HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ25-0005bORDINANCE NO. 225-OO05b
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, REGARD[NG A CHANGE IN THE
ZONING DISTRICT AND USE CLASSIFICATION FROM OVERLAY PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT – SUBURBAN CORRIDOR (PD-SC) DISTRICT TO PUBLIC FACILITIES
(PF) DISTRICT ON APPROXIMATELY 3.158 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED
AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF TEASLEY LANE (F.M. 2181) AND HUNTER’S CREEK
ROAD, IN THE CITY OF DENTON, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS; ADOPTING AN
AMENDMENT TO THE CITY’S OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; PROVID[NG FOR A PENALTY
IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000.00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (225-0005)
WHEREAS, the City of Denton has submitted a request to rezone approximately 3.158
acres of land from Overlay Planned Development – Suburban Corridor (PD-SC) to Public
Facilities (PF) District, legally described in Exhibit “A”, attached hereto and depicted as Exhibit
“B” and incorporated herein by reference (hereinafter, the “Property”); and
WHEREAS, on April 23, 2025, 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
have held due hearings and afforded full and fair hearings to all property owners interested in this
regard, and have recommended approval (4 - 0) of the request; and
WHEREAS, on May 6, 2025, 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 set forth in Section 2.7.2 of the Denton Development Code, and is consistent with the
Denton 2040 Comprehensive Plan and the Denton Development Code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council of the City of
Denton, in considering the application for establishing the requested zoning district for the
Property, have determined that the proposed use 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 zoning change 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.
SECTION 2. The zoning district and use classification for the Property is hereby changed
to Public Facilities (PF) District.
SECTION 3. The City’s official zoning map is hereby amended to show the established
zoning district and use classification.
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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. 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 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.
The motion to approve this ordinance was made by Joe Holland and seconded by Paul
Meltzer, the ordinance was passed and approved by the following vote [ 7 - 0 ] :
Aye Nay Abstain Absent
Mayor Gerard Hudspeth:X
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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 6th day of May, 2
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LAUREN THODEN. CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
MACK RErNWAND. CITY ATTORNEY
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Exhibit A
Legal Description
Lot 1, in Block A, of DENTON WEST JOINT VENTURE ADDITION, an Addition to the City
of Denton, Denton County, Texas, according to the Plat there of recorded in County Clerk’s
Document No. 2020-8, Plat Records of Denton County, Texas.
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Exhibit B
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