HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-054AN ORDINANC~- AMPNDING ORDINANCE NO 69-1 OF THF CITY OF DEN~gN,
TEXAb, /~STABLIShING AND PROVIDING l'(}.~ ZONINC~ RE~,ULATIONS AND
CREATING ZONINC DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANC] N1TH A COqPPEHENSIVE ~LAN
AND WITHIN SUCH DISTRICTS RLGUI~\TING THE USE OF LAND, BUILDINGS,
AND STRUCTUI%ES; TI!P. HE1GIIT, BULK AND LOCATION OF BUILDINGS, ESTAB-
LISHING ~4INIMU~I RLQU!RE. MENTS FOR OFF-STRELT PARKING, REGULATING
T}I~. ~R~CTION, RLPA1R ~ND AL'£P-F~ATION O[ ALL BUILDINGS AND STRUC'PURES,
ESTA~LIS~ING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING SITES AND THE MANNER OF
THE1R C~ATION, DE~ INING CLR%'AIN TEn:I~, ~t~k~NG ALL FIGURES, LETTFRS,
MARAINGS, SYMBOLS AND C}L~RTS CONTAINLD IN SAiD ORDINANCE OR SHO~N
ON T~E MAP A PART OF SUCH ORDINANCE, PROVIDING ~ PENALTY FOR VIO-
LATION OF AND FOR INJUNCTIVE R--LI~'-? TO PER&ONS AFF~.CTED BY T:~E VIO-
LATION OF SAID ORDINANCn', PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND DECLARING
AN EPF~.CTIV~ DATE,
WHm-REAS, the Plannlng and Zoning Commission has heretofore
~adu a study of the zonxng regulatlons and ex~stlng land use of
the Cxty of Denton over a perlod of several months and recommended
certain revislon~ to the zonxng regulations of Ordinance 69-1 pass-
ed and approved on the 14th day of January, 1969, and
WHEREAS, the City Counull purse]ant to a request of the Plannlng
and Zoning Commission d~d call a public hearlng on October 26, 1971,
after glulng notlce as required by law; and
WHEREAS, the City Councll ~s of the opinion that the Dausage of
the amendments to the Zon~nq Ordlnance as recommended by the Plann-
Ing and Zonlng Comm~sslon ls in the public lnterest and deemed neces-
sary for the promotion of~the health, safety, morals and general wel-
fare of the Clty, NOW, THLREFORE,
T~~- COUNCIL O,' T}'E CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HERP. BY ORDAINS.
PART ONE.
ENACTING CLAUSE
That Articles 2, 7, 12 A (23) and (25), 13, 14, 15 A, 15 C, 17,~
26, 27A (46)and (56) and 28, of Ordlnanc~ No 69-01 of the Cxty of
Denton, Texas, passed January 14, 1969, k~own as the Zoning 01din-
ante, togethe~ with all amendments thereto are hereby amended to
read as follows
ARTICLE 2 ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISIIED
THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, IS HEREBY DIVIDED INTO SEVENTEEN (17)
ZONING DISTRICTS THE USE, HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS AS SET OUT
HEREIN ARE UNIFORtl IN EACH DISTRICT TIlE SEVENTEEN DISTRICTS
ESTABLISIIED IIEREIN SttALL DE KNOUN AS
Abbreviated Zoning D~strict
Designation Name
< A Aqricultural District
SF-16 One-Famly Dwellino District
SF-IO One Family Dwelllnn District
SF-7 One-Family Dwell~nq District
~F Two-Family Dwell~na District
MF-1 Multiple-Family Dwelltnq District
MF-2 Multiple-Family Dwellinq Distr~ct
· U University District
P Parking District
J 0 Office District
NS Neighborhood Service District
GR General Retail District
· C Commercial D~strict
CB Central Business District
LI L~ght Industrial District
HI Heavy Industrial Distr~ct
PD Planned Development District
ARTICLE 7 US~ REGULATION DISTRICTS
USE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS
LAND AND BUILDINGS IN EACH OF THF FOLLOWING CLASSIFIED DISTRICTS
HAY BE USED FOR ANY OF THE I-OLLOt ING LI~TED USES BUT I10 LAND SHALL
HEREAFTER BE USED AND NO BUILDING OR STRUCTURE SHALL HEREAFTER BE
ERECTED, ALTERED OR CONVERTED WHICH IS ARRANGKD OR DESIGNED OR USED
FOR OTItER THAN rHOSE USES SPECIFIED FOR THE DISTRICT IN UHICH IT IS
LOCATED AS SET FORTH BY THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE OF USES
A L~EGEND FOR INTERPRETING_~KHEDULE OF USE
' '~J Deslqnates use permitted in dlStrlct Indicated
[". 1 Designates use proh~b,ted ,n district ind,cated
L Destqnate$ use may be approved as Spectflc Use
S Permit, Ar,~cle 10
8 PRIMARY RESID[NTIAL USES
s
C E~CATIONAL, INSTITUTIONAL ~ SPECIAL USES
~u~[w S S S ~ S S S S S S S
.... ~J . ........ I . ~ -.......T,~
~ c~c cLu~ [~.~o S S S S S S S S S S S
co~[., S S S S S ~ -
O UTILITY, ACCESSORY AND INO~NTAL USES
MKnO w~ ?~C~ t~ S S S S S ~ ~ S S S S
~'L L/i,-
I
E ~CREATIONA~ AND C~E~AINMENT
AUTOMOBILE SLflVICE USES
RETAIL AND ~RYICE ~K USES
S S S
K COMMERCIAL TYPE USES
~TS (~PECIAL ~QUI~ENT) ~ ,,~
.. F~OR CATI~ (5)) ,,, t...
~RACTOR~ ~P ~
L NATURAL R~S~RCE STORAGE ~ EXTRACTION
M SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
I~CK ~N ~ S
LlU~ U&NUMCTU~ S
~MP OR ~4NIT~Y S
N GCN[RA[ ~NUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIA~ USE~
ARTICLE 12 DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS NOTED IN USE REGULATIONS
A THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATORY NOTES SUPPLEMENT
RESTRICT AND DEFINE THE ~'EANING AND INTENT OF THE USE RE-
GULATIONS AS SET FORTH IN TIlE USE SCttEDULE, ARTICLE 7 A
THROUGH IN INCLUSIVE
(23) Home Occ~Qations - A home occupation is an occupation
carried on ~n'-~'he-~-~'6~e--'b-~-~-member of the occupants' family, with-
out the employment of additional persons, without the use of a sign
to advertise the occupations except as hereinafter permitted and
without offering any commodity for sale on the premises Further,
such occupation must not use equiom~nt other than that customarily
found in a household and which does not create obnoxious no~se or
other obnoxious conditions to adjoining residential property such
as emtssilon of odor, hazardous increase tn traffic or generation of
light or smoke, and where the use is carried on in the main struc-
ture only. A home occupation specifically excludes the operation
of a repair garage, plumbing shop or similar activity in a resi-
dential area. For purposes of tht; ordinance, retail sales are per-
mitted through activities which are commonly termed "garage sales"
when such sales do not extend in duration in excess of three conse-
cutive calenda, days, and all other prows~ons of the home occuoat~o~
requirements as l~sted above are followed And, sale~e,?Om such
premises are deemed not to comply with the "garage sa exception t(
the home occupation rule if such "earage sales" reoccur within six
(6) months after termination of the last sale held at the same pre-
mises, or, if commodities sold are those other than those items cus-
tomarily found in a household
(2§) Off-Street P~rkinQ Incidental to Main Use Off-street
parking spaces provided in accordance u~t~ the requirements ~ec~f~e~
by this Ordinance and located on the lot or tract occupied by the
main use or on an ~mmed~ately contiguous lot or'Lract, or on a lot
or tract within 150 feet of the main lot or tract ~f located ~thin
the same zoning district, or on a lot ~n the "P" ParL~ng Distr~ct
such lot is w~th~n 150 feet of the lot or tract occupied by the ~a~n
use
ARTICLE 13 AREA REGULATIONS
EXCEPT AS HFREINAFTER PROVIDED, NO BUILDING OR STRUC1URE OR PART
THEREOF SHALL BE ERECTED, ALTERED OR CONVERTED FOR ANY USE PER,fITTED
IN THE DISTRICT IN UHICH IT IS LOCATED UNLESS IT IS IN CONFOR[IITY
WITH ALL THE MINI)IUM REGULATIONS HEREIN SPECIFIED FOR LOT AREA, LOT
WIDTH, LOT DEPTtl DWELLING UNIT AREA, LOT COVERAGE AND FRONT, SIDE
AND REAR YARDS AND DWELLING AREA
A LOT AREA
The minimum residential lot area for the various Districts
shall be in accordance with the follow~nn schedule, except that
a lot having less ti)an herein required which was an official
"lot or record" prior to the adoption of this Ordinance may be
used for a one-family dwelling and no lot existing at the time of
passage of this Ordinance shall be reduced in area below the mini-
mum requirements set forth he) ein
(1) IN THE FOLLOWING ZONING DISTRICTS TH£ MINIMUM LJT AREA
FOR RESIDENTIAL USE SHALt 8E IN ACCORDANCE
FOLLOWING SC}IEDUL[
(a) SCHEDULE MINIMUM LOT AREAS-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS IN SQUARE
FEET
(b) SCHEDULE MINIMUM LOT AREAS-NON-RESIDENTIAL DISTRIC1S IN SQUAR[
FEET
B. LOT tIIDTIt
The mtntmum lot wtdth for lots in the various Districts used
fo)' residential purposes shell be in accordance etth the followtno
schedule, except tiler a lot havtnq less width than h~retn required
which was an official "lot of record" pr~or to the adoption of th s
Ordinance may be used aq a one-family d~ellinq and no lot existino
at the time of passaqe of this Ordi~)anc~ shall be reduced in width
belo~ the minimum set forth herein
(1) IN TIlE FOLLOWING ZONING DISTRICTS T}'E HIt(IMUM LOT WIDTH
FOR RESIDEUTIAL USES SIIALL BE Itl ACCORDA~JCE WITH THE
FOLLOIIING SCHEDULE.
(a) SCIIEDULE MINIMUM LOT WIDTItS-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
m
(b) SCHEDULE MIHIHUM LOT WIDTHS-~{O:I-RCSIC[~ITI'AL DISTRICTS
C. LOT DEPTH
The mJntmum lot depth fop the va~tous DtstrJcLs shall be Jn
accordance ~:l~:l~ the follo~tn9 sched.le, except tibet a lot havtng
le~$' depth titan ho~etn ~equt~ed ~htch t~as an offtctal "lot of
~eco~da p~top to the adoptton of thts Ordinance may be used for
~ onu-famtlv, d~lllng and no lot extsttnq at the ~tme of passaae
of thts O~dtnance shall be ~educed tn depth belo~ the mtntmu~ set
~1) IN TIlE FOLLOWING ZO[t~G DISTRICTS THE H]H]HUH LOT DEPTH
FOR RES~DE~tT]AL USES SHALL BE ][I AC~ORDMICE H]TH TIlE
FOLLOWING SCHEDULE
(~) SCHEDULE OF H]~]I4U~ LOT DEPTH-RES]DEHT]AL DISTRICTS
D,, L__OT COVERAG__E, AND FLOOR A.~R£.,,...A_ PATIO
The maximum oercentaQe of any lot area whlrh may hereafter be
covered by the main building and all accessory buildinqs and the
maximum ratio of floor area to the total area of the lot or tract
on which a building is located shall not exceed the following sche-
dule, except ~%'here an existing butldinq at tho e~fect~ve date of
this Ordinance may have a greater percentaoe of a lot covered or
a higher floor area ratio than here~n prescribed, such building
shall be considered a conformtnq use
(1) IH THE FOLLO[,~ING ZO~II[IG DISTRICTS TEIE MAXIHUM BUILDING
LOT COVERAGE AND FLOOR AREA RATIO SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE FOLt0WING SCHEDULE
(a) SCHEDULE MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE-RESIDENTIAL DISTRI~CTS
~ A ~F'-16 ~F-IO SE..7 ~'F MF-I MF,~ U ~ I~
~X~ ~RCENT OF LOT
AREA WHICH MAY BE COVERED
BY aU~LDING Itl RESIDENTIAL
(b) SCHEDULE HAXIMU[I COVERAGE Alto F A R -NON-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
~g~ ~C~NT ~ LOT
E FRONT YARD
No building, structure or use shall hereafter be located,
erected or altered so as to ,)ave a smaller front yard than here-
inafter required.
(l) IN THE FOLLDt~ING ZONING DISTPICTS TI)F MINIMUM REQUIRED
FRONT YARD SHALL I)E IN ACCORDANCE WITII THE FOLLOWIHG
SCHEDULE AhD rio I)UILDING, STRUCTURE OR USE SHALL HERE-
AFTER BE LOCATED, ERECTED, OP ALTERED, SO AS TO HAVE A
SMALLER FRONT YARD THAN )(EREI)IAFTER REQUIRED
(al SCHEDULE MINIMUM FRONT YARDS-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
' A ) $F-16 SF-IO $F-? :~-F MF-I I~'.~' U PD
TYPE
USE
k~INIMUM FRONT Y~RD IN FEET
~(CEPT AS H~:REINAFTER 40 :55 ~0 ~ 25 ~ 25 25
PROVIDED ~
13-E
(b) SCHEDULE MINII4UM FRONT YARDS-NON-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
P 0 NS GR C CB Li HI
t~lbl~liU~ F~OHT YA~O ~ FE~T
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(2) SPECIAL FRONT YARD RESULATIONS
(a) ~here the frontage on one side of a street between two
Intersecting streets is divided by two or more zoning districts,
the front yard shall comply with the requtraments of the most
restrictive district for the entire frontage, (See Appendix
Illustration 7)
(b) Where a butldtng line has been established by plat or
Ordinance approved by the City Planning and Zoning Commission nr
enacted by the City Cuuncil and such line requires a greater or
lesser front yard srtback than is prescribed by this Ordinance
for the district in which the building 1,ne is located, the re-
quired front yard shall comply with the building line so establish-
ed by such Ordinance or plat.
~ ~ (~c) The front yard shall be measured from the property line
to the front face of the building, covered porch, covered terrace~
or attached accessory building. Eaves and roof extensions may
project into the required front yard for a distance not to exceed
four (4) feet and subsurface structures may not project tnto~the
front yard to a height greater than forty (40) inches.
Appendix Illustration 5)
{d) Where lots have double frontage, running through from one
street to another, a required front yard shall be provided on both
streets unless a building line for accessory buildinqs has been
established along one frontage on the plat or by Ordinance, in which
event only one required front yard need be observed. (See Appendix
Illustration 6)
(e) If buildings alonq the frontage of any street ~n a single
block have observed an average setback which ~s 9re~ter or lesser ~n
dimension than the m~nimum front yard established in the distr~ct.
then the average front yard of all buildings in the block shall
establish the minimum front yard, ho~ever, th~s requlation shall not
be interpreted as requiring a front yard of more than f~fty {50) feet
or any butldtnq to observe a set back exceeding ten {10) feet greate
than that observed on any adjacent lot (See Appendix Illustration ~
(f) In the MF-2 District, a ~nimum front yard of twenty-five
(25} feet shall be required prowded, ho~ever, that in no case shall
the d~stance from the centerl~ne of the street on which a bu-~d~nq
fronts to ~he front face of the build~n~ be less than one-hal,
the height of the building. {See Appendix Illustration ll)
(q) In the PD District, the following front yards shall be
provided
Commercial or Retail Develo~_z~ent- S~xty (60) feet except
drive-in servlce-J~ul--i-T-d~n~js may~ave a minimum thirty (30) foot
front yard and gasoline service star,on pump ~slands may not be
located n,ear~r than eighteen {18) feet to the front property l~ne
Housgn9 Deve.l.Rp.Ee__n_t.- T,venty-~ ive (25) feet
Indu,.~tr~al Developme.Q..t - Thirty {30) feet
Off]..Clq~._~Je_.d. tca.1..o_r Other Develo~nment Twenty-F)ve (~S) feet
Eh) Gasoline service station pump ~slands shall not be located
nearer than eighteen (18} feet to the front property l~ne
--(i) In the "CB" Central Business District, no front yard ~s
required except that no structure may be erected nearer than thirty
(30) feet to the centerltne of any street upon which such structure
fronts, nor may any building in the aforu specified be erected ahead
of ~ny building l~ne established by Ordinance
F, SIDE YARD
El) IN THE FOLLOHING ZONING DISTRICTS THE HINIMUH REQUIRED
SIDE YARD SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH TIlE FOLLOWING
SCHEDULE AND NO BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR USE SHALL HEPE-
AFTER BE LOCATED SO AS TO tlAVE A S)~ALLER SIDE YARD 0~
EACH SIDE OF SUCH BUILDI~(G THAN HEREI~I REQUIRED
(a) SCHEDULE )~II;IMUH SIDE YARDS-RESII)ENTIAL DISTRICTS
A SF-i6 SFIOi~F ? :~F HFI ME Z U PO
BIDE YARD RE~DENTIAL tO PERCENT OF LOT ~IDTH R(~IRED IN EACH
STRUCTURES MINIMUM SIDE YARD F~ ~m~
See I~ P
~IOE YARD RESIDENTIAL NO SIDE YARD N~ED EXCEED THE F~LOWt~
ST~CT~ES MAXIMUM WIDTHiN FEET FOR TH~ 31STRICT S~CIFIED
~IRED WIDTH IN ~EET F~
S~ I~F
(bi IN NON-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS P, O, NS, GR, C, CB, LI AND HI,
THE SIDE YARD FOR RESIDENTIAL USES SHALL BE TIlE SAME AS RE-
QUIRED IN THE NF-1 DISTRICT NO SIDE YARD IS SPECIFIED FOR
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES EXCEPT AS INDICATED IN ARTICLE 13F (2)
(2) SPECIAL SIDE YARD REGULATIONS
(a) Every part of a required side yard shall be open and un-
obstructed except for accessory bulld~nqs as pelmitted herein, and
the ordinary projections of window sills, belt courses, cornices
and other architectural features projectlnq not to exceed twelve
(12) inches into the required side yard and roof eaves pro3ect~ng
not to exceed twenty-f,.~ (2q)lnches into the ~equlred side yard
(bi Multiple-family dwellings not exceedlnq three (3) stories
in height shall provide a mntmum side yard of fifteen (15) feet
between any building wall containing openings for windows, lloht and
~ir, ~nd ~ny s~de lot line except that any such building face or wall
not exceeding thirty?five (35) feet in w~dth may provide a m~nimum
side y~rd of ten (lO) feet. Where a building ~all contains no open-
ings for windows, liqht or air, a minimum side yard of ten (lei feet
sh~ll be provided between such wall and the side lot line (See
Appendix Illustr~tion 9)
(c) Where ~p~rtment buildings or structure~ are constructed to
exceed three (3) stories in helqht, a side yard equal to one (1) foot
for each two (2) feet of building height for all bulldinqs faces or
walls hawng openlnq for l~ght, a~r or access shall be provided, ex-
cept that such side yard need not e~ceed f~fty (50) feet In all
districts permittlnq the construction of apartment build~ngs exceed-
ing three (3) stories in heioht, a m~n~mum s~de yard of ten (lei feet
shall be required for any building face or ~all ~hlch contains no
open~ngs for windows, light or a~r (See Appendix Illustration ll)
(d) On a corner lot a side yard ad3acent to a street for a
multiple-family dwelling not exceed~no three (3) stories in height
shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet and no balcony or porch, or
~ny portion of the building may extend into such required side yard,
except that a roof may overhang such side yard not to exceed four
(4) feet
(e) On a corner lot used for one-family or two-family dwell-
lngs, both street exposures shall be treated as front yards on all
lots platted after the effective date of this Ordinance, except that
w--her~'-one'~-~'~eete~p'-~'s'~re i§ d6s"i"g~'~t~d as a s~e~-F-cF'-by a bulldlno
line shown on a plat approved by the City Plann~nq and Zoning
Commission containing a side yard of ten (10} feet or more the
building provisions on the plat shall be observed On lots which
were official lots or record prior to the effective date of th~s
O~dinance, the minimum s~cle yard adjacent to a side street shall be
ten (10) feet {See Appendix Illustration 4)
{f) A one-family attached dwelling shall orovide a minimum
required side yard adjacent to a s~de street of ten (10) feet and no
complex of attached one-family d~elllngs shall exceed two hundred
(200) feet in length A m~n~mum required side yard of f~ve {5} feet
shall be provided at the el~d of each one-family attached dwelling
complex so that the end of any t~lo adjacent building complexes shall
be at least ten {10} feet apart (See Appendix Illustration 12)
{g) The m~nimum side yard requirements ~n a Planned Develop-
ment Dlstrict shall be established on the s~te plan which shall be
made a part of the Amendtnq Ordinance
{h} No side yard is specified for non-residential use in the
O, NS. GR, C, CB, LI, and HI Districts exceot where a commercial,
retail or industrial or other non-residential use abuts u~on a d~s-
trict boundary line dividing such d~stricts from a residential d~s-
trice in which event a m~nimum ten (10) foot s~de yard shall be pro-
vided on the side adjacent to such residential dlstr~ct
G REAR YAR,~
NO BUILDING OR STRUCTURE SHALL ~IEREAFTER BE LOCATED, ERECTED
OR ALTERED TO HAVE A REAR YARD SMALLER THAN HEREI[I REQUIRED
(a} In the A, SF-16, SF-IO, SF-7, 2F, tiF-1, MF-2, U, P, O,
NS, GR, C, CB, or LI Dist)~cts, no ma~n residential bu~ldlnn may
be constructed nearer than ten (10) feet to thb rear property line
The main residential build,nh and all accessory buildings shall not
cover more than f~fty {50} percent of that port~on of the lot lying
to the rear of a line erected jo~n~nq the m~d-po~nt on one side lot
l~ne w~th the m~d-po~nt of the opposite s~de lot l~ne For accessory
bu~ld~ng standards see Article 18
(b) In the O, NS, GR, C, CB. LI and )ti D~str~cts, no rear yard
is specified for non-residential use excep, ~here retail, commercial
or ~ndustr3al uses back upon a co~)~mon d~str~ct l~n~, whether sena)ateo
by an alley or not, dived]rig the d~str~ct from any of the residential
d~str~cts l~sted here~n, a m~n~mum rear yard of ten (10) feet shall
be provided
(c) Every part of a required rear yard shall be open and
unobstructed to the sky from a point thirty {30) inches above
the general qround level of the qraded lot, except for accessory
buildings, landscaping, fences and similar appurtenances and the
ordi))ary projections of w~ndow sills, belt courses, cornices and
roof overhanqs and other arci~itectural features projecting not
to exceed four (4) feet into the required rear yard
(d) The minimum rear yard ~n a PD, Planned Development Dis-
trict, shall be established on the s~te elan or by the Amending
Ordinance in accordance w~th Article
{e) Wh.re multiple-family dwellings exceed three {3) stories
in height, a rear yard equal to one {1} foot for each two (2)
feet of buildlnq height ~hall be provided except that no such rear
yard need exceed fifty (50) feet as a result of this provision and
except further that in the MF-2 and CB Dlstr~cts, no rear yard ex-
ceeding ten (10) feet shall be required where the rear wall of a
residential structure contains no op.n~ngs or windows for light or
HIGHWAy SET BACK REQUIREMENTS
NO STRUCT~K. OR BUILDIHGS ADJACENT TO A UNITED STATES OR
STATE HIGHWAY SHALL HEREAFTER BE LOCATED, ERECTED OR ALTERED
EXCEPT IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE FOLLOt~ING STANDARDS
For any use other than s~ngle family or two family dwelling
units, all structures shall be set back a m~n~mum of f~fty (50) feet
from any r~ght of way of the Federal or State Highway System (any
h~ghway designated as a Federal or State H~ghway) ~ncludlng the front-
age roads thereof, but excluding those preteens of U S 77 and U S
377 on Locust Street and Elm Street Uetween Eaqle Drive and F R 2164
At the present t~me th~s h~gh~ay systep~ includes I H 35E, I ), 35W
I H 35, Loop 288, U S 77 {Dallas Drive}, U S 377 {Fort Worth Drive)
U S 380 (University Dr~ve), F R 426 {East McKlnney), F R 428
(Sherman Drive), F R 2164 (North Locust), and F R 2181 {Teasley Lane
The f~fty foot area may be used for off-street parking, driveways,
signs, canopies, and pun~p ~slands No s~gn, canopy, or pump ~sland.
however, shall be located wttt)~n 25 feet of such h~ghway right of ~ay
ARTICLE 14 IIEIGHT REGULATIONS
NO BUILDING OR STRUCTURE SHALL BE LOCATED, ERECTED OR ALTERED SO
AS TO EXCEED THE HEIGHT LIMIT IIEREINAFTFR SPECIFIED FOR THE DIS-
TRICT IN WHICH THE BUILDING IS LOCATED
A IN THE FOLLOWING THE MAXIMUM }IEIGIIT OF BUILDINGS
ZONING DISTRICTS AND STRUCTURES StlALL BE
(1) A, Agricultural Three (3) stories except as noted
District in Article 14B following
(2) SF-16, Single-Family Two and one-half (2 1/2) stories
Dwelling Dlstrlct except as noted in Article 14 B
following
{3) SF-IO, Single-Family Two and one-half (2 1/2) stories
Dwelling District except as noted in Article 14 B
following
{4) SF-7, Single-Family Two and one-half (2 1/2} stories
Dwelling District except as noted in Article 14 B
following
(5) 2F, Two-Family Two and one-half (2 1/2) stories
Dwelling D~strlct except as noted in Article 14 B
follow~ng
(6) MF-1, Mult~ple- Three (3} stories except as noted
Family Dwelling ~n Article 14 B follow~n~
D~strict
(7) MF-2, Mult~ple- To any legal l~m~t except apartment
Family Dwelling buildings over three (3) stories
District require additional yards as speck-
fled in Article 13
(8) U, University To any legal height except tha:
D~strict buildings over three {3) stories ~n
he~qht require addlt}onal yards as
specified in Article 13
(9) P, Parking District Three {3) stories except as noted
tn Article 14 B
(10) O, Office District To any leqal limit except as noted
in Article 14 B
(ll) NS, Neighborhood Two (2) stories except as noted in
Service District Article 14 B following
{12) GR, General Retail Throe (3) stories except as noted
District in Article 14 B following
(13} C, Commercial Twenty (20) stories except special
District setback required for all structures
above three {3) stories
(14) CB, Central Bust- To any leqal height not prohibited
ness District by other laws or ordinances
(15) LI, Light Indus- To any leqal height not prohibited
trial District by other laws or ordinances
(16) HI, Heavy Indus- To any leqal height not prohibited
trial District by other laws or ordinances
(17) PD, Planned Deve- To any legal height provided that
lopment O~strict the total floor area does not exceed
the total site area and coverage of
site by f~rst floor does not exceed
forty (40) percent of the total site
area
B SPECIAL HEIGHT R£GULATID~IS
in the d~stricts where the height of buildings ~s restricted
to two (2) or three (3) stories, oooltng towers,, roof qable~, chim-
neys and vent stacks may extend for an a~td~t~onal height not to ex-
ceed forty-five (45) feet above the averaoe grade l~ne of the build-
ing Hater stand pipes and tanks, church steeples, domes and spires,
and school bulld~nqs and ~nstitutlonal buildings may be erected to
exceed three (3) stories in he~qht ~n residential areas restricted
to two (2) or thiee (3) stories in height, provided that one (1} add~
tional foot shall be added to tile w~dth and depth of s~de and rear
yards for each foot that sucl~ structuies e)ceed three (3} stories ~n
height,
ARTICLE 15 VEHICLE PARKING REGULATIONS
EXCEPT ASiIIEREINAFTER PROVIDED, NO BUILDING OR STRUCTURE OR PART
THEREOF SHALL DE ERECTED, ALTERED OR CONVERTED FOR Arty USE PERMITTED
IN TIlE DISTRICT IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED UNLESS TIIERE SHALL BE PROVID-
ED ON THE LOT OR TRACT, ON AN IMMEDIATELY CONTIG2OUS LOT OR TRACT OR
WITHIN 150 FEET OF SUCH LOT OR TRACT, VEHICLE PARKING IN THE FOLLOW-
ING RATIO OF VEHICLE SPACES FOR THE USES SPECIFIED IN THE DESIGNATED
DISTRICTS, EXCEPT THAT A~( ESTABLISIIED USE LAWFULLY EXISTING AT TIlE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDII(ANCE NEED NOT PROVIDE VEHICLE PARKING AS
HEREINAFTER SET FORTH AND TltAT NO EXISTING VEHICLE PARKING II! CON-
NECTION WIT)( SAID USE AT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE ~IAY BE
REDUCED BELOW THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF SPACES AS HEREINAFTER REQUIRED
A. IN THE FOLLOWING ZONING DISTRICTS THE MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING
SPACES FOR RESIDENTIAL USES SHALL BE
(1) A, Agricultural Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit
District
(2) SF-16, One-Family Two {2} spaces for each dwelllnq unit
Dwelling District
(3) SF-IO, One-Family Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit
Dwelling District
{4) SF-7, One-Family Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit
Dwelling Distr~ct
(5) 2F, Two-Family Two (Z) spaces for each dwelli~g unit
Dwelling D~str~ct
(6) MF-1, ~utiple- Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit
Family Dwelling
District
(7) MF-2, Multiple- T~o {2) spaces for each dwelling unit
Family Dwelling
Distr~ct
{8) U, University T~o {2) spaces for each one (1) or
District two {2) fan)~lv or multi-family d~ell-
inq unit One (1) space for each
bedroom unit ~n dormitory, room~nq
house or other group housing structur
(9) O, Office Dtstrtct Two (2) spaces for each dwelltng
unit
(10) NS, Noighborhood Two (2) spaces for each dwe111ng
Service Distr~ct unit
(11) GR, General Retail Two (2) spaces for each dwelling
Dis tri ct unit
(12) C, Commercial Two (2) spaces for each dwelling
District unit
(13) CB, Central Two (2) spaces for each dwelling
Business Dlstr~ct unit
(14) LI, Light Indies- Two (2) spaces for each dwellinq
trial District unit
(1S) His Heavy Indus- No requirement (dwelling excluded)
trial District
(16) PD, Planned Deve- Two (2) soaces for each dwellinq
lopment District unit plus such additional requ~re-
merits as may be specified by the
Amending Ordinance
C SPECIAL OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS
(1) In computinq the off-street parking requirements for any
development which includes more than one d~st~nct class of use (~ e
retail centers with restaurants, multi-family developments w~th public
convenience facilities, etc ) the total park~nq requirement shall be
the sum of the specific parking )equ~rements for each class of use
This provision shall apply only when the uses are separate and dlst~n¢
and shall not be construed to exclude store roo' or offices from re-
tail requirements In all cases where :wo or mope uses co-exist to
perform a slngular function w~th~n a structural un~t, the park~ne re-
quirement shall be based on the gross area using the h~ghest m~n~mum
parking requirement applicable
(2) In the SF-16, SF-IO, S~-7, 2F, MF-1, MF-2, U, O, and NS
Districts, no parking space, qar ge, or carport or other automobile
storage space or structure shall be used for the storage of any truck,
truck tra~ler or van except panel and p~cLup trucks not exceed~nq one
(1} ton capacity
(3) Floor area of structure devoted to o,f-street patktng
of vehicles shall be excluded in computing the off-street p~-~inq
requirements of any use,
ARTICLE 17 SIGN REGULATIONS
A, THE DISTRICTS 1~ HHICH THE VARIOUS TYPES OF $IG[15 ARE PERHITTED
ARE INDICATED ~Y TIlE SCItEDULE OF USES, ARTICLE 7 A TItROUGH H
THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL PROVISIONS SIIALL APPLY TO TIlE VARIOUS TYPES
OF SIGNS IN THE DISTRICTS INDICATED
B, PERMANENT TYPE SIGNS
SPACIrlG
TYPE S~G~ N~XIHUH AREA ZOHE PERMITTED STANDAkDS
(1) Name ~ s~ ft, All Residential None
Plate pistr~cts
No Restetctton All Oistrtcts Except
Residential None
(2) Institutional 36 sq ft All Residential None
S~gn O~strtcts
No Restriction All Districts Except
Residential None
(3) Apartmeqt 50 sq ft Al~ D~stricts Per- One
Sign mitring Apartments Street
Frontaqe
(4) Bustness No Restriction Permitted in O, HS, Hone
Stgn Except as Here- GR, C, CB, LI, HI, Specified
inafter Provided and PD Oistr~cts
For Certain Dis-
tricts and ?ypes
(5) Adverttsinq No Restriction Pernitted in C,CB, None
S~gn Except as Here- LI, HI D~stricts Specified
inafter Prowded
for Certain D~s-
tracts
SPACING
TYp~.SIGN MA___XI~!UM AREA ZONe PERMITTED STANDARDS
(6) Agricultural 100 sq. ft Permitted ~n A, 200 ft Be-
Sign GR, C, CB, LI, III, tween Signs
AND PD DISTRICTS
C ThMPORARY TYPE SICNS
(?) Real Estate 18 sq ft All Residential One for each
Sign Dlstr~cts platted lot or
Residential tract and for
acreage-one for
each 200 ft of
street or high-
way frontage
Real Estate No Restriction In Ail D~strlcts None
Sign except Residential Specified
(Same - but
non-resldentaal)
(8) Construction 60 sq. ft. In Ail Districts None
Sign
(9) Development 200 sq. ft In All Districts One per pro3ect
Sign in Single-Family, or one for each
Two Family, and 100 acres in pro-
Multiple-Family ]ect
District subject
to approval of
Building Inspector
as provided in Article 19C
(10) Garage 4 so ft In All Districts One for each
Sale platted lot or
Sign tract
(11) Advertising 72 sq, ft NS,CR,C,CB,LI,llI None
(Portable) D~strlcts Specified
D. In a PD, Planned Development District, the sign standards shall
be specified in the Amending Ordinance
E No sign shall be constructed to exceed the maximum building
height permitted In the specific dlstllct %~e~-u. the ~lgn 1~ located e\ceDt
In shopping centers or similar commercial or o£flee ce~ters co,raininG
six (6) acres or ~ore pylon or ma3or ~dentlflcat~on signs not to exceed
seventy-five (?$) feet In height may be erected when set back from t}e
side and rear property line a distance equal to the height of the sign
F No sign shall be located or co~structed so as to Inter-
fore with or confuse the control of traffic on the public streets
and no sign shall use a rotating beacon, bean) or flashing illun~-
nation resembl~lig an emergency ~gnal
G Any nonconformi~)g sign which ~s damaged or ~s deteriorated
to a point where its restoration cost exceeds 50 percent of its
replacement value shall be removed
Jl No sign shall be erected so as to project ~nto the public
right of wa,y of any street or alley, except ~n the CB, Central Busi-
ness Distrtlct, any projecting sign shall not extend outward from any
bu~ldtng face ~nto the public r~qht of way for a d~stance of more
than ten (10) feet or to within t~lo {2) feet of the street curb, which
ever is moro restrtcttve
I. No sign shall be located or e-ected within the required front
yard except a pole sign not exceedtng eiqhty (80) square feet in area
may be erected mn sites utilized by gasoline service stattons, drive-
in grocery or similar qutck servtce retail establishments No such
pole signs shall be located so that any port~on of the stgn encroaches
into the public right of way fei' a distance of more than two (2) feet
from the p~operty line
J No advertising sign structure shall contain more than two {2}
s~gn panels facing tn the same d~rectton
K No provision of thts Qrd~nance shall supersede or replace any
other Ordinance of the C~ty of Denton having to do with the s~gn stan-
dards, matortals or constructton except the ~rov~s~ons of th~s Ordin-
ance pertatnlnq to the use of the various types of s~qns ~n the vari-
ous dtstr~cts and their size and location shall take orecedence over
all other Ordinances, regulations and standards
L In the "0" Offtce Distr~ct no s~gn mounted at ground level
shall exceed 36 square feet tn area, and no hole s~gn shall exceed
60 square feet tn area
ARTICLE 26 AMENDMENTS
A. ANY PERSON OR CORPORATION HAVING A PROPRIETARY INTEREST IN AIrY
PROPERTY MAY PETIIION THE CITY COU~(CIL FOR A CHA~(GE OR A~ENDMENT
TO THE PROVISIO~IS OF TItIS ORDI~A~(CE 0)~ T)IE PLA~)NING AND ZONI2G
COMMISSION HAY ON ITS OWN MOTIOI~ OR 0~; PEQUEST FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL INSTITUTE %TUDY AND PROPOSAL FOR CHA)(GES AND AME~(DPENTS
IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
B. PROCEDURE
(1) The City Council may, from time to time, amend, supple-
merit, et change by O~dinance tile boundaries of the districts or the
regulations herein established as provided by the Statutes of the
State of Texas
(2) Before taking action on any proposed amendment, supplement,
or change, the governing body shall submit the same to the Planning
and Zoning Commission for ~ts recommendation and report
(3) The Planning and Zoninq Commission shall hold a public
hearing on any application for any amendment or chanqe prior to mak-
ing its recommendation and report to the C~ty Council Written not~c~
of all public hearings before the Planning and Zoning Commission on
a proposed a-,ndment or change shall be sent to all owners of real
property 1, within two hundred (200) feet of property on which the
~e~r yge is r ~ested Such notice shall be g~ven not less thant~
days before the date set for hearing by postinq such notice pro
addressed and postage-paid to each taxpayer as the ownership
appears on the last approved City Tax Roll
(4) A public hearing shall be held by the governing body before
adopting any proposed amendment, supplement or change Not~ce of sucl
hearing shall be given by publication ~n the official neuspaper of th
C~ty of Denton star,hq the t~me and place of such hearing, which t~me
shall not be earlier than fifteen {15) days from the date of publ~cat
(5) Unless a proposed amendment, suoplement or chanqe has been
approved by the Plann~nq and Zon~n~ Commission, or ~f a protest aqaln
such proposed amendment, supplement or change has been f~led ~tn the
C~ty Secretary, duly R~ened and acknouledoed by the ouners of twenty
(20) percent or more of the area of the tots ~ncluded ~n such a propo
change, or those within two hundred (200) feet therefrom, such amendm
shall not become effective except by a four-f~fths (4/5} vote of the
C~ty Council
ARTICLE 27 GENERAL DEFINITIONS
A CERTAIN UORD% IN THIS ORDINANCE NOT HERETOFORE DEFINED ARE DEFINE
AS FOLLOWS
Words used in the present tense ~nclude the future, words ~n the
singular number ~nclude the plural number and words ~n the plural
number include the sinqular number, the word "bulld~nq" ~ncludes the
word "str~cture", tile word "lot" includes the words "plot" or "tract"
the word "shall" is mandatory and not d~scret~onary
(46) ~ark~ng Space - An enclosed or unenclosed hard-surfaced
(i.e. concrete or as~ft) area of not less than one hundred eighty
(180) ~quare feet (mln~mum 9 feet by 20 feet) not on a public street
or alley, together with a minimum maneuvertng area of approximately
twenty (20) feet (See Appendix Illustration, ~o 13) No parklna
area or maneuvering space shall encroach on a Public street and all
access to all parklng arras shall be urov~ded by d[st&nct driveways
from adjacent public %flouts.
(56) Trailer, Houge (Mobile Home) - A vehicle equipped for use
as a dwelling and desl~{0d to be transported on a highway
ARTICLE 28 APPLICABLE CONDITIONS OF PREVIOUS ORDINANcEs
All previous ordlnances and Specific Use Permits which have been
approved are made a part of this Ordinance and are referenced an the
lists of Speolflc Use Permits and Planned Development D~strlcts shown
zn the Appendlx and adopted as part of Ordinance No 69-01 as amended
hereby.
P_ART TWO
That any person vlolating any of the provisions of thls Ordin-
ance shall, upon a conviction, be fined any sum not exceeding two
htmdred dollars ($200.00), and each day and every day that the pro-
vlslons of this Ordinance are violated shall constitute a separate
and distinct offense In addition to the sa~d penalty provided for
the rlght ls hereby conferred and extended upon any property owner
owning property in any dlstrlct, where such property owner may be
affected or invaded by a violation of the terms of this Ordinance,
to bring suit in such court or courts having 3urlsdlctlon thereof
a,%d obtain such remedies as may be available at law and equity in
the protection of the rights of such property owners
~ART THRF~.
That, by the passage of this Ordinance, no presently illegal use
shall be deemed to have been legalized unless specifically such use
falls w~thln a use d~strlct where the actual use is a conforming use
0therwlse, such uses shall remain nonconforming uses where recognized,
or an lllegal use, as the case may be. It ls further the intent and
declared purpose of this Ordinance that no offense committed, and no
llabll&ty, penalty or forfeiture, e~ther civil or criminal, incurred
prlor to the time the exlstlnq Zoning Ordinance was repealed and this
Zoning Ordinance adopted, shall bo discharged or affected, by such re-
t)eel, but prosecution., and suits for SUch oftenses, llabllltles, pen-
alt&es or £orfe~tures may be ~nstltuted or causes presently pending
proceeded wlthln all respects as if such pr~or ordinance had not been
repealed.
PART
That tf any sectton, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
or provision of thts Ordinance shall be adjudged tnvaltd or held
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the valtdtty of thts
Ordinance as a whole or any part or provisions thereof other than
the part so dectded to be tnvaltd or unconstitutional
PART FIVE
That thts Ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days
from the date of 1ts passage, and the City Secretary ts hereby
dtrected to cause the captton of thts Ordinance to be published twtce
tn the Oenton Record-Chronfcle wtthtn ten (10) days of the date of
1ts passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED Thts the ~day of
A. O 1971.
A~.EXKN~ER M P~NCA¥,/d~:~V~MAYOR
CET~ OF DENTON, TEXAFa~/v
ATTESTx~ . /
B.RDOt('S HOLT, C[T~' SECRETARY "'
CiTY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
.~Y~I[CK Q BARTON; CITY ATTO
//~[TY OF DENTON, TEXAS
NOV 2, 1971