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.
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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