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ORDINANCE NO.2015 -066
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR ACCEPTANCE OF ELIGIBLE NON - ANNEXATION
AGREEMENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT OR TIMBERLAND
USE PROPERTIES WITHIN AN AREA OF LAND ADJACENT TO AND ABUTTING THE
EXISTING CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, GENERALLY IDENTIFIED
AS DH -14 OF APPROXIMATELY 30 ACRES LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
ROBINSON ROAD, EAST OF TEASLEY LANE, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY
IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
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 the City desires to pursue annexation of DH -14, as hereinafter described; and
WHEREAS, Section 43.035, Subchapter B, Local Government Code requires the City to
make offers of non - annexation development agreements to the owners of all properties which
have been appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as land for agricultural, wildlife management or
timberland within the area to be annexed; and
WHEREAS, under a non - annexation agreement between an eligible property owner and
the City, the land subject to the agreement retains its extraterritorial status and the owners of
such land must abide by the City's development regulations as if such land were within the City
limits, as provided further in such agreement; and
WHEREAS, the city has offered said non - annexation agreements for a one year term in
light of the rapid growth of the Denton area, the need to assure orderly growth, and the
inadequate land area currently within the Denton city limits; and
WHEREAS, the owners of some eligible properties have executed such non - annexation
agreements; the owners of other properties have executed such non - annexation agreements but
there remain defects in the legal description of such properties, or otherwise ineligible; and yet
others owners to whom notices have been sent have not executed the agreements within the
allotted period of time, thereby declining the City's offer; and
WHEREAS, the City and the owners of eligible properties with insufficient legal
descriptions are in the process of correcting defects therein; and
WHEREAS, the Denton City Council deems it to be in the best interests of the citizens of
the City of Denton to enter into such non - annexation agreements with eligible property owners;
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.
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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 -14, is described in Exhibit "A ", attached hereto and
incorporated herein, and depicted in Exhibit "B," attached hereto and incorporated herein (except
that if there is conflict between the Exhibits, "A" shall control).
SECTION 3. Certain non - annexation agreements relating to eligible properties within
that parcel identified as DH -14, as described and depicted in Exhibits A and B, which have been
properly executed by the owners of those properties and which have legally sufficient property
descriptions, are hereby approved by the City of Denton and are attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference as Exhibit "C ".
SECTION 4. The City Manager is authorized and directed to sign the non - annexation
agreements contained within Exhibit "C" for and on behalf of the City of Denton as a ministerial
act, but with an effective date of this Council's action on same. The City Manager shall further
arrange forthwith for the recordation of non - annexation agreements in the real property records
of Denton County, Texas.
SECTION 5. In the event the City Council does not annex that parcel identified as DH-
14, the City Manager is authorized to rescind the City's action accepting said non - annexation
agreements within six months of the effective date of this Ordinance should any property owners
subject to the agreements so desire.
SECTIONm 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. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately on its passage.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED„
Passed by the City Council reading this 5
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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EXHIBIT "A"
Annexation Tract DH14
ALL those certain lots, tracts or parcels of land lying and being situated in the County of
Denton, State of Texas and presently being wholly surrounded and fully embraced by the
Denton city limit boundaries of record and established by the annexation and
disannexation ordinances as follows: Ordinance 1965 -43 (Tract 3), Ordinance 1978 -28
(Exhibit C), Ordinance 1983 -33, Ordinance 1997 -51, Ordinance 1999 -347, and
Ordinance 1999 -383; and being more specifically described as follows:
DH -14
BEGINNING at a point in the southeast corner of the property described in Ordinance
83 -033, said point being near the northeast corner of Teasley Lane and Robinson Road, at
the intersection of the property described in Ordinance 65 -43 and being 5 feet east of the
east right -of -way of Teasley Lane;
THENCE westerly along the north right -of -way line of Robinson Road to a point on the
line, described in Ordinance 78 -28, Exhibit C;
THENCE southerly along the line described in Ordinance 78 -28, Exhibit C to a point on
a line described in Ordinance 97 -051;
THENCE North 86° 55' 29" West, 680.54 feet as described in the property described in
Ordinance 97 -501, said point being at the northwest corner of said property and on a line
on the east side of the property described in Ordinance 99 -347;
THENCE north on the east line of the property described in Ordinance 99 -347 to a point
in the center of Robinson Road as described in said ordinance;
THENCE westerly along the centerline of Robinson Road as described in Ordinance 99-
347 to a point being in the northwest corner of said property;
THENCE northerly to the Point of Beginning
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CHAPTER 212 TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
NON - ANNEXATION EXTENSION AGREEMENT
This Agreement is entered into pursuant to Sections 43.035 and 212.172 Tex. Local Gov't Code
by and between the City of Denton, Texas (the "City ") and Dan and Melinda S. Hampton
( "Owners "), the property owners of the hereinafter described property (the "Property ") in Denton
County, Texas, sometimes individually or collectively referred to as "Party" or "Parties ":
Being 2.50 acres of land, more or less, situated in the B. Merchant Survey, Abstract No.
800, Denton County, Texas, and being more fully described in that certain Warranty
Deed with Vendor's Lien dated October 10, 1978 from Thomas T. Kirby, Jr. and wife,
Ava Joyce Kirby to Dan Hampton and wife, Melinda S. Hampton, filed for record on
October 13, 1978 and recorded in Volume 918, Page 102 of the Real Property Records
of Denton County, Texas. Said 2.5 acres of land, more or less, is commonly known as
DCAD Property ID No. 38030.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the City had previously given notice of its intent to institute annexation
proceedings in 2010 for an "Annexation Area" that includes the above - described Property, in
accordance with Tex. Loc. Gov't Code ch. 43; and
WHEREAS, the Property was previously determined to be subject to the provisions of
§43.035 of the Texas Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to §43.035 of the Texas Local Government Code, the City offered,
and Owners accepted, a non - annexation development agreement contemplated by that section
(hereinafter, the "2010 NAA "), in lieu of the City's annexation in 2010 of all land in the
Annexation Area not otherwise excluded by operation of that statutory provision; and
WHEREAS, the 2010 NAA executed by City and Owners is due to expire early in 2015;
and
WHEREAS, based upon Owners' representations and City's investigation, it appears that
the Property still meets the eligibility criteria of §43.035 of the Texas Local Government Code;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to §43.035 of the Texas Local Government Code, the City hereby
offers to allow the Property to remain in the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction ( "ETJ ") for the
term of this updated 2014 non - annexation extension agreement (hereinafter, the "2014 NAA" or
"Agreement "), which supersedes and replaces the 2010 NAA previously executed by the Parties
for all purposes; and
WHEREAS, Owners hereby accept this offer and agree to the terms of this 2014 NAA, as
set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, Owners and the City acknowledge that this Agreement between them is
binding upon the City and the Owners and their respective successors and assigns for the term of
the Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Denton County Appraisal District records show that the Property
currently is appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as land for agricultural or wildlife
management use, or timber land pursuant to Tex. Tax Code chapter 23.C, D, or E; and
WHEREAS, OWNERS represent that it is their intention not to develop the Property
during the term of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Tex. Loc. Gov't Code section 43.035 authorizes a property owner and a
municipality to enter into an agreement pursuant to Tex. Loc. Gov't Code section 212.172 for
purposes of retaining land in the municipality's ETJ in exchange for the property owner's
covenant not to develop the property and to authorize the municipality to apply development
regulations not inconsistent with agricultural use; and
WHEREAS, the Parties are desirous of entering into an agreement authorized under Tex.
Loc. Gov't Code section 43.035; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement is to be recorded in the Real Property Records of Denton
County, Texas;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the
Parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Continuation . of ETJ Status. The City guarantees the continuation of the
extraterritorial status of the Property and agrees not to annex the Property for the term of this
Agreement, as hereinafter defined, and any subsequent renewals as may be agreed upon by the
Parties, subject, however, to the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 2. Development Plan. The Owners covenant and agree that use of the Property
for the term of this Agreement and any extensions agreed to by the Parties shall be limited to
farm- related and ranch- related uses and customary accessory uses, and single - family detached
farm or ranch dwellings, provided that no single - family dwelling may be located or constructed
on a lot smaller than five (5) acres unless the lot was created prior to the date of this Agreement.
The property owner may apply to the City for division of the land subject to this Agreement into
parcels, each of which is at least five (5) acres in size, for the purposes set forth in this section
without being in violation of this Agreement. Such uses and activities constitute the
development plan for the Property in satisfaction of Tex. Loc. Gov't Code section 212.172(b).
Section 3. Governing Regulations. The following City regulations shall apply to any
development of the Property, as may hereafter be amended from time to time during the term of
this Agreement, provided that the application of such regulations does. not result in interference
with the use of the land for agricultural, wildlife management or foresry purposes and does not
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prevent the continuation of a use established prior to the effective date of this Agreement and
which remains lawful at the time the Agreement is executed:
(1) Zoning standards contained in the Denton Development Code ( "DDC "), as amended
pursuant to The Denton Plan, 1999 -2020, as amended, including but not limited to the
(RD -5) Zoning District regulations, and standards incorporated therein;
(2) The subdivision and development regulations contained within the Denton
Development Code, as amended, together with applicable Design Criteria Manuals
(including construction, drainage, site design, solid waste, transportation, tree
protection standards, and water /wastewater), Denton Mobility Plan and other
approved Master Plans of the City of Denton, Texas, and the North Central Texas
Council of Governments Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction,
North Central Texas, October 2004 edition (NCTCOG Manual);
(3) Denton building codes, as contained within Denton Code Chapters 17, 28 and 29, and
DDC Subchapter 24, adopting:
a. International Building Code, 2009 Edition with local amendments;
b. International Residential Code, 2009 Edition with Appendix G and local
amendments;
C. The International Fire Code, 2009 Edition with local amendments;
d. International Plumbing Code, 2009 Edition with local amendments;
e. International Fuel Gas Code, 2009 Edition with local amendments;
f. International Mechanical Code, 2009 Edition with local amendments
g. Code of Ordinances Chapter 17, Denton Property Maintenance Code, as
amended;
h. International Energy Conservation Code, 2012 Edition with regional
amendments;
i. National Electric Code, 2011 Edition with local amendments;
j. National Electric Safety Code, 2012 Edition, with regional amendments;
k. Minimum housing and building standards, Denton Code § §28 -383 — 437 and
§ § 17 -141 — 210, as amended and as applicable; and
1. Irrigation Standards, Denton Code § §28 -441 — 457;
(4) Sign regulations, as contained within Subchapter 15 of the DDC, as amended;
(5) Applicable water and wastewater connection, construction and on -site operation
requirements, contained within Chapter 26 of the Denton Code of Ordinances, as
amended, and Subchapters 16 and 21 of the DDC, as amended, the Denton Water and
Wastewater Criteria Manual, as amended, and as supplemented by the Texas Water
Code, as amended, Texas Natural Resources Code, as amended, Texas Utilities Code,
as amended, and applicable administrative standards of the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality, as amended;
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(6) Applicable Flood Protection, Drainage and related standards, as contained within
Chapter 30 of the Denton Code, as amended, subchapters 17 through, 19 of the DDC,
as amended, the Denton Drainage Criteria Manual, as amended, and as supplemented
by requirements of the Texas Water Code, as amended, Texas Natural Resources
Code, as amended, applicable administrative standards of the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality, as amended, and applicable administrative standards of the
Federal Emergency Management Administration, as amended; and
(7) Gas Well platting, drilling and production standards, as contained in §35.16.19 and
subchapter 22 of the Denton Development Code, as amended and as applicable, and
as supplemented by requirements of the Texas Utilities Code, the Texas Natural
Resources Code, the Texas Water Code, and applicable administrative standards of
the Texas Railroad Commission and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality,
as amended.
Section 4. Development Plan to Remain in Effect. Following expiration or termination
of this Agreement for any reason, the Development Plan set forth in Section 2 shall remain in
effect for a period of 180 calendar days thereafter, or until the effective date of the annexation
and permanent zoning of the Property, whichever first occurs. The Parties covenant and agree
that the City may deny any development application or plan of development that is submitted to
the City for the Property during such period if such application or plan is inconsistent with the
Development Plan. The Owners expressly waive any vested rights that might otherwise arise
under local or state law, or by common law, from the submittal of such inconsistent development
application. The Owners further agree that no use commenced or completed on the Property that
is inconsistent with the development plan shall be considered established or in existence prior to
the expiration of the 180 -day period during which the Development Plan is in effect.
Section 5. Agreement Deemed Void in Part; Voluntary Annexation.
(A) If an Owner files any application or plan of development for or otherwise
commences development of any portion of the Property inconsistent with the Development Plan
provided in Section 2, sections 1 and 3 of this Agreement shall thereupon become null and void.
(B) Upon expiration, or upon breach or termination of this Agreement for any reason,
the City may initiate annexation of the Property pursuant to Tex. Loc. Gov't Code subchapter C-
1, or other such other provisions governing voluntary annexation of land as may then exist.
Owners expressly and irrevocably consent to annexation of the Property under such
circumstances. Owners further agree that such annexation by the City shall be deemed
voluntary, and not subject to the requirements and procedures for an annexation plan, as required
by Tex. Loc. Gov't Code section 43.052, or successor statute.
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Section 6. Notice of Sale. Any person who sells or conveys any portion of the Property
shall, prior to such sale or conveyance, give 30 days written notice of this Agreement to the
prospective purchaser or grantee. A copy of the notice shall be forwarded to the City at the
following address:
City of Denton, Texas
ATTN: Director of Planning and Development
221 N. Elm Street
Denton, TX 76201
Section 7. Recording. This Agreement is to run with the Property and be recorded in the
real property records, Denton County, Texas.
Section 8. Severability. Invalidation of any provision of this Agreement by judgment or
court order shall not invalidate any of the remaining provisions which shall remain in full force
and effect.
Section 9. Remedies. This Agreement may be enforced by either Owner or the City by
any proceeding at law or in equity. Failure to do so shall not be deemed a waiver to enforce the
provisions of this Agreement thereafter. Entry into this Agreement by Owner waives no rights as
to matters not addressed in this Agreement.
Section 10. Change in Law. No subsequent change in the law regarding annexation shall
affect the enforceability of this Agreement or the City's ability to annex the properties covered
herein pursuant to Section 4.
Section 11. Venue. Venue for this Agreement shall be in Denton County, Texas.
Section 12. Execution in Multiple Copies. This Agreement may be separately executed
in individual counterparts and, upon execution, shall constitute one and same instrument.
Section 13. Term and Extension. Unless extended by mutual agreement of the Parties,
this Agreement shall terminate on March 1, 2016. The Effective Date of the Agreement shall be
the date the Agreement is executed by the City. The Term may be extended upon mutual
agreement of the Parties.
Section 14. Survival of Covenants. The covenants in Sections 2 and 4 shall survive
termination of this Agreement, together with any other provisions, as may be necessary for the
implementation of those sections.
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