HomeMy WebLinkAboutPDA24-0002aORDINANCE NO. PDA24-0002a
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, REPEALING ZONING
ORDINANCE (220-OOOlb) FOR 3.185 ACRES OF LAND ZONED MIXED-USE
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH OVERLAY CONDITIONS; AND ADOPTING A NEW ZONING
DESIGNATION OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT-MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD (PD-MN)
DISTRICT FOR 3.185 ACRES GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF 1-35N.
APPROXIMATELY 1,078 FEET SOUTH OF WINDSOR DRIVE, IN THE CITY OF DENTON,
DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS; ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY’S OFFICIAL
ZONING MAP; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000.00
FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE. (PDA24-0002a; ELITE HOSPITALITY PICKLEBALL AND
RESTURANT)
WHEREAS, Aimee Bisset, of 97 Land Company, on behalf of the developer Elite
Hospitality Services, LLC, applied for a zoning change to the existing Overlay Planned
Development (PD-MN) on approximately 3.18 acres of land legally described in Exhibit “A,” and
depicted in Exhibit “B” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (hereinafter, the
“Property”) to; and
WHEREAS, on April 7, 2020, the City Council adopted Ordinance 220-0001b, approving
a rezoning request from Residential 2 (R2) to Mixed Use Neighborhood (MN) with overlay
conditions, as more particularly described therein and subsequently designated as PD-MN on the
zoning atlas; and
WHEREAS, on November 13, 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 held a public hearing for all property owners interested in this regard, and have recommended
approval (3-1) of the request; and
WHEREAS, on December 3, 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 for rezoning to an Overlay Planned Development zoning district as set forth
in Section 2.7.3.D of the 2019 Denton Development Code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council of the City of
Denton, have determined that the requested zoning to Planned Development-Mixed-Use
Neighborhood (PD-MN) 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 Overlay Planned Development 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.
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SECTION 2. The Planned Development-Mixed-Use Neighborhood (PD-MN) district is
hereby approved, subject to the following:
a) Land uses.
1. Permitted land uses shall be in accordance with the Mixed-Use Neighborhood (MN)
zoning district as provided for in the 2019 Denton Development Code (DDC) and as
amended, except as prohibited in 2. below.
2. Prohibited land uses shall include:
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Multi-Family
Chapter House / Dorm
Bar, Tavern, or Lounge
Mobile Food Court
Fuel Sales (Gas Stations)
Food Processing
Hotel
Homeless Shelter
Community Home
Liquor Stores
b) The following overlay conditions shall apply to the overall site design regardless of the
land use developed on the subject property.
1. Access to Colonial Drive shall be restricted to emergency access only.
2. Maximum building height shall not exceed one story and shall be limited to 36-feet at
the roofs highest projecting element on the structure. The exceptions to building
height in DDC Subsection 3.7.5 shall not be applied to gain additional height.
3.A minimum 20-foot width landscape buffer shall be provided along the east property
line, which shall include a minimum of 30 points from DDC Table 7.G Buffer Points.
One of the following three buffer elements shall be incorporated within the buffer
along any portion of the property line that is not opaquely screened by an existing
fence of at least 8 feet in height:
a. A solid, opaque screening fence, minimum 8 feet in height, single-faced; or
b. A vinyl, composite, double-faced solid wood, or similar non-masonry
screening fence, minimum 8 feet in height; or
c. A solid masonry wall, minimum 8 feet in height.
4. The building setback from the south property line shall be a minimum of 35 feet.
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5. A minimum 15-foot width landscape buffer shall be provided along the south
property line and the north property line adjacent to single-family residential land
uses, which shall include an 8-foot tall solid masonry wall as one of the elements used
to achieve the required 30 points of buffer elements.
6. Refuse enclosure shall be located on the west side of the property to maximize
distance from the eastern property line. The refuse container shall not be located
directly in front of any building and shall be opaquely screened from the right-of-way
in accordance with DDC Subsection 7.7.8E.
7.The following building design standards shall apply only to an indoor recreation use.
Any other permitted land use that may develop on the property shall follow the
building design standards in DDC Section 7.10. Building design for an indoor
recreation use shall be exempt from DDC Section 7.10.5.G.2a and b, and these
subsections shall be replaced in their entirety with the following enhanced
architectural requirements:
a.A butterfly roof element shall be provided to break up the fagade and provide
architectural relief. Butterfly roof shall be defined as a roof that is
characterized by its distinctive V-shaped profile, featuring two opposing
slopes that meet at a central point as depicted in Exhibit “D”.
Buildings shall have no more than 30 continuous linear feet without a
horizontal or vertical break along the western building fagade, facing 1-35 N.
Such breaks may include extended roof overhangs, windows, doors, material
changes, roofline variations, ornamental features, and elevation changes.
b.
SECTION 3. If the site is to develop as an indoor recreation use, the site plan (or zoning
compliance plan) shall substantially conform to the site layout design depicted on the conceptual
site plan attached as Exhibit “C” in terms of building location, parking lot layout, and access in
addition to complying with the conditions in Section 2 above.
SECTION 4. The provisions of this ordinance, as they apply to the subject site are herein
approved and shall govern, and this ordinance shall repeal and replace Ordinance No. 220-000 1b.
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-
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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 Jill Jester and seconded by Paul
Meltzer, the ordinance was passed and approved by the following vote [7 - 0] :
Gerard Hudspeth, Mayor:
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: X
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 3rd day of December, 2024.
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Exhibit A
Legal Description
BEING all that certain lot, tract, or parcel of land situated in the F. Batson Survey Abstract
Number 43 in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, being all that certain tract of land
conveyed by deed from South Stemmdns Property Group, Ltd. to Windsor Farms Partners, L.P.
recorded under Document 2020-167190, Real Property Records, Denton County, Texas and
being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at an iron rod found for corner in the south line of Lot 1 1, Block G of Windsor
Farms Phase I, an addition to the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, according to the plat
thereof recorded in Cabinet V, Page 761, Plat Records, Denton County, Texas, said point being
the northwest corner of Lot 2, Block 7 of Greenway Club Estates, an addition to the City of
Denton, Denton County, Texas, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 4, Page 27,
Plat Records, Denton County, Texas;
THENCE S 16'’ 38’ 05” E, 469.74 feet with the west line of said Block 7 of said Greenway Club
Estates to an iron rod found for corner, said point being the northeast corner of Lot 10, Block 7
of said Greenway Club Estates;
THENCE S 73'’ 10’ 12” W, 3 15.85 feet with the north line of said Lot 10 and with the north line
of Lot 7, Block 6 of said Greenway Club Estates to a capped iron rod marked TXDOT found for
corner, said point being the southeast corner of that certain tract of land conveyed to the State
of Texas (Interstate Highway Number 35) recorded under Document Number 202 1-22853, Real
Property Records, Denton County, Texas;
THENCE along the arc of a curve to the right having a central angle of 02'’ 05’ 26”, a radius of
1975.00 feet, an arc length of 72.06 feet, whose chord bears N 12'’ 17’ 21” W, 72.06 feet with
the east line of said State of Texas (Interstate Highway Number 35) tract to a capped iron rod
marked TXDOT found for corner;
THENCE N 11'’ 14’ 42” W, 401.29 feet with said east line of said State of Texas (Interstate
Highway Number 35) tract to a capped iron rod marked TXDOT found for corner at the
southeast corner of that certain tract of land conveyed to the State of Texas recorded under
Document Number 2020-76315, Real Property Records, Denton County, Texas;
THENCE N 73'’ 28’ 50” E, 272.70 feet with south line of the remnant of that certain tract of
land conveyed by deed from Farina Trust ’92 et al to Windsor Farms Partners, L.P. recorded in
Volume 5418, Page 2116, Real Property Records, Denton County, Texas and with the south
line of said Block G of said Windsor Farms Phase I to the PLACE OF BEGINNING and
containing 3.185 acres of land.
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Exhibit B
Site Location
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Exhibit C
Conceptual Plan
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Exhibit D
Butterfly Roof Example
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