Minutes October 30, 2001CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL M1NUTES
October 30, 2001
The City of Denton City Council held an Informational Briefing Session on Tuesday, October
30, 2001 at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Work Session Room.
PRESENT:
Mayor Brock; Mayor Pro Tem Beasley; Council Members Burroughs, Fulton,
McNeill, Phillips, and Redmon.
ABSENT: None.
1. The Council received a report, held a discussion, and gave staff direction regarding the
draft Development Code.
David Hill, Assistant City Manager of Development Services, stated that the outstanding policy
issues had been identified and policy questions were in the backup for discussion.
Doug Powell, Director of Planning and Zoning, stated that the schedule was the first item. He
stated that the Legal Department had suggested that a joint public hearing of the City
Council/Planning and Zoning Commission be held. Staff had recommended that the joint public
hearing be held December 4, which would allow time to meet the public hearing notification
requirements.
General consensus of the Council was to follow the schedule on the second attachment.
The Council agreed that they would not have a Development Code Work Session on November
7 but they would meet on November 12 and the regular City Council Work Session on
November 13 would include the Development Code.
The Council discussed whether all property owners should be notified of the upcoming joint
public hearing with the Planning and Zoning Commission.
General consensus of the Council was that the notice of the joint public hearing be sent to all
property owners. The Council requested that the notice be published in the newspaper and be
broadcast on Channel 26.
Julie Smith, Environmental Compliance Administrator, reviewed the issues concerning Upland
Habitat as a category of Environmentally Sensitive Areas.
Smith stated that if a developer submitted a site plan that complied with the ESA standards, the
site plan would be approved. An Alternative Plan process was provided if a developer could not
meet the standards. The Alternative Plan would be submitted to the Planning and Zoning
Commission for their recommendation. The City Council had the discretion to vary the
standards and approve the Alternative Plan on a case-by-case basis.
General consensus of the Council was that a portion of the ESA standards should be applied to
the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
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Doug Powell, Director of Planning and Zoning, stated that the date of April 7, 1998 had been
used to determine which Planned Developments should not be rezoned. He stated that on page
46 of the backup was a list of Planned Developments that would not be rezoned. He stated that
these PD's had been approved after April 7, 1998 and incorporated the policies identified in the
Denton Plan. Powell stated that pages 47 and 48 contained the list of the PD's proposed to be
rezoned as part of the city-wide rezoning.
General consensus of the Council was to use the date of April 7, 1998 to determine which PD's
should not be rezoned and to use three categories to reflect the status of the PD's that would be
rezone& inactive, under construction, and new zoning remains the same.
Powell asked the Council if the development code appeals processes should involve the Planning
and Zoning Commission and City Council rather than the Zoning Board of Adjustment to the
extent allowed by law.
General consensus of the Council was that the Planning and Zoning Commission and City
Council would hear appeals and to limit the items directed to the Zoning Board of Adjustment to
those mandated by state law.
Powell asked the Council to address the outstanding Planning and Zoning Commission
recommendations that were not reflected in the draft code.
General consensus of the Council was that if the Planning and Zoning Commission could not
come to an agreement on these issues then the council should address them. The Council agreed
to postpone reviewing the recommendations until another meeting.
The Council agreed to postpone discussions on Multi-Family Concentrations and Mapping
Issues until another meeting.
2. The Council did not meet in a Closed Meeting during this session.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:53 p.m.
EUL1NE BROCK, MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
JANE RICHARDSON
ASST. CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS