1974-023 NO 7 %'1 {
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE (ORDINANCE NO 69-1)
OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AS SAME WAS ADOPTED AS AN APPENDIX
TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AND DE-
CLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
That the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas adopted
January 14, 1969, as an Appendix to the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Denton, Texas, as Ordinance No 69-1, as amended, be, and
the same is hereby amended as follows
"ARTICLE II Zoning Dlstr~cts Established
The City of Denton, Texas, as hereby d~vaded into eighteen (18)
zoning d~stracts The use, height and area regulations as set out
here~n are uniform an each d~str~ct The e~ghteen d~str~cts estab-
lashed here~n shall be known as
Abbreviated Zoning D~str~ct
Designation Name
A Agricultural D~stract
SF-16 One-Family Dwelling D~str~ct
SF-13 One-Family Dwelling D~strlct
SF-10 One-Family Dwelling District
SF-7 One-Family Dwelling D~strlct
2F Two-Family Dwelling Dlstrlct
MF-1 Mult~ple-Famaly Dwelling Distract 1
MF-2 Multiple-Family Dwelling D~str~ct - 2
U University D~str~ct
p Parking D~str~ct
O Office Distract
NS Neighborhood Service D~str~ct
GR General Retail D~str~ct
C Commercaal Dlstr~ct
CB Central Business District
LI Light Industrial District
HI Heavy Industraal D~strlct
PD Planned Development District"
ARTICLE VII Use Regulation Dlstr~cts, Use of Land and Buildings
Sald Article shall be amended by ~ncludlng therein SF-13 One-
Famaly Dwellang District, with such dwellang district having the same
permitted uses as SF-16
ARTICLE XIII Area Regulations
A Lot Area (a) Schedule Minimum Lot Areas - Residential Dis-
tracts in square feet add thereto SF-13 One-Family Dwellang D~stract
with a m~nlmum lot area of thirteen thousand (13,000) square feet for
sa~d s~ngle-famlly dwelling detached
B Lot Width (a) Schedule Minimum Lot Wldth- Residential
Districts Minimum lot wldth for SF-13 one-family dwelllng district
shall be eighty (80) feet for s~ngle-famlly dwelling detached, twenty
(20) feet for single family dwelling attached
C Lot Depth (a) Schedule of Mlnlmum Lot Depth - Resldentlal
D~strlcts A mlnimum lot depth of one hundred twenty (120) feet for
s~ngle-fam~ly dwelling shall be added for SF-13, one-family dwelling
district classlflcatlon
D Lot Coverage and Floor Area Ratio (a) Schedule Maxlmum
Bulldlng Coverage - Resldentlal D~str~ots SF-13 one-family dwelling
district shall have a max~m%%m percent of lot area which may be covered
by building ~n resldentlal use as thirty-five percent
E Front Yard (a) Schedule M~mlmum Front Yard - Residential
Dlstrlct SF-13 one-family dwelling dlstr~ct shall have as a minimum
front yard in feet a thirty (30) foot set back
F S~de Yard (a) Schedule Minimum Slde Yard - Residential
District SF-13 one-famlly dwelling dlstr~ct shall have a s~de yard
residential mlnlmum set back of elght (8) feet
G Rear Yard (a) Shall be amended to include SF-13 one-
family dwelling district
ARTICLE XIV Height Regulations
In the SF-13, single family dwelling d~str~ct, the maximum height
of buildings and structures shall be two and one-half (2 1/2) stories
except as noted ~n Article XIV B following
ARTICLE XV Vehicle Parking Regulations
A The m~nlmum off-street parking spaces for (3) SF-13, one-family
dwelling district S~all be two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit
C Special Off-Street Parking Regulations under Article XV
(2) Should ~nclude SF-13 one-family dwelling dlstr~ct in sub-
section (2)
SECTION II
That the C~ty Council of the City of Denton, Texas hereby finds
that such changes are ~n accordance w~th a comprehensive plan for the
purpose of promoting the general welfare of the City of Denton, Texas,
and with reasonable consideration, lncourages the most appropriate uses
of land for the maximum benefit to the C~ty of Denton, Texas, and its
citizens
SECTION III
That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect ~mmed~ately
after its passage and approval, the required public hearings having
heretofore been held by the Planning and Zoning Commlsslon and the City
Council of the Clty of Denton, Texas, after giving due not~ce thereof
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~ay of June, A D 1974
BILL NEU, MAYOR
ATTES~ . / CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
B~O~S HOLT, C Y CRE
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
~/P~LP~ M~, C~YFATTORNEY
CITY OF DEI~TON, TEXAS