwise interfere with the
continuance of any nonconforming use Nothing herein contained
shall require any change in the construction, alteration, or
intended use of any structure, the construction or alteration
of which was begun prior to the effective date of this order,
and is diligently prosecuted
2 Marking and Lighting Notwithstanding the preceding
provision of this Section, the owner of any nonconforming
structure or tree is hereby required to permit the
installation, operation, and maintenance thereon of such
markers and lights as shall be deemed necessary by the City
Manager, City of Denton, Texas, to indicate to the operators of
aircraft in the vicinity of the Airport, the presence of such
airport hazards Such markers and lights shall be installed,
operated, and maintained at the expense of the City of Denton
SECTION 7 Permits
1 Future Uses - Except as specifically provided in (a),
(b) and (c), hereunder, no material change shall be made in the
use of land, no structure shall be erected or otherwise
established, and no tree shall be planted in anv zone hereby
created unless a permit therefor shall have been applied for
and granted Each application for a permit shall indicate the
purpose for which the permit is desired, with sufficient parti-
cularity to permit it to be determined whether the resulting
use, structure, or tree would conform to the regulations herein
prescribed If such determination is in the affirmative, the
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permit shall be granted No permit for a use inconsistent with
the provisions of this order shall be granted unless a variance
has been approved in accordance with Section 7, Paragraph 4
(a) In the area lying within the limits of the
horizontal zone and conical zone, no permit shall
be required for any tree or structure less than
seventy-five (751) of vertical height above the
ground, except when, because of terrain, land
contour, or topographic features, such tree or
structure would extend above the height limits
prescribed for such zones
(b) In areas lying within the limits of the approach
zones, but at a horizontal distance of not less
than 4,200 feet from each end of the runway, no
permit shall be required for any tree or structure
less than seventy-five (7S') of vertical height
above the ground, except when such tree or
structure would extend above the height limit
prescribed for such approach zones
(c) In the areas lying within the limits of the
transition zones beyond the perimeter of the
horizontal zone, no permit shall be required for
any tree or structure less than seventy-five (75')
feet of vertical height above the ground, except
when such tree or structure, because of terrain,
land contour, or topographic features, would
extend above the height limit prescribed for such
transition zones
Nothing contained in any of the foregoing exceptions shall be
construed as permitting or intending to permit any construc-
tion, or alteration of any structure, or growth of any tree in
excess of any of the height limits established by this order
except as set forth in Section 4, Paragraph 5
2 Existing Uses No permit shall be granted that would
allow the establishment or creation of any airport hazard or
permit a nonconforming use, structure, or tree to be made or
become higher, or become a greater hazard to air navigation,
than it was on the effective date of this order or any
amendments thereto or than it is when the application for a
permit is made Except as indicated, all applications for such
a permit shall be granted
3 Nonconforming Uses Abandoned or Destroyed Whenever
the City Manager of the City of Denton determines that a
nonconforming structure or tree has been abandoned or more than
eighty (80%) percent torn down, physically deteriorated, or
decayed, no permit shall be granted that would allow such
structure or tree to exceed the applicable height limit or
otherwise deviate from the zoning regulations
4 Variances Any person desiring to erect or increase
the height of any structure, or permit the growth of any tree,
or use his property, in violation of the regulations prescribed
in this order, may apply to the Board of Adjustment for a
variance from such regulations in question The application
for variance shall be accompanied by a determination from the
Federal Aviation Administration as to the effect of the
proposal on the operation of air navigation facilities and the
safe, efficient use of navigable airspace Such variances
shall be allowed where it is duly found that a literal
application or enforcement of the regulations will result in
unnecessary hardship and the relief granted would not be
contrary to the public interest, but do substantial justice,
and be in accordance with the spirit of this order
Additionally, no application for variance to the requirements
of this order may be considered by the Board of Adjustment
unless a copy of the application has been furnished to the
Denton City -County Joint Airport Zoning Board for advice as to
the aeronautical effects of the variance If the Denton
City -County Joint Airport Zoning Board does not respond to the
application within fifteen (15) days after receipt, the Board
of Adjustment may act on its own to grant or deny said
application
5 Obstruction Marking and Lighting Any permit or
variance granted may, if such action is deemed advisable by the
City Manager of the City of Denton or the Board of Addustment
to effectuate the purpose of this order and be reasonable in
the circumstances, be so conditioned as to require the owner of
the structure or tree in question to allow the City Manager to
install, operate, and maintain, at the expense of the City of
Denton, Texas, such markings and lights as may be necessary
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SECTION 8 Enforcement
It shall be the duty of the City Manager of the City of
Denton, Texas to administer and enforce the regulations
prescribed herein Applications for permits shall be made to
the City Manager upon a form published for that purpose
Applications required by this order to be submitted to the City
Manager shall be promptly considered and granted or denied
Applications for variances shall be made to the Board of
Adjustment by first filing said application for variance with
the City Manager who shall forthwith transmit said application
to the Board of Adjustment for determination
SECTION 9 Board of Adjustment
1 There is hereby created a Board of Adjustment to have
and exercise the following powers
(a) to hear and decide appeals from any order,
requirement, decision, or determination
made by the City Manager of the City of
Denton in the enforcement of this order,
(b) to hear and decide special exceptions to
the terms of this order upon which such
Board of Adjustment under such regulations
may be required to pass,
(c) to hear and decide specific variances
2, The Board of Adjustment shall consist of five members
appointed by the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, and
each shall serve for a term of two (2) years and removable for
cause by the appointment authority upon written charges, after
a public hearing
3 The Board of Adjustment shall adopt rules for its
governance and procedure in harmony with the provisions of this
order Meetings of the Board of Adjustment shall be held at
the call of the Chairman and at such times as the Board of
Adjustment may determine The Chairman, or in his absence the
acting Chairman, may administer oaths and compel the attendance
of witnesses All hearings of the Board of Adjustment shall be
public The Board of Adjustment shall keep minutes of its
proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question,
or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and
shall keep records of its examinations and other official
actions, all of which shall immediately be filed in the office
of the City Secretary, Denton, Texas, and shall he a public
record
4 The Board of Adjustment shall make written findings of
fact and conclusions of law stating the facts upon which it
relied when making its legal conclusions in reversing,
affirming, or modifying any order, requirement, decision, or
determination which comes before it under the provisions of
this order
5 The concurring vote of four (4) members of the Board of
Adjustment shall be necessary to reverse any order, require-
ment, decision, or determination of the City Manager of the
City of Denton or to decide in favor of the applicant on any
matter upon which it is required to pass under this order, or
to effect any variation in this order
SECTION 10 Appeals
1 Any person aggrieved, or any taxpayer affected, by any
decision of the City Manager of the City of Denton, Texas made
in his administration of this order, if of the opinion that a
decision of the City Manager is an improper application of
these regulations, may appeal to the Board of Adjustment
2 All appeals hereunder must be taken within a reasonble
time as provided by the rules of the Board of Adjustment, by
filing with the City Manager a notice of appeal specifying the
grounds thereof The City Manager shall forthwith transmit to
the Board of Adjustment all the papers constituting the record o
r
upon which the action appealed from was taken
3 An appeal shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of O
the action appealed from, unless the City Manager certifies to
the Board of Adjustment, after the notice of appeal has been QED
filed with it, that by reason of the facts stated in the
certificate, a stay would, in the opinion of the City Manager
cause imminent peril to life or property In such case,
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proceedings shall not be stayed except by order of the Board of
Adjustment on notice to the City Manager and on due cause shown
4 The Board of Adjustment shall fix a reasonable time for
hearing appeals, give public notice and due notice to the
parties in interest, and decide the same within a reasonable
time Upon the hearing any party may appear in person or by
agent or by attorney
S The Board of Adjustment may in conformity with the
provisions of this order, reverse or affirm, in whole or in
part, or modify the order, requirement, decision or determi-
nation appealed from and may make such order, requirement,
decision or determination, as may be appropriate under the
circumstances
SECTION 11 Judicial Review
Any person aggrieved, or any taxpaver affected, by any
decision of the Board of Adjustment, may appeal to a Court of
competent jurisdiction, as provided by the Airport Zoning Act,
as amended, Tex Rev Civ Stat Ann Article 46e-11 (1969)
SECTION 12 Enforcement and Remedies
The City Manager of the City of Denton and/or the City
Council may institute in any Court of competent jurisdiction,
an action to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate any violation
of this order or of any order or ruling made in connection with
its administration or enforcement including, but not limited
to, an action for injunctive relief as provided by the Airport
Zoning Act, as amended, Tex Rev Civ Stat Ann Article 46e-12
(1969)
SECTION 13 Penalties
Bach violation of this order or of any regulation order, or
ruling promulgated hereunder shall constitute a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine of not more than
Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00) and each day a violation
continues to exist shall constitute a separate offense
SECTION 14 Conflicting Regulations
Where there exists a conflict between any of the regu-
lations or limitations prescribed in this order and any other
regulations applicable to the same area, whether the conflict
be with respect to the height of structures or trees, the use
of land, or any other matter, the more stringent limitation or
requirement shall govern and prevail
SECTION 15 Severability
If any of the provisions of this order or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of
the order which can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application, and to this end the provisions of
this order are declared to be severable
SECTION 16 Effective Date
Whereas, the immediate operation of the provisions of this
order is necessary for the preservation of the public health,
public safety, and general welfare an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, and this order shall he in full force and
effect from and after its passage by the Airport Zoning Board
and publication and posting as required by law Adopted by the
Denton City -County Joint Airport Zoning Board this oth day of
September, 1981
TOMMY JON 1, /AAIIRRRMAN
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CITY OF DENTON
MEMORANDUM
DATE September 11, 1981
TO Brooks Holt, City Secretary
FROM C J Taylor, Jr , City Attorney
SUBJECT Denton City -County Airport Zoning Commission
Attached are the following instruments for filing in the
permanent records
1 Final Report of Denton Municipal Airport Zoninq
Commission to Denton City -County Joint Airport
Zoning Board
2 Notice of Hearing by Denton City -County Joint
Airport Zoning Board
3 Order Giving Notice of Hearing by Denton City -
County Joint Airport Zoning Board
4 Adoption by Denton City -County Joint Airport Zoning
Board of Final Report of Airport Zoning Commission
5 Original and one copy of Order No 81-1 adopting
Airport Zoning Regulations, please file the
original of this order with the County Clerk of
Denton County, Texas
6 Attorney's Certificate
7 Proof of Publication of Notice of Hearing by Denton
City -County Joint Airport Zoning Board
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Attachments
FINAL REPORT OF DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ZONING
COMMISSION TO DENTON CITY -COUNTY JOINT AIPORT ZONING BOARD
The Denton Municipal Airport Zoning Commission, heretofore
appointed by the Denton City -County Joint Airport Zoning Board on
July 9, 1981, submits to said Denton City -County Joint Airport
Zoning Board a final report of activities after having completed
the following details
The Denton Municipal Airport Zoning Commission submitted a
preliminary report to the Board on August 3, 1981, issued a notice
on August 3, 1981, to all interested persons of plans for airport
zoning, published such notice in the Denton Record -Chronicle,
Denton, Texas, in the issue of August 4, 1981, and held a public
hearing in compliance with such notice on August 19, 1981
The following Denton Municipal Airport Zoning Commission
members were present
William A Crawford, Chairman
Russell Bates, Member
Ricky Grunden, Member
After having heard all evidence offered in favor of adopting
the zoning plans as set out in the map dated June 1, 1979,
prepared by the City of Denton, Texas, and after having heard all
others present in support of and against the adoption of the
zoning plan as set out, the Denton Municipal Airport Zoning
Commission finds that the plan as set out on the map of June 1,
1979, prepared by the City of Denton, Texas, is necessary to the
proper use of the Denton Municipal Airport and is practical for
such purposes It is therefore recommended to the Denton
City -County Joint Airport Zoning Board that such pan be adopted
Signed at Denton, Texas, this / I day of August 81
WILLI�M'A') CRA ORD, CHAIRMAN
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RI KY RUNDEN, MEMBER
O R D E R
OF THE
DENTON CITY -COUNTY JOINT AIRPORT ZONING BOARD
WHEREAS, pursuant to the order of the Denton City -County Joint
Airport Zoning Board dated July 9, 1981, there was created an
Airport Zoning Commission for this city and county, which said
Airport Zoning Commission did on the 3rd day of August, 1981, make
its preliminary report relative to the adoption of airport zoning
regulations by the Denton City -County Joint Airport Zoning Board
and on the 19th day of August, 1981, said Zoning Commission made
its final report to said Zoning Board for the purpose authorized
by Chapter 391 of the Acts of the Regular Session of the 50th
Legislature, 1947, and
WHEREAS, it appears to this Board that Chapter 391 of the Acts
of the Regular Session of the 50th Legislature 1947, requires that
this Board hold a public hearing on said final report of the
Airport Zoning Commission at which hearing parties in interest and
citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard regarding the
airport zoning regulations proposed to be adopted for airport
hazard areas in this city and county,
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 of
Chapter 391 of the Acts of the Regular Session of the 50th
Legislature, 1947, notice is hereby given that a public hearing
will be held before this Board on September 9, 1981, at the
Municipal Building in Denton, Texas, at 7 00 P M , for the purpose
of hearing all parties in interest and citizens who desire to be
heard on the final report of the Airport Zoning Commission
proposing airport zoning regulations to be adopted by this joint
board prescribing regulations covering airport hazard areas in
this city and county
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this notice be published in the
Denton Record -Chronicle a newspaper of general circulation in this
city and county
DATED this 21st day of August, 1981
TOMMY Jo , LVHATRMAN
DENTON C Y- OUNTY JOINT
AIRPORT ZONING BOARD
O R D E R
NOTICE OF HEARING BY
DENTON CITY -COUNTY JOINT AIRPORT ZONING BOARD
WHEREAS, pursuant to the order of the Denton City -County
Joint Airport Zoning Board dated July 9, 1981, there was
created an Airport Zoning Commission for this city and county,
which said Airport Zoning Commission did on the 3rd day of
August, 1981, make its preliminary report relative to the
adoption of airport zoning regulations by the Denton City -
County Joint Airport Zoning Board and on the 19th day of
August, 1981, said Airport Zoning Commission made its final
report to said Joint Airport Zoning Board for the purpose
authorized by Chapter 391 of the Acts of the Regular Session of
the 50th Legislature, 1947, and
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 of Chapter 391 of
the Acts of the Regular Session of the 50th Legislature, 1947,
notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held
before this Board on September 9, 1981, at the Municipal
Building in Denton, Texas, at 7 00 P M , for the purpose of
hearing all parties in interest and citizens who desire to be
heard on the final report of the Airport Zoning Commission
proposing airport zoning regulations to be adopted by this
joint board prescribing regulations covering airport hazard
areas in this city and county
DATED this 21st day of August, 1981
TOMMY JONESOCWRMAN
DENTON CITY -COUNTY JOINT
AIRPORT ZONING BOARD
ADOPTION BY DENTON CITY -COUNTY JOINT AIRPORT
ZONING BOARD OF FINAL REPORT OF AIRPORT ZONING COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the Airport Zoning Commission heretofore appointed
by this Board did submit its Final Report on the 19th day of
August, 1981, and
WHEREAS, this Board did issue an order on the 21st day of
August, 1981, giving notice of a public hearing to he held
before this Board on September 9, 1081, at the Municipal Build-
ing in Denton, Texas, at 7 00 P M , for the purpose of hearing
all parties in interest and citizens who desire to be heard on
the final report of said Airport Zoning Commission, and
WHEREAS, no objections were made to such Report after the
Board had assembled at the appointed time and place to consider
such objections,
NOW, THEREFORE, on a motion by All%E
and seconded by 'Ro A A CO L E _ it is unanimously
ordered by the Denton City -County Joint Airport Zoning Board
that the report of the Airport Zoning Commission he adopted
It is further ordered by this Board that the City Attorney of
the City of Denton, prepare the proper order to carry out the
zoning regulations being considered, and that the order carry
provisions for injunctive relief according to the State Law of
Texas That such order shall he in harmony and alike to a map
prepared by the City of Denton, Texas on June 1, 1070, as to
technical requirements of the various zones and heights as set
out on such zoning map
PASSED this the 9th day of September, 1991
MM JN , C ARM
DENTON C - NTY JOINT
AIRPORT ZONING BOARD
PROOF OF PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING
BY DENTON CITY -COUNTY JOINT AIRPORT ZONING BOARD
THE STATE OF TEXAS S
COUNTY OF DENTON §
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally
appeared ROY APPLETON, JR , known to me to be the
person, and being by me duly sworn, stated to me on his oath that
the attached copy of printed notice is a true and correct copy of
an original notice which was published in the issue of the news-
paper known as the Denton Record -Chronicle, bearing as its date
the 2_ day Of August , 1981, that such newspaper was on
such date and all during and exceeding twelve months prior to such
date a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the
proceedings mentioned in such notice were, and still are, pending,
that a copy of such notice as so published in Denton County,
Texas, and that the affiant is the publisher of such newspaper and
knows that what is stated in this affidavit is true, that such
notice was published as provided in Chapter 391 of the Acts of the
Regular Session of the 50th Legislature, 1947, and amendments
thereto, and being Article 46e, Section 5 of the Revised Civil
Statutes of Texas for the service of notice of publication, that
such newspaper was and is one printed in the county where the
proceeding mentioned in such notice is pending, and further that
the proper charge of such publishW for such publication is
$ 14 32
PUBLI E
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME by the said General Manager ,
this the 24 day of August , 1981, to certify which
witness my hand and seal of office
NOTARY PUBLICcW AND FOR
DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS
CITY Of DENTON, TEXAS
MUNICIPAL BUILDING i DENTON TEXAS 76207 / TELEPHONE (877) 382 9601
ATTORNEY'S CERTIFICATE
AIRPORT ZONING ORDER
DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
September 10, 1q81
Office of City Attorney
I hereby certify that I have examined the Airport Zoning
Order adopted by the Denton City -County Joint Airport Zoning
Board on September 9, 1981, relating to the Denton Municipal
Airport, and said order together with all legal notices and
hearing were hdd and enacted pursuant to applicable state and
local laws, orders and ordinances, and that in my opinion said
order complies with the conditions set out in the Grant
Agreement between the City of Denton, Texas and the Federal
Aviation Administration, together with all State and local laws
and is valid, binding and enforceable
G '
C J AY R JR
CITY ATTORN
CITY OF DFNTON, TEXAS
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AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE BELOW DESCRIBED LOCATIONS AS HISTORIC
LANDMARKS UNDER ORDINANCE NO 80-30 (ARTICLE 28A OF THE COMPRE-
HENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE), AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Historic Landmark Commission and the Planning and
Zoning Commission of the City of Denton have recommended that the
property herein described be designated as historic landmarks in
the City of Denton, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
The following described locations shall be designated as
historic landmarks under Ordinance No 80-30, Article 28A of the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas
1
H-4
607
Pearl
Street
2
H-5
609
West
Oak
Street
3
H-6
722
West
Oak
Street
4
H-7
705
West
Oak
Street
5
H-8
811
West
Oak
Street
6
H-9
723
West
Oak
Street
7
H-10
812
West
Oak
Street
8
H-11
1003
West
Oak
Street
9
H-12
1023
West
Oak
Street
10
H-13
1015
West
Oak
Street
SECTION II
The historic landmark designation shall be indicated upon the
zoning map of the City of Denton by the letter "H", and the
property herein described shall be subject to all of the terms,
provisions and requirements of Ordinance No 80-30, Article 28A of
the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas
SECTION III
This ordinance shall become effective from and after its date
of passage _J
PASSED AND APPROVED this the / day of
CIII D NTON,-TEXAS
ATTEST
BRO KS HOLT, ITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
BY