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Minutes June 22, 2005 CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 22, 2005 After determining that a quorum was present, the City Council convened in a Special Called Meeting on Wednesday, June 22,2005 at 10:30 a.m. in the Council Work: Session Room. PRESENT: Mayor Brock:; Mayor Pro Tem McNeill; Council Members Kamp, Montgomery, Mulroy, and Thomson. ABSENT: Council Member Redmon 1. The Council received a report, held a discussion and gave staff direction regarding proposed amendments to the Development Code and Criteria Manual related to improving multi-family and single-family development in the City of Denton. Kelly Carpenter, Director of Planning and Development, stated that at the May 9th meeting, staff presented Council with two regulatory approaches to improving the quality of multi-family developments through land use and design standards. Staff was directed to meet with the Chamber of Commerce to discuss proposed amendments; to provide additional information on an expanded definition of master plan development and the build out ratio between the number of units for multi-family and single-family units; to remove the proposed amendment language to waive CM-G and CM-E zoning districts from the land use amendments; and remove the new amendment proposing to regulate the color of building materials. Comments from a meeting with the Chamber of Commerce indicated (1) design standard amendments were generally acceptable with some minor improvements; (2) additional regulations, especially the SUP requirement was generally unacceptable, (3) both sets of regulations may serve to hinder the development of affordable housing and brown field, inner city development; and (4) the mark:et will clearly dictate demand for multifamily development. Council discussed: The 60/40-goal ratio of single-family to multi-family housing was not doable with the development community. What did the developers feel was an appropriate ratio? The developers felt it should be mark:et driven. Proximity slope issue - apartment building in single-family neighborhood sloping line for height of apartment - adjustment can be made for specific sites. Staff should work: out an appropriate formula. Council received explanations to various design standard requirements presented to staff. Discussion on definition of a master plan development included a list of actions that would constitute a master plan development; associate an acreage size with a master plan development; it was unnecessary to define a master plan development as an alternative development process had to be done. There were avenues already in place with regulations to determine this process. Develop a category for grandfathering those developments already in place. Was the 40% ratio as a single use for multi-family in a mixed-use development too high? Developers were not using mixed-use developments. Look: at updating the overall comprehensive plan ratios. City of Denton City Council Minutes June 22, 2005 Page 2 Council convened in a Closed Session at 11 :35 a.m. for an attorney consultation relative to this item. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned. EULINE BROCK MAYOR CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS JENNIFER W ALTERS CITY SECRETARY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS