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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE (ORDINANCE NO 69-1)
OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS BY PERMITTING LICENSED PRIVATE CLUBS
IN CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS, PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS, PROVIDING
A PENALTY, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
(1) That the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas
adopted January 14, 1969, as an appendix to the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Denton, Texas as Ordinance No 69-1, as amended,
be, and the same is hereby amended as follows
"ARTICLE VII USE OF REGULATION DISTRICTS, USE OF LAND
AND BUILDINGS
A Legend for interpreting schedule of use
1 The Tables in 7C shall be amended to exclude the
listing of "licensed private club"
2 The Tables in 7H shall be amended to include
"licensed private club" in the following districts
General Retail Service District (GR)
Commercial District (C)
Central Business District (CB)
Light Industrial District (LI)
Heavy Industrial District (HI)
Planned Development District (PD)
(2) 7B CONDITIONS REGARDING LICENSED PRIVATE CLUBS
The operation of licensed private clubs will be permissible
in the zoning districts listed in (1) A 2 above only upon the
following conditions
(a) A building utilized for the licensed private club shall
be inspected and shall comply with all local building codes, fire
codes, and ordinances
(b) All sales and consumption must be within the establish-
ment or in an area immediately adjacent to the building and not
visible from any public street or way
(c) Paved parking must be provided on the property or im-
mediately adjacent to the site at the ratio of one space for every
three seats under maximum seating arrangment (minimum of five park-
ing spaces)
(d) A licensed private club may not operate within three
(300) hundred feet of any church, public hospital, or public school,
except North Texas State University and Texas Woman's University
(e) A licensed private club may not operate within one (100)
hundred feet of any residential dwelling unit 'Residential Dwell-
ing Unit' for the purpose of this condition shall mean any single-
family, two-family, or multi -family dwelling The Measurement shall
be taken as the most direct distance between the residential dwell-
ing unit and the building used for the licensed private club
(f) Where the business property serving as the site of a
licensed private club abuts a residential property or zoning dis-
tract, a solid fence at least six feet high shall be erected for
the full distance between the two properties
SECTION I
Any person violating this article shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by the
Texas Liquor Control Act, in the event it should be held that such
penalty does not apply to this article, then such persons shall be
fined not less than One Hundred ($100 00) Dollars nor more than
Two Hundred ($200 00) Dollars and each day of such violation shall
constitute a separate offense
SECTION III
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent
]urisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the
City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such
remaining portions despite any such invalidity
SECTION IV
That the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby
finds that such changes are in accordance with a comprehensive
plan for the purpose of promoting the general welfare of the City
of Denton, Texas, and with reasonable consideration, encourages
the most appropriate uses of land for the maximum benefit to the
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City of Denton, Texas, and its citizens
SECTION V
That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect im-
mediately after its passage and approval, the required public
hearings having heretofore been held by the Planning and Zoning
Commission and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas,
after giving due notice thereof
PASSED and APPROVED this the day of September, A D
1976
ATTEST
O KS HOLT, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
PAUL C ISHAM, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ELINOR HUGHES, MAYOVJ
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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