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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. City of Denton City Council Minutes October 30, 2001 Page 2 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