HomeMy WebLinkAboutCA24-0002bORDINANCE NO.CA24-OO02b
AN ORD[NANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE SOUTHEAST DENTON
AREA PLAN AND AMENDING THE DENTON 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE SOUTHEAST
DENTON AREA PLAN HAS AN APPROXIMATE BOUNDARY LINE OF 800 FEET NORTH OF
EAST MCKINNEY STREET, 900 FEET EAST OF SOUTH WOODROW LANE, 700 FEET SOUTH OF
SHADY OAKS DRIVE, DALLAS DRIVE TO THE SOUTH, AND SOUTH BELL AVENUE TO THE
WEST, ENCOMPASSING APPROXIMATELY 975 ACRES IN THE CITY OF DENTON, DENTON
COUNTY, TEXAS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE (CA24-OO02b).
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2022, the City of Denton adopted the Denton 2040 Comprehensive Plan;
and
WHEREAS, the Denton 2040 Comprehensive Plan established goals, policies, and actions to
manage growth, promote reinvestment, and improve the quality of life in the City for the next two decades;
and
WHEREAS, the Denton 2040 Comprehensive Plan also established a strategy for planning and
development for the City, including a key action to create area plans to supplement and amend the Denton
2040 Comprehensive Plan to guide localized community development decisions; and
WHEREAS, on April 5, 2022, City Council directed staff to proceed with the preparation of an
area plan for Southeast Denton; and
WHEREAS, the development of the Southeast Denton Area Plan started in March 2023 with a
kickoff meeting and area tour; and
WHEREAS, on May 16, 2023, the City Council approved a resolution authorizing the creation of,
and made appointments to, the Southeast Denton Area Plan Steering Committee and made appointments to
the Committee to provide representation of stakeholder interests within the Southeast Denton Area of the
community; and
WHEREAS, the Southeast Denton Area Plan builds upon the Denton 2040 Comprehensive Plan
and sets forth goals, strategies, and actions to minimize displacement, promote investment, and improve
quality of life for residents of Southeast Denton for the next two decades; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission held four work sessions (August 9, 2023,
January 10, 2024, February 21, 2024, and June 26, 2024) to review existing conditions and
recommendations for the Southeast Denton Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission held a joint work session
March 19, 2024, to review recommendations for the Southeast Denton Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, through an extensive public engagements process involving the Steering Committee,
residents, and area stakeholders, a community vision and a framework of goals and strategies on anti-
displacement, communication, historic and cultural preservation, economic development, land use, parks,
mobility, and community character were devised to assist future community development decisions and
public investments as the Southeast Denton Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, on July 17, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing and
recommended approval of the Southeast Denton Area Plan (5-0), including the vision, goals, strategies,
Action Plan Matrix, Future Land Use Map, Future Overlay Districts Map, and conceptual street sections;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council at its meeting on July 23, 2024, finds that the Southeast Denton Area
Plan is in the best interests of the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Southeast Denton and
the City of Denton, Texas; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The findings and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are incorporated
herein by reference as true.
SECTION 2. The Southeast Denton Area Plan sets a framework for future land use planning and decision
making for the area that generally includes an approximate boundary line of 800 feet north of East
McKinney Street, 900 feet east of South Woodrow Lane, 700 feet south of Shady Oaks Drive, Dallas Drive
to the south, and South Bell Avenue to the west, encompassing approximately 975 acres in the City of
Denton, Denton County, Texas as depicted on Exhibit A.
SECTION 3. The Denton City Council adopts the Southeast Denton Area Plan and its recommendations
and implementation actions, as presented in Exhibit B, which hereby amends the Denton 2040
Comprehensive Plan.
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. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval.
The motion to approve this ordinance was made by a,k; By,b and
seconded by J,\\ Ls +Lr , the ordinance was passed and approved by the
following vote [ 6 - U:
Aye Nay Abstain Absent
Mayor Gerard Hudspeth:
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 ',ajf J day of , 2024
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GERARD HUDSPETH, MAYOR
ATTEST
LAUREN THODEN, CITY SECRETARY Lga
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
MACK REINWAND, CITY ATTORNEY