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ORDINANCE NO. 2010-121
AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING AN AREA OF LAND TO THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS,
GENERALLY IDENTIFIED AS DH-1 OF APPROXIMATELY 315 ACRES (LESS THOSE
PARCELS IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT "C") LOCATED EAST OF H. LIVELY ROAD;
SOUTH SIDE OF FM 2449; WEST SIDE OF JOHN PAINE ROAD, AND MORE
SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO, WHICH AREA IS
ADJACENT TO AND ABUTS THE EXISTING CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, AND WHICH CONTAINS FEWER THAN 100 SEPARATE TRACTS OF LAND ON
WHICH ONE OR MORE RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS ARE LOCATED ON EACH TRACT;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION OF A SERVICE PLAN IN THIS ORDINANCE;
EXCLUDING PROPERTIES WITHIN DH-1 SUBJECT TO NON-ANNEXATION
AGREEMENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT OR TIMBERLAND
USE FROM THE ANNEXATION; PROVIDING FOR CORRECTION OF THE CITY MAP
TO INCLUDE THIS ANNEXED AREA; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 43.061, Subchapter C-1, Local Government Code, a
home rule city is authorized to annex certain areas that are not required to be in an annexation
plan; and
WHEREAS, this annexation is under the annexation procedures for areas exempted from
an annexation plan pursuant to Tex. Loc. Gov't Code section 43.052(h); and
WHEREAS, the Denton City Council finds that there are fewer than 100 separate tracts
of land on which one or more residential dwellings are located on the DH-1 tract in the area to be
annexed; and
WHEREAS, the Denton City Council finds that the annexation will allow the city to
ensure development consistent with The Denton Plan as it is now written, or as it may be
modified by the City from time to time; and
WHEREAS, all required notices, including written notice of intent to annex said area to
each property owner, each public entity and each railroad company within said area as required
by Section 43.062, Subchapter C-1, Local Government Code, and all public hearings and
requirements for such annexation have been had in accordance with applicable law; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared a service plan for the area to be annexed in accordance
with Tex. Loc. Gov't Code section 43.056 providing for full municipal services to such area,
which service plan was made available to the public and explained at the scheduled public
hearings; and
WHEREAS, offers of non-annexation development agreements have been made to the
owners of all eligible properties within the area to be annexed pursuant to this Ordinance, which
properties have been appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as land for agricultural, wildlife
management or timberland as required by Section 43.035, Subchapter B, Local Government
Code; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council, by prior action, has approved certain non-annexation
agreements executed by eligible property owners within DH-1; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to affirm that structures, uses and facilities pre-existing in
areas annexed under this Ordinance, or in areas subject to non-annexation agreements within
DH-1 approved by prior action, shall be subject to the protections and limitations imposed by
§43.002 of the Texas Local Government Code, as well as those protections afforded by
Subchapter 11 of the Denton Development Code, to the extent it is applicable; and
WHEREAS, under the previously approved non-annexation agreements between an
eligible property owner and the City, the lands subject to the agreements retain their
extraterritorial status and the owners of such lands must abide by the City's development
regulations as if such lands were within the City limits, as provided further in such agreement;
and
WHEREAS, the land which is adjacent or contiguous to an area subject to a non-
annexation agreement is considered adjacent or contiguous to the City for purposes of
annexation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton deems it to be in the best interests of
the citizens of the City of Denton to annex said territory into the City of Denton, save and except
those properties subject to prior approved non-annexation agreements within DH-1; NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The findings and recitations contained in the preamble of this Ordinance
are incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The area of land which abuts and is adjacent to the existing corporate limits
of the City of Denton, Texas, known as DH-1, as described in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and
incorporated herein, and as depicted in Exhibit "B," attached hereto and incorporated herein
(except that if there is conflict between the Exhibits, "A" shall control), save and except for those
properties described in Exhibit "C", which are subject to certain non-annexation agreements,
executed by property owners within DH-1 and previously approved by the City, due to their use
for agricultural, wildlife management or timberland purposes as described in Section 43.035,
Subchapter B, Local Government Code, is hereby ANNEXED to and included within the
corporate limits of the City of Denton, Texas.
SECTION 3. A service plan prepared in accordance with applicable provisions of state
law pertaining to annexation is attached hereto as Exhibit "D" and made a part hereof for all
intents and purposes.
SECTION 4. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to immediately correct
the map of the City of Denton by adding thereto the additional territory annexed by this
Ordinance, indicating on the map the date of annexation and the number of this Ordinance, and
the ETJ resulting from such boundary extensions.
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SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall be become effective upon final passage by the City
Council.
SECTION 6. Should any paragraph, section, sentence, phrase, clause or word of this
Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance
shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 7. Nothing herein should be deemed to repudiate any earlier action by the
City relating to approval of any non-annexation agreement associated with properties contained
within DH-1.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on 1St reading this g day of , 2010.
Passed by the City Council on 2nd reading this day of , 2010.
MARK A`BUR-ROU(4HS. MAYOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY:
APPRO D LF0 LEGAL FORM:
ANITA BURGESS, CITY ATTORNEY
BY: L CAn e ) ~
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EXHIBIT A
EXHIBIT "A"
Annexation Tract DHI
ALL those certain lots, tracts or parcels of land lying and being situated in the County of
Denton, State of Texas and presently being embraced by the Denton city limit boundaries
of record and established by the annexation ordinances as follows: Ordinance 2001-451
and Ordinance 2006- 205; and being more specifically described as follows:
DH1
BEGINNING at a point at the southeast corner of C Wolfe Road and FM 2499, as
described in Ordinance 2006-205, South Tract, as the northwest corner of said Tract;
THENCE by a series of metes and bounds as described in said ordinance and listed
herein:
Easterly with the south right-of-way of Farm Road No. 2449 as follows:
North 45°
10'
52"
East, 41.58 feet;
North 89°
46'
37"
East, 679.48 feet;
South 84°
30'
45"
East t, 100.50 feet;
North 89°
46'
37"
East, 200.00 feet;
North 84°
03'
59"
East, 100.50 feet;
North 89°
46'
37"
East, 1462.48 feet;
THENCE South 00° 16' 13" East, 711.07 feet with a west line of an 18.28 acre
tract to a point for a corner of said 18.28 acre tract;
THENCE North 89° 45' 23" East, 1119.68 feet with the south line said 18.28 acre
tract to a point for a corner at the southeast corner of said 18.28 acre tract;
THENCE North 00° 12' 56" West, 710.67 feet with the east line of the aid 18.28
acre tract to a point for a corner at the northeast corner of the said 18.28 acre tract in the
south right-of-way of said Farm Road No. 2449;
THENCE North 89° 46' 37" East, 4616.62 feet to a point for a corner;
THENCE South 00° 09" 33" West, 1652.60 to a point for a corner;
THENCE North 89° 28' 35" West, 254.68 feet to a point for a corner;
THENCE South 00° 24' 30" West, 2169.07 feet to a point for a corner;
THENCE South 89° 56' 06" East, 3151.06 to a point on the west edge of John
Paine Road;
THENCE South 00° 33' 24" West, 5406.60 feet with the west edge of John Paine
Road to a point also known as the southeast corner of the property described in
Ordinance 2006-205, South Tract;
THENCE easterly across John Paine Road to a point on the westerly line of the property
described in Ordinance 2001-451, also being the easterly right-of-way line of John Paine
Road;
THENCE northerly along the easterly right-of-way for John Paine Road to a point
described in Ordinance 2001-451;
THENCE North 44° 41' 34" East, 185.77 feet to a point described in Ordinance 2001-
451 as a point in the north property line of a Petrus, Tract I land and the existing southern
right-of-way of FM 2499;
THENCE North 89° 53' 51" East, 245.46 feet crossing the existing right-of-way line for
FM 2499 and being the southwest corner of the Petrus Tract III land as described in
Ordinance 2001-451;
THENCE westerly along the north right-of-way of FM 2499 to a point described in
Ordinance 2006-205, North Tract, being at the intersection of the north right-of-way pr
FM 2499 and the east right-of-way of C. Wolfe Road;
THENCE southerly to the Point of Beginning.
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Being 267.27 acres of land, more or less, situated in the J.W. Kjellberg Survey, Abstract NO.
1610; the M. Paine Survey, Abstract No. 1036; the George West Survey, Abstract No. 1393; and
the S. Paine Survey, Abstract No. 1035, Denton County, Texas, and being more fully described
in that certain Special Warranty Deed dated January 6, 1998 from Ronald Lee McCutchin to
Ronald McCutchin Family Partnership, Ltd., filed for record on January 23, 1998 and recorded
in Volume 4015, Page 793 of the Real Property Records of Denton County, Texas. Said 267.27
acres of land, more or less, is commonly known as DCAD Property ID 67349, DCAD Property
ID 73313, DCAD Property ID 65056 and DCAD Property ID 67472, respectively.
EXHIBIT D
CITY OF DENTON SERVICE PLAN
- 2010 Annexation
1. AREA ANNEXED
The areas to be annexed include approximately 7,480 acres of land contained in fifteen (15)
areas. Four (4) of the 15 areas are primarily located within the northwestern quadrant of the City
of Denton's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ), Division 1 and are identified as PAAI, PAA2
South, PAA3 and PAA4. These areas include approximately 5273 acres of land. The remaining
eleven (11) areas are unincorporated ETJ pockets and are located within the body of the City of
Denton's corporate limits and are identified as DH-1, DH-2, DH-3, DH-4, DH-5, DH-6, DH-8,
DH-10, DH-11, DH-13 and DH-14. These areas include approximately 2207 acres of land. The
proposed annexation contains multiple owners in 15 distinct areas, as shown on the attached
location map. A general description of each area is also attached.
II. INTRODUCTION
This service plan has been prepared in accordance with the Texas Local Government Code,
Sections 43.021; 43.065; and 43.056(b)-(o) (Vernon 2008, as amended). Municipal facilities and
services to the annexed areas described above will be provided or made available on behalf of
the City of Denton in accordance with the following plan. The City of Denton shall provide the
annexed tract the levels of service, infrastructure, and infrastructure maintenance that are
comparable to the levels of service, infrastructure, and infrastructure maintenance available in
other parts of the City of Denton with similar topography, land use, and population density.
III. AD VALOREM (PROPERTY OWNER) TAX SERVICES
A. Police Protection
Police protection from the City of Denton Police Department shall be provided to
the areas annexed at a level consistent with current methods and procedures
presently provided to similar areas on the effective date of the ordinance. Some
of these services include:
1. Normal patrols and responses;
2. Handling of complaints and incident reports;
3. Special units, such as traffic enforcement, investigations and special
weapons; and
4. Coordination with other public safety support agencies.
As development commences in these areas, sufficient police protection, including
personnel and equipment will be provided to furnish these areas with the level of
police services consistent with the characteristics of topography, land utilization
and population density of the areas.
Upon ultimate development, police protection will be provided at a level
consistent with other similarly situated areas within the city limits.
B. Fire Protection
The Denton Fire Department (DFD) will provide emergency and fire prevention
services to the annexation areas. These services include:
1. Fire suppression and rescue;
2. Pre-hospital medical services including triage, treatment and transport
by Advanced Life Support (ALS) fire engines, trucks and ambulances;
3. Hazardous materials response and mitigation;
4. Emergency prevention and public education efforts;
5. Technical rescue response; and
6. Construction Plan Review and required inspections.
Fire protection from the City of Denton shall be provided to the areas annexed at
a level consistent with current methods and procedures presently provided to
similar areas of the City of Denton on the effective date of the ordinance.
As development commences in these areas, sufficient fire protection, including
personnel and equipment will be provided to furnish these areas with the level of
services consistent with the characteristics of topography, land utilization and
population density of the areas. It is anticipated that fire stations planned to serve
areas currently within the City of Denton will be sufficient to serve areas now
being considered for annexation.
Upon ultimate development, fire protection will be provided at a level consistent
with other similarly situated areas within the city limits.
C. Emergency Medical Service
The Denton Fire Department (DFD) will provide the following emergency and
safety services to the annexation areas. These services include:
1. Emergency medical dispatch and pre-arrival First Aid instructions;
2. Pre-hospital emergency Advanced Life Support (ALS) response; and
transport;
3. Medical rescue services.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) from the City of Denton shall be provided to
the areas annexed at a level consistent with current methods and procedures
presently provided to similar areas of the City of Denton on the effective date of
the ordinance.
As development commences in these areas, sufficient EMS, including personnel
and equipment will be provided to furnish these areas with the level of services
consistent with the characteristics of topography, land utilization and population
density of the areas.
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Upon ultimate development, EMS will be provided at a level consistent with other
similarly situated areas within the city limits.
D. Solid Waste
Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Services will be provided to the newly
annexed property immediately upon the effective date of the annexation at a level
consistent with current methods and procedures presently provided to similar
areas within the city. Private solid waste collection service providers operating in
the affected area immediately prior to annexation and currently providing
customers with service, may continue to provide their existing service for up to 2
years in accordance with Texas Local Government Code.
E. Wastewater Facilities
All the proposed annexation areas are within the City of Denton Sewer Service
Area as defined by Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) Number
20072 as issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
As development commences in these areas, sanitary sewer mains will be extended
in accordance with the provisions of the City's codes, ordinances and regulations.
City participation in the costs of these extensions shall be in accordance with
applicable City ordinances and regulations. Capacity shall be provided consistent
with the characteristics of topography, land utilization, and population density of
the areas.
Sanitary sewer mains and lift stations installed or improved to City standards
within the annexed areas which are located within dedicated easement, rights-of-
way, or any other acceptable location approved by the City Engineer, shall be
maintained by the City on the effective date of this ordinance.
Operation and maintenance of wastewater facilities in the annexed areas that are
within the service area of another water utility will be the responsibility of that
utility. Operation and maintenance of private wastewater facilities in the annexed
area will be the responsibility of the owner.
F. Water Facilities
PAA1, PAA4, DH-1, DH-2, DH-3, DH-4, DH-5, DH-6, DH-8, DH-10, DH-11,
DH-13, and DH-14 annexation areas are within the City of Denton Water Service
Area as defined by Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) Number
10195 as issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
PAA2S and PAA3 annexation areas lie within the City of Denton Water Service
Area as defined by Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) Number
10195 as issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
Bolivar Water Supply Corporation is dually certified in portions of this area under
CCN Number 11257.
Connections to existing City of Denton water distribution mains for water service
will be provided in accordance with existing City ordinances and policies. Upon
connection to existing distribution mains, water service will be provided at rates
established by city ordinance.
As new development occurs within these areas, water distribution mains will be
extended in accordance with Denton's Codes, ordinances and utility service
policies. City participation in the costs of these extensions shall be in accordance
with Denton's codes and ordinances. Water service capacity shall be provided
consistent with the characteristics of topography, land use and population density
of the area.
Operation and maintenance of water facilities in the annexed area that are within
the service area of another water utility will be the responsibility of that utility.
Existing developments, businesses or homes that are on individual water wells or
private water systems will be allowed to continue to remain on these systems until
a request for water service is made to the City. These requests for service will be
handled in accordance with the applicable utility service line extension and
connection policies currently in place at the time the request for service is
received.
G. Roads and Streets
Emergency street maintenance shall be provided within the annexation areas on
the effective date of the applicable ordinance of acceptance. Routine maintenance
will be provided within the annexation areas and will be scheduled as part of the
City's annual program and in accordance with the current policies and procedures
defined by the ordinance and/or as established by the City Council.
Any construction or reconstruction will be considered within the annexation areas
on a City wide basis and within the context of the City's CIP and/or yearly fiscal
budgetary allotments by the City Council.
Roadway signage and associated posts will be replaced in priority of importance
starting with regulatory signs, then warning signs, then informational signs and in
conformance with fiscal allotments by the City Council. If a sign remains, it will
be reviewed and placed on the City's inventory listing for routine replacement.
All exiting signs will be reviewed for applicability and based upon an engineering
study. New signs will be installed when necessary and based upon an engineering
study.
Routine maintenance. of road/street markings will be placed on a priority listing
and scheduled within the yearly budgetary allotments by the City Council.
H. Parks, Playgrounds, Swimming Pools
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Residents within the areas annexed may utilize all existing park and recreation
facilities, on the effective date of this ordinance. Fees for such usage shall be in
accordance with current fees established by ordinance.
As development commences in these areas, additional park and recreation
facilities shall be constructed based on park policies defined in the Park Master
Plan and as specified in the Park Dedication and Development Ordinance. The
general planned locations and classifications of parks will ultimately serve
residents from the current City limits and residents from areas being considered
for annexation.
1. Publicly Owned Facilities
Any publicly owned facility, building, or service located within the annexed area,
and not otherwise owned or maintained by another governmental entity, shall be
maintained by the City of Denton on the effective date of the annexation
ordinance.
J. Other Services
Other services that may be provided by the City of Denton, such as municipal and
general administration will be made available on the effective date of the
annexation. The City of Denton shall provide level of services, infrastructure, and
infrastructure maintenance that is comparable to the level of services,
infrastructure, and infrastructure maintenance available in other parts of the City
of Denton with topography, land use, and population density similar to those
reasonably contemplated or projected in the area.
III. UNIFORM LEVEL OF SERVICES IS NOT REQUIRED
Nothing in this plan shall require the City of Denton to provide a uniform level of full municipal
services to each area of the City, including the annexed area, if different characteristics of
topography, land use, and population density are considered a sufficient basis for providing
different levels of service.
IV. TERM
This service plan shall be valid for a term of ten (10) years. Renewal of the service plan shall be
at the discretion of City Council.
V. AMENDMENTS
The service plan may be amended if the City Council determines at a public hearing that changed
conditions or subsequent occurrences make this service plan unworkable or obsolete. The City
Council may amend the service plan to conform to the changed conditions or subsequent
occurrences pursuant to Texas Local Government Code, Section 43.056.