2016-332S:\LegakO` r Documents\Ordinances\16\Z16-0024 Ord in ce.docx
A ORDINANCE OF OF •TEXAS,PROVIDING AN INITIALZONING
DISTRICT OF REGIONAL r COMMERCIAL
NEIGHBORHOOD sDISTRICT •, APPROXIMATELY 0.375 ACRES OF LAND
GENERALLYLOCATED• OF ' •ROAD,
APPROXIMATELY 675 EAST OF THE 1-35W CRAWFORD ROAD ON-RAMP, IN THE
CITY OF DENTON,DADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
CITY'S OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF $2,000.00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE D AN EFFECTIVE DATE.00
WHEREAS, Chris Franke, on behalf of the property owner, Matt Macleod of Castle
Development Group, has applied for an initial zoning district and use classification on
approximately 0.375 acres of land legally described in "Exhibit A" (hereinafter, the "Property");
and
WHEREAS, on October 12, 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 of the change in zoning district and use classification;
and
WHEREAS, on October 18, 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;
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,
5.11LICTION I , The findings and recitations contained M the preamble oft this ordinance are
incorporated herein by reference and found to be true.
SECTION 2. The zoning district and use classification for the Property is hereby changed
established as Regional Center Commercial Neighborhood (RCC -N).
S117ICTION 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
governed by 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.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the —t K day of--- 0 0- 0 �O " -,,2016.
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