HomeMy WebLinkAboutMPA24-0001bORDINANCE NO . MPA24-0001 b
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, REGARDING A COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AMENDMENT TO MODIFY THE 2022 MOBILITY PLAN, INCLUDING ADDING A
MAJOR COLLECTOR ROADWAY FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION TO THE
THOROUGHFARE PLAN AND AMENDING THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN MAP TO
CHANGE THE ALIGNMENT OF THE 380 CONNECTOR AND TO EXTEND EAST
WINDSOR DRIVE ACROSS STATE LOOP 288. THE GENERAL AREA IS LOCATED AT
THE CURRENT TERMINUS OF EAST WINDSOR DRIVE, APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET
WEST OF STATE LOOP 288, SOUTH OF KINGS ROW, AND EXTENDING
APPROXIMATELY 4,800 FEET TOWARD THE EAST, IN THE CITY OF DENTON,
DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS; ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY’S OFFICIAL
MOBILITY PLAN; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
$2,000.00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (MPA24-0001 b)
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2022, the City of Denton adopted the 2022 Mobility Plan; and
WHEREAS, on May 15, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission, in compliance with
the laws of the State of Texas, have given the requisite notices by publication and otherwise, and
have held due hearings and afforded full and fair hearings to all property owners interested in this
regard, and have recommended approval (5-2) of the amendment; and
WHEREAS, on June 18, 2024, the City Council likewise conducted a public hearing as
required by law, and finds that the request meets and complies with all substantive and procedural
standards set forth in Section 2.7.1 of the Denton Development Code, and is consistent with the
Denton 2040 Comprehensive Plan and the Denton Development Code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council of the City of
Denton, in considering the application for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to modify the
Thoroughfare Plan and Thoroughfare Plan Map of the Mobility Plan (the “Subject Amendment”),
have determined that the Subject Amendment is in the best interest of the health, safety, morals,
and general welfare of the City of Denton, and accordingly, the City Council of the City of Denton
is of the opinion and finds that said Subject Amendment is in the public interest and should be
granted as set forth herein; NOW THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS :
SECTION 1. The findings and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are
incorporated herein by reference and found to be true.
SECTION 2. The Thoroughfare Plan Map of the Mobility Plan is hereby amended as
described in Exhibit “A“ and depicted in Exhibit “B”.
SECTION 3. The City’s official Thoroughfare Plan Map is hereby amended to show the
change in the future roadways.
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SECTION 4. The Thoroughfare Plan is hereby amended as described in Exhibit “A”.
SECTION 5. 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 the
provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 6. Any person, firm, partnership or corporation violating any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by
fine in a sum not exceeding $2,000.00 for each offense. Each day that a provision of this ordinance
is violated shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
SECTION 7. In compliance with Section 2.09(c) of the Denton Charter, 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.
The motion to approve this ordinance was made by Br t+-. BeG A and
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Mayor Gerard Hudspeth:/
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Vicki Byrd, District 1 :
Brian Beck, District 2:
Paul Meltzer, District 3 :
Joe Holland, District 4:
Brandon Chase McGee, At Large Place 5 :
Jill Jester, At Large Place 6:
PASSED AND APPROVED thi, th, tBl\ day of June . 2024
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ATTEST:
LAUREN THODEN, CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
MACK REINWAND, CITY ATTORNEY
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Exhibit A
Modification to the Thoroughfare Plan Map of the 2022 Mobility Plan
Change the alignment of the 380 Connector and to extend East Windsor Drive across state Loop
288
Modification to the Thoroughfare Plan
Add the following to the Roadway Classification Definitions :
Street
Class Definition Target
Speed
Owned and maintained by
City
Serves neighborhood traffic
Low levels of traffic
Intended to provide sufficient
space for multimodal facilities
to respond to adjacent land
uses and users
Major
Collector 35 mph110Varies
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Exhibit B
Updated Thoroughfare Plan Map
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