HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ26-0007aORDINANCE NO. Z26-0007a
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, REGARDING A CHANGE IN THE
ZONING DISTRICT AND USE CLASSIFICATION FROM RESIDENTIAL 2 (R2) DISTRICT
TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) DISTRICT ON APPROXIMATELY 3.757 ACRES OF LAND
GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EAST UNIVERSITY DRIVE,
APPROXIMATELY 1,568 FEET EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST UNIVERSITY
DRIVE AND NORTH TRINITY ROAD 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. (Z26-0007a)
WHEREAS, Aimee Bissett of McAdams, on behalf of the property owner, Eagle Build,
LLC, has submitted a request to rezone approximately 3.757 acres of land from Residential 2 (R2)
district to Light Industrial (LI) District, legally described in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and
depicted as Exhibit "B" and incorporated herein by reference (hereinafter, the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, on September 23, 2026, 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 [4-1] of the request; and
WHEREAS, on October 27, 2026, 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 the requested zoning district change for the Property,
have determined that the proposed change is in the best interest of the health, safety, 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 Light Industrial (LI) 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 Jill Jester and
seconded by Joe Holland , the ordinance was passed and approved by
the following vote [ - o ]:
Aye
Mayor Chris Watts:
✓
Jordan Villarreal, District 1:
Nick Stevens, District 2:
✓
Suzi Rumohr, District 3:
✓
Joe Holland, District 4:
✓
George Ferrie, At Large Place 5:
✓
Jill Jester, At Large Place 6:
✓
Nay Abstain Absent
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 27th daxll of October , 2026.
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CHRIS WATTS, MAYOR
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
MACK REINWAND, CITY ATTORNEY
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Exhibit A
Legal Description
Being a 3.575 acre tract of land situated in the Morreau Forrest Survey, Abstract No. 417, Denton
County, Texas and being a portion of that certain parcel conveyed to Eagle Build, LLC by the deed
recorded in Document No. 2020-25533, Deed Records, Denton County, Texas, and being more
particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a found 1/2 inch iron rod, for the POINT OF BEGINNING, being the northwest
corner of said Eagle Build, LLC tract, and being the northeast corner of Lot 1-R, Block A, Texas
380 RV Addition, as recorded in Document No. 2022-255, Plat Records, Denton County, Texas,
and also being in the existing public south right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 380 (E. University
Drive)(having a variable width right-of-way;
THENCE North 86°08'39" East, along the north line of said Eagle Build, LLC tract, and along
said south right-of-way line, a distance of 586.82 feet to a point, being the northeast corner of said
Eagle Build, LLC tract, and being the northwest corner of the Lewisville Lake tract;
THENCE South 19°21'23" East, leaving said south right-of-way line, along the east line of said
Eagle Build, LLC tract, and along the west line of said Lewisville Lake tract, being a common
line, a distance of 282.12 feet to a point;
THENCE North 88°05'06" West, leaving said common line, a distance of 140.31 feet to a point;
THENCE South 88°33'19" West, a distance of 273.58 feet to a point;
THENCE South 86°03'35" West, a distance of 182.44 feet to a point;
THENCE South 84'01'52" West, a distance of 119.67 feet to a point, being in the west line of said
Eagle Build, LLC tract, and being in the east line of Lot 2, of said Block A, Texas 380 RV
Addition;
THENCE North 08'01'04" East, along the west line of said Eagle Build, LLC tract, and along the
west line of said Block A, a distance of 256.41 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and
CONTAINING 163,674 square feet, 3.757 acres of land, more or less.
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Exhibit B
Site Location Map
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