HomeMy WebLinkAboutA24-0001cORDINANCE NO. A24-000 lc
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY
92.382 ACRES OF LAND, GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF JOHNSON LANE, SOUTH
OF ALLRED ROAD AND 2,325 FEET EAST OF JOHN PAINE ROAD TO THE CITY OF
DENTON, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR A CORRECTION TO THE CITY
MAP TO INCLUDE THE ANNEXED LAND; AND PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE
AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (A24-0001 c)
WHEREAS, pursuant to Subchapter C-3, Chapter 43, Texas Local Government Code, a
municipality may annex an area if the property owner requests the annexation; and
WHEREAS, the property owner Dentex Land, Cattle and Energy, LP (“Owner”) submitted
a petition for voluntary annexation of approximately 92.382 acres of land in Denton County, Texas
and described in Exhibit A and depicted on Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein
(“Property”); and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton and Owner have entered into a written Municipal Services
Agreement for the provision of full municipal services to the Property to be annexed, in accordance
with Tex. Loc. Gov’t. Code Sec. 43.0672, and said agreement was approved by the City Council on
May 21, 2024; and
WHEREAS, on May 21, 2024, the City Council held a public hearing to provide persons
interested in the annexation the opportunity to be heard and to adopt an ordinance annexing the area,
pursuant to See. 43.0673 of the Tex. Loc. Gov’t. Code; and
WHEREAS, annexation proceedings were instituted for the Property upon the first reading
of the ordinance at the City Council meeting on May 21, 2024; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance has been published in full one time in the official newspaper of
the City of Denton after annexation proceedings were instituted, and 30 days prior to City Council
taking final action, as required by Sec. 1.03 of the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, a second reading of the ordinance was conducted and final action on the
annexation was taken at the City Council meeting on July 16, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Denton City Council hereby deems it to be in the best interests of the citizens
of the City of Denton to approve the annexation of the Property; NOW THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The findings and recitations in the preamble of this ordinance are incorporated
herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The real property described in Exhibit A and depicted on Exhibit B, attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference, is annexed into the City of Denton, Texas.
SECTION 3. A service agreement approved by Ordinance No. A24-0001, is attached as
Exhibit C and made a part hereof for all intents and purposes.
SECTION 4. The newly annexed property shall be included within the corporate limits of the
City of Denton, Texas, thereby extending the City’s corporate limits and granting to all inhabitants of
the newly annexed property all of the rights and privileges of other citizens and bringing the
inhabitants to all of the ordinances, resolutions, acts, and regulations of the City. A copy of this
Ordinance shall be filed in the real property records of the Denton County Clerk and within the Denton
County Appraisal District.
SECTION 5. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to immediately correct the
map of the City of Denton by adding thereto the additional territory annexed by this Ordinance,
indicating on the map the date of annexation and the number of this Ordinance, and the ETJ resulting
from such boundary extensions.
SECTION 6. Should any paragraph, section, sentence, phrase, clause, or word of this
Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance
shall be affected thereby.
SECTION 7. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED
Th, m,ti,„ t, ,pp„„,.thi, „di„,„„ w„ m,de by J , t \ Ja+r / and
seconded by J bt Hollbn-) , the ordinance was passed and approved by
the following vote L - J :
Aye Nay Abstain Absent
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:
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PASSED AND APPROVED this, the r day of _b , 2024.
ATTEST :
LAUREN THODEN, CITY SECRETARY
BY: ('#IJ IAeA ,&(k
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
MACK REINWAND, CITY ATTORNEY
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