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ORDINANCE NO. 2012-046
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, APPROVING AN UPDATED
AMENDMENT TO THE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE LINKAGE COMPONENT OF THE
DENTON MOBILITY PLAN FOR THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (CAl 1-0003)
WHEREAS, on December 7,1999, the City of Denton Adopted the Denton P1an,1999-2020,
the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Denton, Texas; and
WHEREAS, various components of this plan have been since revised, amended and
approved, including the Mobility Plan; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of numerous public meetings; citizen input; feedbacic from work
sessions before the Denton Mobility Committee, Denton Parks, Recreation and Beautification Board,
Denton Traffic Safety Commission, Denton Planning & Zoning Commission, Denton City Council;
and the efforts of professionals worlcing both within City staff and hired consulting firms; a nearly
two-year effort has culminated in the final draft of the updated Pedestrian and Bicycle Linlcage
component of the Mobility Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit 1; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to, and in full compliance with, §35.3.3 of the Denton Development
Code, the Planning and Zoning Commission concluded a public hearing on December 7, 2011, as
required by law, and recommended approval of the requested Amendment to the Mobility Plan
component of the Denton Plan, to update the Pedestrian and Bicycle Linkage component thereof,
attached hereto, and incorporated fully herein, as Exhibit 1; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed Plan Amendment is in the best interests
of the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the City of Denton Texas, and that all other
legal and procedural predicates thereto have been satisfied in full; 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 and found to be true.
SECTION 2. The Denton Plan is hereby amended by the approval of the updated Pedestrian
and Bicycle Linkage component of the Mobility Plan attached hereto, and incorporated fully herein,
as Exhibit 1.
SECTION 3. The City's official Mobility Plan map is hereby amended to incorporate the
updated Pedestrian and Bicycle Linkage Component map attached hereto, and incorporated fully
herein, as Exhibit 2.
SECTION 4. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance is held invalid by any court, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of other
provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
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SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective immediately from and upon its passage
and approval.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the �= day of ���L(�l1� , 2012.
MARK A. B GHS, AYOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY:
APPRO D AS O LEGAL FORM:
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Exhibit 1
Update to the Pedestrian and Bicvcle Linka�e Component of the Denton Mobilitv Plan