Minutes February 24, 2004CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL M1NUTES
February 24, 2004
After determining that a quorum was present, the City Council convened in a Work Session on
February 24, 2004 at 11:30 a.m. in the Engineering Conference Room, City Hall East.
PRESENT:
Mayor Brock; Mayor Pro Tern Burroughs; Council Members Kamp, McNeill,
Montgomery, Redmon and Thomson.
ABSENT: None
1. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding Denton Development Code
issues including but not limited to the formation of an NR-5 zoning category and Planned
Development (PD) or overlay district instead of or in conjunction with Alternative Development
Plans.
Kelly Carpenter, Director of Planning and Development, reviewed the definition of the old
planned development category and indicated that the new development plan did away with the
planned development category as many of the old planned developments were not flexible and
smaller lots had to be zoned without a planned development. She stated that an alternative to the
planned development would be the alternate development plan (ADP) that allowed for changes
in the site plan but not in the use. Only site design use changes would be allowed.
Mayor Brock indicated that some zoning categories allowed apartment uses and without a
planned development, could present a problem. She suggested allowing overlay zoning but not
for apartments.
Carpenter indicated that the current code allowed for overlay districts.
Council discussion included:
· Contractual zoning versus conditional zoning.
· Separate out multi-family for revisions and leave the rest of the code intact.
· What to include in "apartment" category such as townhouses.
· Consider a housing plan for the city to help maintain housing types in balance.
· Consider neighborhood planned overlay districts.
· Standards for infill development with overlay districts or alternate development plans.
· Consider modifications of the alternate development plan to allow for modification of
zoning.
· Sharpen the language of the overlay district to encourage use.
· Continue encouraging neighborhood involvement through the use of neighborhood plans
for good solutions for acceptance of zoning issues.
· Include certain limits of square footage for residences as part of the overlay plan.
· Overlay districts would not be city-initiated; developers or neighborhoods would have to
request such districts.
· Consider the cost for developers to use overlays-don't make them cost prohibitive.
Consensus of the Council was to consider zero lot line developments; encourage small area plans
for neighborhoods; and consider building set backs.
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Council Member McNeill brought forward commems relative to the Engineering Departmem.
He felt there was not a prompt turnaround of projects and that not all projects were treated
equally.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
EUL1NEBROCK
MAYOR
CITY OFDENTON, TEXAS
JENNIFER WALTERS
CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS