HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 28, 2002 Agenda AGENDA
CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL flare_ //~'~//~
January 28, 2002
The City of Denton City Council wll hold an Informational Briefing Session on Monday,
January 28, 2002 at 5 00 pm m the Council Work Session Room at City Hall, 215 E
McKllmey Street, Denton, Texas at which the following items will be considered
1 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the draft
Development Code, including without limitation zoning map and text changes
2 The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into a Closed Meeting on any item
on its Open Meeting agenda consistent with Chapter 551 of the Texas
Government Code
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the City of Denton, Texas, on the day of , 2002 at
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AGENDA [NFO]~uMAT~ON SHEET D~te~
AGENDA DATE: January 28, 2002
DEPARTMENT: Plarmmg & Development
CM/1)CM/ACM: Dave Hill, 349-8314
SUBJECT
Receive a report, hold a discussion, and gtve staffdtrect~on regarding the draft Development Code
BACKGROUND
Tbas ts the fifth work session to dmcuss the outstanding pohey tssues related to the Development Code
At the completion of the last work session held on January 15, 2002 only one outstanding issue
remained, the mapping of Bell Avenue Specffically, several property owners have requested that thetr
property wrath m currently zoned L~ght Industrml (LI) and Heavy Industrml (HI) be changed fi.om the
proposed Downtown Commercml General (DC-G) designation (Attachment 1)
Since the mcetmg, staff has held two meetings with property owners to dtseuss tbas tssue At these
meetings staff was able to convey the intent and provts~ons of the Special Exception contained m the
draft document The dtscuss~on centered on how tbas provts~on would allow the continuation of
emstmg uses and even their expansion under certain c~rcumstances Staff beheves that the mdlwduals
that attended the meetings have a better understandmg of the issues surrounding the land use
designation of tbas area Further, staff heheves that those mdlwduals have a better understanding of
protection the Specml Exception prov~das them However, these property owners would still prefer to
have the zoning map changed to show the employment center designation for those properties
currently used as such Some of the property owners will be at the meeting and have asked to speak to
Council on th~ msue
Finally, changing the proposed zoning of tbas area to employment center may necessitate changing the
Comprehensive Plan Amending the Comprehensive Plan would mqmre a pubhc hearing hefom the
Planning and Zoning Commission prior to action by the City Cotmcfl Council has prewously
determined that other zoning changes that reqmre a Comprebenslve Plan amendment be held until after
the adoption of the Development Code
OPTIONS
C~ty Councd ~s not scheduled to take formal action on the draft Code until February 5, 2002
Dlseuss~on on the following top~es would enable staffto help the project move forward
1 Gave d~rect~on regarding the Bell Avenue mapping tssue,
2 Gave &rect~on to address any ad&t~onal issues
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Councd provide &rect~on regarding any changes to thc draft code and map As
stated, staffls aware of only the single outstanding ~ssue Staffmtends to mmumze the amount of rune
devoted to presentations and techracal questions to allow Councd Members to use the work sessions to
dehberate and determine proper pohcy direction To ttus end, Council Members are encouraged to
meet w~th staff m advance ffadd~ttonal reformation is needed
ESTIMATED PROJECT SCHEDULE
Thc new regulations are scheduled to be voted on at the February $, 2002 meeting and become
effective on February 20, 2002 A fcc schedule related to thc new code wdl also be on the agenda for
adoption
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW
To date, over 130 officml meetmgs have been held to d~scuss the Development Code
FISCAL INFORMATION
The dratl Development Code ~s intended to set the regulatory framework for unplementat~on of the
comprehensive plan (the Denton Plan) The unpact of the Interun Resdent~al and Nonresidential
Development Regulations has, m the optmon of staff, retarded tax base growth for the last year,
particularly with respect to nonresidential development The dral~ Code ~s intended to reduce the
rezonmg rexaew cases heard by the Planning & Zoning Cornmass~on and C~ty Councd, and wall also
ehmmate almost all site plan rewew actlwtles conducted by the Council These object,yes should
make the development revaew process more predictable and consistent, and should shorten the review
process considerably for most projects The fiscal unpact of the draft Code, anticipated to regulate
development for the next 20 to 25 years, wtll be very slgmficant If development proposals are
consistent wath the Denton Plan, the unpact on developers should be positive due to decreased rewew
tune and project adnumstratlon costs
The draft Code wdl also have positive effects on the commumty's econonuc health and quahty of life,
both of which are xmportant conslderat~ons contained m the Denton Plan The abthiy to protect
environmentally sensitive areas, espeemlly floodplains, wall have a very posmve impact on drainage
and water quahty costs prod by property owners The creation of land use zomng classifications that
are consistent to Denton Plan recommendations will allow better coordination of transportatmn and
utdlt~es infrastructure systems, and other services, such as pohce, fire, emergency medical services,
hbranes, parks, and schools
ATTACHMENTS
1 Bell Avenue zoning map
Respectfully submttted
Douglas S Powell, AICP
D~rector of Planmng and Development
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