Variance Checklist
Development Services
401 N. Elm St., Denton, TX 76201 (940) 349-8541
Updated 7/23/21 Variance Checklist 1
Variance Checklist
Variance submittal requirements, criteria for decision, determination, and review follow the
regulations outlined in Denton Development Code Section 2.8.1.
☐ **Labeling Your Submittals – Follow with All Documents Submitted
Project Number – [First/Second/Third] Submittal [Document Title]
o Examples:
ZBA21-0001 – First Submittal Narrative
ZBA21-0001 – First Submittal ZBA Checklist
ZBA21-0001 – Second Submittal Site Plan
**Your submittal will be deemed incomplete if your files are not properly labeled.
The following items must be submitted in order for the submittal to be considered complete:
☐ 1.1 Application and Checklist.
☐ 1.2 Associated Fee(s): as listed on the Development Review Fee Schedule.
☐ 1.3 Project Narrative: Written proposal for the project. Refer to the Project Narrative
Guidelines.
☐ 1.4 Explanation of requested variance. Specifically describe the proposed deviation
from the Denton Development Code (DDC), reason(s) for the request and how the
proposed request meets each of the approval criteria in Section 2.8.1 of the DDC.
☐ 1.5 Supporting Plans: Based on the type of variance requested, plans relevant to the
requested variance are required. Examples of necessary supporting plans may
include, but are not limited to:
☐ 1.5.1 Site Plan
☐ 1.5.2 Landscape Plan
☐ 1.5.3 Plat
☐ 1.5.4 Building Elevations
☐ 1.6 Legal Description: 1) a subdivision reference or 2) a metes and bounds description
of the property prepared and sealed by a registered land surveyor.
☐ 1.7 Copies of Deed or Owner Authorization Form – download form here.