HomeMy WebLinkAboutCA24-0003aORDINANCE NO. CA24-0003a
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE DESIGN DOWNTOWN
DENTON PLAN AND AMENDING THE DENTON 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE DESIGN
DOWNTOWN DENTON PLAN HAS AN APPROXIMATE BOUNDARY L[NE OF CARROLL
BOULEVARD TO THE WEST, EAGLE DRIVE TO THE SOUTH, BELL AVENUE AND MINGO
ROAD TO TEE EAST, AND A NORTHERN BOUNDARY GENERALLY ALONG COLLEGE
STREET, TEXAS STREET, OAKLAND STREET, AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE, ENCOMPASSING
APPROXIMATELY 767 ACRES IN THE CITY OF DENTON, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE (CA24-0003).
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
updated area plan for Downtown Denton; and
WHEREAS, the development of the Design Downtown Denton Plan started in July 2023 with a
kickoff meeting and area tour; and
WHEREAS, on August 15, 2023, the City Council approved a resolution authorizing the creation
of the Downtown Plan Update Advisory Group and making appointments to the Advisory Group to provide
representation of stakeholder interests within the Downtown Denton community; and
WHEREAS, the Design Downtown Denton Plan builds upon the Denton 2040 Comprehensive
Plan, and provides a vision, community priorities, and recommended actions to guide Downtown Denton
development over the next two decades, including in the areas of economic development, mobility, parks
and open spaces, small business development, historic preservation, and infill development; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, and Parks, Recreation, and
Beautification Board held a joint work session on December 5, 2023, to review the vision and priorities
for the Design Downtown Denton Plan; and
WHEREAS, through an extensive public engagement process involving the Advisory Group,
residents, business owners, and other key stakeholders, a vision, community priorities, recommendations,
and proposed actions were crafted to guide future community development decisions and public
investments as the Design Downtown Denton Plan; and
WHEREAS, on August 14, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing and
recommended approval (6-0) of the Design Downtown Denton Plan, including the vision, community
priorities, recommendations, proposed actions, Project and Policy Recommendation Tables, Design
Guidelines Table, and conceptual street sections; and
WHEREAS, on September 9, 2024, the Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Board held a public
hearing and recommended approval (5-0) of the Design Downtown Denton Plan, including the vision,
community priorities, recommendations, proposed actions, Project and Policy Recommendation Tables,
Design Guidelines Table, and conceptual street sections; and
WHEREAS, the City Council at its meeting on September 17, 2024, finds that the
Design Downtown Denton Plan is in the best interests of the health, safety and general welfare of the
citizens of Downtown Denton and the City of Denton, Texas; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HEREBY RESOLVES:
SECTION 1. The findings and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are incorporated
herein by reference as true.
SECTION 2. The Design Downtown Denton Plan sets a framework for future land use planning and
decision making for the area that generally includes the area within an approximate boundary line of Carroll
Boulevard to the west, Eagle Drive to the south, Bell Avenue and Mingo Road to the east, and a northern
boundary generally along College Street, Texas Street, Oakland Street, and University Drive, encompassing
approximately 767 acres in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, as depicted on Exhibit A.
SECTION 3. The Denton City Council adopts the Design Downtown Denton 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 ac_du, CL' A Mc C' q and
seconded by J,\\ Jesl / , the ordinance was passed and approved by the
following vote [] - 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:
PASSED AND APPROVED this the tI+- d,y ,f Scp+c"~ba , 2024.
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GERARD nUD9ETH. MAYOR
ATTEST:
LAUREN THODEN, CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
MACK REINWAND CITY ATTORNEY
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