2018-133 Apartment Construction on Scripture StreetDate: September 21, 2018 Report No. 2018-133
INFORMAL STAFF REPORT
TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT:
Student Apartment Building on Scripture Street
BACKGROUND:
The City Attorney’s Office was asked to clarify zoning and land use questions recently raised
regarding the construction of a student housing apartment complex at the corner of Scripture Street
and Normal Street.
DISCUSSION:
Zoning: The site’s current zoning would allow the construction as proposed. This zoning was
originally put into place to accommodate supporting medical uses that existed in proximity to the
old County hospital (Flow Hospital). The site formerly housed a pharmacy and a senior living
center. All such medical uses eventually faded away, and the property is currently vacant. Zoning
was never changed, and the 2002 citywide rezoning approximated these old zoning entitlements
with new ones. The site is currently zoned as a combination of DR-2 and DC-G. The prior
rezoning application that was defeated in 2017 was seeking uniform zoning of DC-G, but the
project can still be built as currently proposed with the site’s two existing zoning classifications.
The applicant has adapted their initial application to allow for mixed use, and has made other
changes allowed by code.
Platting: No platting is needed for this construction project. The property has already been platted.
Recently, an attorney submitted a letter on behalf of her client, expressing concern about the
development and potential impacts. However, the letter expressed no legal concerns or
impediments to development, and the City Attorney’s Office confirmed that there are no known
legal impediments.
STAFF CONTACT:
Jerry Drake
First Assistant City Attorney
Jerry.Drake@cityofdenton.com
940-349-8333