HomeMy WebLinkAboutDCA24-0003aORDINANCE NO. DCA24-0003a
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING THE DENTON
DEVELOPMENT CODE SUBCHAPTER l; AMENDMENTS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO: SUBSECTION 1.3.4: CONFLICTS WITH OTHER ORDINANCES AND
CRITERIA MANUALS; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
$2,000.00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (DCA24-0003a)
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. DCA18-0009q, the City Council of the City of
Denton adopted the newly revised 2019 Denton Development Code, the (“DDC”); and
WHEREAS, on June 4, 2024, the City Council adopted the Denton Design Criteria Manual,
which consolidates the Solid Waste Design Criteria Manual, Stormwater Design Criteria Manual,
Transportation Design Criteria Manual, Water and Wastewater Design Criteria Manual, and
Streetlight Design Criteria Manual into one manual; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the DDC to amend Subchapter I – General
Standards to clarify the use of criteria manuals in the development review process and to align
regulations and requirements among the City’s development related standards and criteria; and
WHEREAS, the amendments include the following:
1. Subsection 1.3.4: Conflicts with other Ordinances and Criteria Manuals – address the
creation of the Denton Design Criteria Manual and align requirements among the Denton
Development Code and the Denton Design Criteria Manual; and
WHEREAS, on June 12, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission, in compliance with
the laws of the State of Texas, gave the requisite notices by publication, held due hearings and
recommended approval [6-0] of the amendment to the Denton Development Code; and
WHEREAS, on July 23, 2024, the City Council likewise conducted a public hearing in
accordance with local and state law and the City Council hereby finds that the Code amendments
are consistent with the City’s comprehensive plan, and the federal, state, and local law are in the
best interests of the City of Denton; 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. Subsection 1.3.4 Conflicts with other Ordinances and Criteria Manuals of
the DDC are amended as set forth in “Exhibit A” which is attached and fully incorporated herein
by reference.
SECTION 3. 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 a
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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 4. 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 5. That an offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is
governed by prior law and the provisions of the Denton Development Code of Ordinances, as
amended, in effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for
this purpose.
SECTION 6. 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.
Th, m,ti,„ t, ,pp„„, tH, „di„,.„ was made by Jill Je' a' C and
seconded by \[ it LIT By r ) , the ordinance was passed and approved by
the following vote E-M :
Aye Nay Abstain Absent
Mayor Gerard Hudspeth:1/
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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 this the
GERARD HUDSPETH, MAYOR
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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
Amend DDC Subsection 1.3.4 Conflicts with other Ordinances and Criteria Manuals to
read as follows:
A.
B.
Whenever any provision of this DDC conflicts with other provisions of the Municipal
Code of Ordinances, the stricter provision, as determined by the Director following the
interpretation procedure in Subsection 2.8.6, Interpretations, shall govern.
Whenever any provision of this DDC conflicts with a Criteria Manual adopted by
ordinance by the City of Denton as established in Section 2.11, including but not limited
to those listed below, the Denton Development Code shall govern, as determined by the
Director:
1. Connectivity Component - Mobility Plan
2. Construction Criteria Manual
3. Environmentally Sensitive Areas Primer
4. Denton Design Criteria Manual, which includes:
a. Solid Waste Criteria Manual
b. Stormwater Design Criteria Manual
c. Transportation Criteria Manual
d. Water and Wastewater Criteria Manual
e. Streetlight Design Criteria Manual
All Criteria Manuals are available online on the City’s website and housed in the
Development Services Department. Criteria Manuals are maintained and updated by the
Department when amendments are necessary as determined by the Director.
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