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ORDINANCE NO AOOO- 065-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO
99-474 A$ AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO 2000-017 TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE
MORATORIUM THAT WAS ESTABLISHED PENDING THE ADOPTION OF INTERIM
STANDARDS FOR APPLYING POLICIES OF THE ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
TO CERTAIN SPECIFIED NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS PRIOR
TO ADOPTION OF A REVISED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, PROVIDING FOR A
SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Denton has enacted by Ordinance No 99-474 as amended by
Ordinance No 2000-017, a moratorium pending the adoption of interim standards for applying
policies of the adopted comprehensive plant to certain specified nonresidential development, and
WHEREAS, the ordinances established that the moratorium was to expire on February
16, 2000, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has not adopted such interim regulations by February 16,
2000, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the moratorium should be extended until March
8, 2000 in order to provide for more citizen input and input from interested parties into the
standards to be adopted by the interim regulations, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the public interest to amend such
ordinances to extend the moratorium, NOW THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION 1 Ordinance No 99-474, SECTION 4, is hereby amended to read as
follows
h4oratonum Penod The moratorium established by Ordinance No 474, as amended by
Ordinance No 2000-017 shall commence on the effective date of Ordinance No 474 and
expire on March 8, 2000
SAC )TI N22 Saving That the provisions of this ordinance shall govern and control over
any conflicting provisions of Ordinance No 99-474 as amended by Ordinance No 2000-017, but
all the provisions of Ordinance No 99-474 as amended by Ordinance No 2000-017 not in
conflict with this ordinance shall continue in full force and effect
SECTION 3 Severabilitv. 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 other provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are
severable
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SECTION 4 Attachment That a copy of this ordinance shall be attached to Ordinance
No 99-474 showing the amendment herein approved
SECTION 5 Effective Date This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
the date of its passage and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the Zoday of 12000
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS,
SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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