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ORDINANCE NO. ��' � "� � � "��
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING A REZONING FROM
A DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL 1(DR-1) DISTRICT TO DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL 2
(DR-2) DISTRICT ON APPROXIMATELY 0.30 ACRES, LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST
CORNER OF WEST EAGLE DRIVE AND MCCORMICK STREET, 1N 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. (Z16-0006)
WHEREAS, Tsuifeng Chang, has applied for a zoning change for an approximately 0.30
acres property legally described as Lot 5, Block 1 of the Darnell Addition, E. Puchlaski Survey,
Abstract 996 (hereinafter, the "Property") from an DR-1 zoning district and use classification to
an DR-2 zoning district and use classification; and
WHEREAS, on May 25, 2016, the Planning and Zoning Commission, in compliance with
the laws of the State of Texas, have given the requisite notices by publication and otherwise, and
have held due hearings and afforded full and fair hearings to all property owners interested in this
regard, and have recommended approval (6-0) of the change in zoning district and use
classification; and
WHEREAS, on June 21, 2016, the City Council likewise conducted a public hearing as
required by law, and finds that the request meets and complies with all substantive and procedural
standards set forth in Section 35.3.4 of the Denton Development Code, and is consistent with the
Denton Plan and the Denton Development Code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council of the City of
Denton, in considering the application for a change in the zoning classification of the property,
have determined that the proposed district is in the best interest of the health, safety, morals, and
general welfare of the City of Denton, and accordingly, the City Council of the City of Denton is
of the opinion and finds that said zoning change is in the public interest and should be granted as
set forth herein; 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.
5�:�:'�'1(.��1 2. The zoning district and use classification for the Property is hereby changed
from DR-1 to DR-2.
SECTION_3. The City's official zoning map is hereby amended to show the change in the
zoning district and use classification.
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 the
provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 5. Any person, firm, partnership or corporation violating any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by
fine in a sum not exceeding $2,000.00 for each offense. Each day that a provision of this ordinance
is violated shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
SECTION 6. That an offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is
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overned b prior law and the provisions of the Denton Code of Ordinances, as amended, in effect
when the offense was committed and the former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
SECTION 7. In compliance with Section 2.09(c) of the Denton Charter, 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.
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JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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