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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE DENTON
DEVELOPMENT CODE, SPECIFICALLY TO UPDATE THE ZONING AMENDMENT
PROCEDURE IN SECTION 35.3.4, RELATED TO MOTIONS RESULTING IN A TIE-VOTE;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000.00 FOR
VIOLATIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND SAVINGS; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (DCA18-0005}
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance Na. 2002-040, the City Council of the City of Denton,
Texas adapted the Dentan Development Cade (the "DDC"}; an�i
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend Section 35.3.4 of the DDC in order to update the
Planning and Zoning Amendment Procedure to address tie-vote outcomes; and
WHEREAS, on November 14, 2018, the Planning and Zoning Commission, in compliance
with the laws of the State of Texas, have given the requisite notices by publicatian, and have held
due hearings and have recommended approval 6-0 of the amendments to the Denton Development
Cade; and
WHEREAS, on December 18, 2018, the City Council likewise conducted a public hearing
in accordance with local and state law and the City Council hereby fnds that the subject
amendment to Subchapter 35.3.4 af the DDC is consistent with the City's comprehensive pian,
and federal, state, and local law are in best interests of the citizens of the City of Dentan; 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
incarporated herein by reference and found to be true.
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35.3.4.C.3. Fallowing the public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission,
the Planning and Zoning Cammissian shall make a report and forward the
report to the C►ty Council in accordance with the City Charter and state lawe
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Staff is directed to place the �����id�°r� for vote on the next�available
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Commissioners to recommend e�ther annroval or_denial „of a
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���at�o���1 � �,�lr�i�,alwt;�a ���ie�m �tm� �t��t��t� in 35.3.4.C.4.b.
SECTION 3. 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 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. 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 6. 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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the fol�l wb g vote ��_._�� `_``��..�"_��_.._�� °"�mm�
Chris Watts, Mayor:
Gerard Hudspeth, District 1:
Keely G. Briggs, District 2:
Don Duff, District 3:
John Ryan, District 4:
Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5;
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6:
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thebordinan�ce� as �~ ��d and a rov and
q pp ed by
Nay Abstain Absent
PASSED AND APPROVED this the %'� �, day of ��d�?���°� ���Y"�`'� ��'� °�,U m� 2018.
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..� H.........�........— MAYOR ................
C RIS WATTS,
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM;
AARON LEAL, CITY ATTORNEY
BY: /s/Jerrv E. Drake. Jr.