2013-146s:llegallour documentslordinances\131z12-4014 ordinance.doc
ORDINANCE NO. 2013-146
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR A ZONING
CHANGE FROM A RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RD-5) ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION
AND USE DESIGNATION TO AN EMPLOYMENT CENTER INDUSTRIAL (EC-I)
ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION AND USE DESIGNATION FOR
APPROXIMATELY 27.76 ACRES OF LAND, GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF
UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND WEST OF MASCH BRANCH ROAD AND LEGALLY
DESCRIBED AS LOT 2, BLOCK 1 OF THE MARRIOTT GARDENS ADDITION, IN THE
CITY OF DENTON, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE
MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000.00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Z12-0014)
WHEREAS, the applicant, Vickie Marriott, has applied for change in zoning for
approximately 27.76 acres of land from a Rural Residential (RD-5) zoning district classification
and use designation to an Employment Center Industrial (EC-I) zoning district classification and
use designation; and
WHEREAS, on March 6, 2013, the Planning and Zoning Commission concluded a
public hearing as required by law, and recommended approval of the requested change in zoning;
and
WHEREAS, on Apri12 2013, the City Council concluded a public hearing as required by
law and finds that the zoning change is consistent with the Denton Plan and Development Code;
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 zoning district classification and use designation for approximately
27.76 acres of land legally described as Lot 2, Block 1 of the Marriott Gardens Addition, which
for all purposes herein (the "Property"), is hereby changed from Rural Residential (RD-5) zoning
district classification and use designation to Employment Center Industrial (EC-I) zoning district
classification and use designation. Notwithstanding the real property description, the property
being rezoned includes all property to the centerline of all adjacent street rights-of-way.
SECTION 3. The City's official zoning map is amended to show the change in zoning
district classification and use designation.
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.
SECTION 5. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall, upon
conviction, be fined a sum not exceeding $2,000.00. Each day that a provision of this ordinance
is violated shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days from the date of
its passage, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be
published twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle, a daily newspaper published in the City of
Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the �f-t� day of ��1 , 2013.
MARK A. BURROUGHS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY:
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
ANITA BURGESS, CITY ATTORNEY
BY: ���'�