1995-053pLATBOUN. ORD
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING SECTION 34-125
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS TO ADD A NEW
SUBSECTION F, PROHIBITING PLATTING OF LOTS WITH LOT-INCOMPATIBLE
ZONING DISTRICTS AND DEFINING THAT TERM AS USED THEREIN; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF $500.00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EFFEC-
TIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That Section 34-125 of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Denton, Texas, is hereby amended to add a new subsection
(f) to read as follows. Ail other portions of this section not
specifically referenced herein remain unchanged:
Sec. 34-125. Lots, common areas and facilities.
[Subsections (a) through (e) unchanged]
(f) Lot-incompatible zoning prohibited. Individual lots
shall not be platted so as to encompass two or more lot-
incompatible zoning districts. For the purposes of this
subsection, residential zoning is deemed lot-incompatible
with non-residential zoning, multi-family zoning and two-
family zoning are deemed lot-incompatible with single-
family zoning, and residential zoning is deemed lot-
incompatible with planned development zoning.
SECTION II. That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sen-
tence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application
thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the va-
lidity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City
Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have
enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity.
SECTION III. That any person violating any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not exceeding
$500.00. Each day that a provision of this ordinance is violated
shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. This penalty is
in addition to and cumulative of any other remedies as may be
available at law and equity.
SECTION IV. That this ordinance shall become effective four-
teen (14) days from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary
is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be
published twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle, the official news-
paper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the
date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this th~/~ day of ~ , 1995.
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
MICHAEL A. BUCEK, ACTING CITY ATTORNEY
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