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WHEREAS, the City of Denton has recognized that the existing Floor Area Ration
(FAR) of 0.4 for the Industrial Center — General (IC-G) zoning district, as it appears in
Subsection 35.5.7.3 of the Denton Development Code ("DDC"), is substantial lower than the
FAR for less intense zoning districts; and
WHEREAS, after providing notice and after conducting a public hearing on April 9,
2014 as required by law, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the
amendment to Subsection 35.5.7.3 of the DDC by a vote of 7-0; and
WHEREAS, after providing notice and after conducting a public hearing on May 6, 2014
as required by law, the City Council finds that the change is consistent with the Denton Plan and
the criteria in the DDC; NOW, THEREFORE,
SECTION 1. The findings and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are
incorporated herein by reference as true.
SECTION 2. The Maximum Floor Area Ratio in the Industrial Center — General zoning
district as it appears in Subsection 35.5.7.3, is hereby changed from 0.4 to 2.0.
SECTION 3. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance is held invalid by any court, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of other
provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 4. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall, upon
conviction, be fined a sum not exceeding $2,000.00. Each day that a provision of this ordinance
is violated shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days from the date of
its passage, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be
published twice in the Denton Record -Chronicle, a daily newspaper published in the City of
Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its passage.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the day
BY:
APPR, VED ASTO LEGAL FORM:
ANITA BURGESS, CITY ATTORNEY
BY:
2014.
MARK A. f3'URR0(JGj-1S, MAYOR
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