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WHEREAS, Cope Equities, LLC has applied for an initial zoning district and use
classification on approximately 16.39 acres of land legally described and depicted in Kxhibit A,
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (hereinafter, "the Property"); and
WHEREAS, on October 25, 2017, 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 [7-0] of the change in zoning and use classification
with; and
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2017, 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 3 5.3.4 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 an initial zoning classification of the Property, have
determined that the proposed use 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 initial zoning is in the public interest and should be granted as set forth
herein; NOW, THEREFORE,
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 and use classification for the Property is hereby
established as NR -6 District with the following overlay conditions:
1. Single-family Dwellings shall be the only permitted use.
2. A maximum of 86 Single-family Dwellings may be developed.
SECTION 3. The City's official zoning map is hereby amended to show the zoning district
and use classification.
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SECTIONµ 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 -5k....0 day of �� vv� P� , 2017.
( S WATTS, MAYOR ...........
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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A.,
AARON LEAL, CITY ATTORNEY
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