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ORDINANCE NO V-09-T-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, ABOLISHING THE DENTON
CITY-COUNTY JOINT AIRPORT ZONING BOARD, AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF AN AIRPORT ZONING
COMMISSION, SETTING FORTH THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION,
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, in 1980 the City of Denton and County of Denton estab-
lished a joint airport zoning board to make and enforce airport
hazard zoning regulations and compatible land use zoning regula-
tions in accordance with State law, and
WHEREAS, the joint airport zoning board adopted airport hazard
regulations, and
WHEREAS, the State authorizes cities over 50,000 population to
adopt, administer, and enforce airport hazard zoning regulations
and compatible land use zoning regulations adjacent to municipal
airports, including land within a city's extraterritorial jurisdic-
tion, and
WHEREAS, State law requires the appointment of airport zoning
commissions to make a report and hold public hearings on the estab-
lishment or the amendment of airport zoning regulations, and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to abolish the current joint air-
port zoning board and create an airport zoning commission to make
a report and hold hearings on airport zoning regulations, NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That ordinance No 80-32, effective April 8, 1980,
creating the Denton City-County Joint Airport Zoning Board is re-
pealed
SECTION II That Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances is
amended by adding a new Article IV to read as follows
ARTICLE IV AIRPORT ZONING COMMISSION
Sec 3-100 Authority, creation
The Denton Municipal Airport Zoning Commission is
established under the provisions of Local Government Code
§241 016 (Vernon 1988) The Commission shall have the duty
to study and recommend the establishment and amendment of
airport zoning regulations in accordance with State law
sec 3-101 Composition, chairman, terms
The Denton Municipal Airport Zoning Commission shall
have six members, appointed by the City Council Three of
the members appointed shall also be current members of the
Airport Advisory Board and the other three shall be current
members of the Planning and Zoning Commission Each member
shall be appointed for a one year term, beginning on July
1 and ending on June 30 of the following year, or until a
successor is appointed The Commission shall select a
chairman and may adopt rules for the conduct of its
meetings
SECTION III That this ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and approv 1
PASSED AND APPROVED this the y of 1991
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BOB CASTLEBERRY, MAYO
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA A DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
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