2015-026s: \legal \our documents \ordinances \Wcomp plan amendment ordinance.docx
ORDINANCE NO. 2015 -026
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE UPDATE TO
THE CITY OF DENTON'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE. (CA 11 -0004)
WHEREAS, Chapter 213 of the Texas Local Government Code provides Texas cities the
authority to adopt comprehensive plans for long range development within cities; and
WHEREAS, on December 7, 1999, the City of Denton adopted the Denton Plan; and
WHEREAS, on February 8, 2011, a proposal for the update of the Denton Plan was
presented at the City Council Retreat and staff was directed to initiate the process to update the
Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, on March 6, 2012, Wallace, Roberts, and Todd, LLC was hired to prepare
the update to the Denton Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Denton Plan 2030 builds upon the foundation established by the 1999
Denton Plan, during the plan development an assessment of the 1999 Denton Plan was
conducted; and
WHEREAS, the Denton Plan 2030 sets a goals, policies, and actions to manage growth,
promote reinvestment, and improve quality of life for the next two decades; and
WHEREAS, the Denton Plan 2030 was formally kicked off in August 2012 with an Open
House and the input and feedback received at the Open House set the framework for the
upcoming Community Forums; and
WHEREAS, the primary source of community input was through three series of
Community Forums, Community Forum 1 - Issues and Aspirations where citizens were asked to
express their aspiration and concerns about the present and future of Denton, Community Forum
2 - Selecting Your Future where citizens compared four growth scenarios, a Growth Trend
Scenario, Centers, Corridor, and Compact Scenario and provided input regarding their
preferences for development priorities and community character, and Community Forum 3 -
Reviewing the Draft Comprehensive Plan where the Draft Denton Plan 2030 was unveiled and
presented to the community with the purpose to ensure that the policies affirm the direction from
the citizens of Denton; and
WHEREAS, three key groups were formed to provide guidance during the Plan
development, the Citizens Advisory Committee — a 32 members appointed by City Council to
represent a variety of community interest groups and constituencies established to advise the
policy direction of the comprehensive plan from the perspective of key stakeholder groups
within the community, the Technical Advisory Committee - a group of senior staff of City of
Denton Departments tasked to provide technical advice throughout the planning process
reviewing all deliverables created throughout the plan development to ensure accuracy and
feasibility, and the Denton Plan Ambassadors — community members who served as leaders and
advocates for Denton Plan 2030 and who met throughout the Plan's development to provide
input and share information with the community groups that they represented; and
WHEREAS, the Denton Plan 2030 is inspired and informed by citizen values and
aspirations expressed in the Community Vision Statement, a description of what the community
wants to become in the future; and
WHEREAS, the Denton Plan 2030 establishes an optimal pattern of growth identified in
the Preferred Growth Concept, a conceptual vision for the form, character, and general location
of development in the city that reflects the input and expressed preferences of the community;
and
WHEREAS, on November 5, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission concluded a
public hearing as required by law, and recommended approval of an update to the City of
Denton's Comprehensive Plan with conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the update to the City of Denton's
Comprehensive Plan is in the best interests of the health, safety and general welfare of the
citizens of the City of Denton, Texas; 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 as true.
SECTION 2. Denton Plan 2030 sets a framework for future planning and decision
making for the entire City of Denton.
SECTION 3. Denton Plan 2030 affects all operations and activities of the City of
Denton.
SECTION 4. The Denton City Council adopts Denton Plan 2030 and its
recommendations and implementation actions, as presented in Exhibit "A" and with staff and
Planning and Zoning Commission conditions presented in Exhibit `B ".
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 3 day of ��� w_, 2015.
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ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY