1998-351AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING A 3OINT PUBLIC
HEARING WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE CITY
COUNCII~ TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 17, 1998 PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE §211007 (b) AT THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 6
O'CLOCK PM TO CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION AND ACTION UPON AN
ORDINANCE CREATING A CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT, PRESCRIBING NOTICE
OF THE ]OINT MEETING PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
§211 007 (d) BY RUNNING NEWSPAPER AD AND MAILING NOTICE TO OI~NERS
V~ITHIN THE PROPOSED DEFINED CORRIDOR BOUNDARIES, AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
W]~IEREAS, the Denton City Council has determined that comdors impact the visual
]ma§e of the commumty, and
WHEREAS, the Denton City Council has requested that the City P]anmng and
Deve]opmant Staff develop a Corridor Overlay District Ordinance, and
VvTrI]~REAS, the Denton City Council desires to have a 3omt pubhc heanng, pursuant to
Texas Loea]lGovemment Code §211 007, with the Planmng and Zoning Commission re§ardmg
the orthn~nc~ creatlilg a Comdor Overlay District on November ]7, 1998 at the City Council
Chambers at 6 o'clock p m, and
V~IEkEAS, the Denton City Council wishes to prescribe notice of the time and place of
the joint publl~ heknng in a manner that 18 efficient and economical, and
W~:IEREAS, kY a two-thirds vote of the City Council, pursuant to Texas Local
Government Code 4211 007 (d), prescribed that notice of the joint public heanng shall be
aeeomph~hed by punishing a newspaper ad and by mailing notice to each real property owner,
as indicated by the n~ost recently approved munlcapal tax roll, wlthm the proposed defined
corridor boundaries of the proposed ordinance which is attached as Exhibit A, NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HEREBY ORDAINS
~ That the Denton C~ty Council and the City of Denton Planmng and Zoning
Commms~on shall conduct a joint public heanng pursuant to Texas Local Government Code
§211 007i on November 17, 1998 at the City Council Chambers at 6 o'clock p m to consider,
make recommendation, and take any appropriate action concerning a proposed ordinance to
create a Comdor Overlay Dmtnet
~ That the notice of the time and place for the joint public heanng on
November 17, 1998 shall be given by placing an ad in the Denton Record-Chronicle and by
marling individual notice to each real property owner, as indicated by the most recently approved
mumclpal tax roll, w~ttnn the proposed defined comdor boundaries of the proposed ordinance,
whmh is attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit A That the notices shall be sent or
published at least ten days before the proposed joint public heanng
~ That th~s ordinance shall become effective ~mmedlately upon its passage
and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~__~day of ~~ ,1998
JAC~
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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Exhibit A
CORRIDOR CLASSIFICATIONS · Gateway Corridors
Gateway comdors are 1,000-feet wide overlay zones that extend 500 feet from the right-
of-way center line for the following hmlted-access thoroughfares
* 1-35 N,
· 1-35W,
· 1-35 E, and
· Loop 288
· Entranceway Corridors
Entranceways comdors are 500-feet wide overlay zones that extend 250 feet from the
right-of-way center line for the following segments of primary or secondary
thoroughfares
· U S Highway 380 from Primrose Street west to the c~ty limits,
· U S H~ghway 380 from Ruddell Street east to the city hm~ts,
· US Hwy 77 from 1-35N to Windsor Drive,
· Teasley Lane (FM 2181),
· Fort Worth Drive (US Highway 377) from 1-3515 south to the city limits,
· Locust Street (FM 2164) from Loop 288 north to the city hm~ts, and
· Sherman Drive (FM 428) from Loop 288 north to the city limits
· ,C~ty limits: The regnlat~ons shall apply to property along the designated roadway that
~s ,wlttun the c~ty lamts As annexation occurs along the designated roadways the
regulations shall apply to the area annexed