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ORDINANCE NO. DCA19-OO231
AN ORDINANCE OF T�IE CITY OF DENTON AMENDING THE DENTON
DEVELOPMENT CODE SUBCHAPTER 5, "USE REGULATIONS," RELATED TO THE
TABLE OF ALLOWED USES AND USE-SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,
PROFESSIONAL, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICE AND MEDICAL OFFICE USES IN THE
RESIDENTIAL 7(R7) DISTRICT; PROVIDiNG FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF $2,000.00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (DCA19-0023a)
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. DCA18-0009q, the City Council of the City of
Denton adopted the newly revised 2019 Denton Development Code, the ("DDC"); and
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend Subchapter 5"Use Regulations "' of the DDC to
revise the Table of Allowed Uses to permit Administrative, Professional, and Government Office
and Medical Office uses within the Residential7 (R7) zoning district with use-specific standards;
and
WI�EREAS, on December 11, 2019, the Planning and Zoning Commission, in compliance
with the laws of the State of Texas, gave the requisite notices by publication, held due hearings
and recommended approval [7-0] of the amendments to the Denton Development Code; and
WHEREAS, on January 7, 2020, the City Council likewise conducted a public hearing in
accardance with local and state law and the L"ity Council hereby finds that the subject amendments
to Subchapter 5 are consistent with the City's comprehensive plan, and federal, state, and local
law are in best interests of the City of Denton; 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.
SECTION 2. Table 5.2 — A: Table of Allowed Uses in the DDC is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Table 5.2-A Table of Allowed Uses
Medical Office
Administrative, Professional,
and Government Office
Residential I Mixed-Use I Corridor � Othcr Nonresidential ( ��se-Specitic
Standards
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p+ P� P+ P+ P+ P P
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P= permitted S= specific use permit required Blank cel1= use prohibited += use-speciTic standards apply
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SECTION 3. Section 53.4.H Medical Office of the DDC is hereby amended to read as
follows:
1. R7 Zoning District
Uses greater than 10,000 square feet requires a specific use permit pursuant to Subsection
2.52: Specific Use Permit (SUP).
2. MN Zoning District
Uses are limited to no more than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area per lot.
3. MD and SC Zoning Districts
Medical Office uses with more than 250,000 square feet per lot shall require a specific use
permit pursuant to Subsection 2.5.2: Specific Use Permit (SUP).
SECTION 4. Section 5.3.S.K Administrative, Professional, and Government Office of the
DDC is hereby amended to read as follows:
1. R3, R4, and R6 Zoning Districts
Administrative, professional, and government office uses shall not exceed 10,000 square
feet per lot.
2. R7 Zoning District
Uses greater than 10,000 square feet require a specific use permit pursuant to Subsection
2.5.2: Specific Use Permit (SUP).
3. MN and MD Zoning Districts
Administrative, professional, and government office uses with more than 25,000 square
feet per lot shall require a specific use permit pursuant to Subsection 2.5.2: Specific Use
Permit (SUP).
SECTION 5. "Exhibit A" is attached to show specific text changes in context and is for
reference only.
SECTION 6. 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 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 7. 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 8. That an offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is
governed by prior law and the provisions of the Denton Development Code of Ordinances, as
amended, in effect when the offense was committed and the former law is continued in effect for
this purpose.
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SECTION 9. 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.
seconded b ,� pp�i� rdinance was ma he b} �a�� ��e; was p�assed� nd ��W� and
The motion to a ro
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the following vote - L? ]:
Chris Watts, Mayor:
Gerard Hudspeth, District 1:
Keely G. Briggs, District 2;
Jesse Davis, District 3:
John Ryan, District 4:
Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5:
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6:
Abstain Absent
PASSED AND APPROVED this the �" �� day of ��� ��� ��',.- �, 2020.
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ATTEST:
ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
AARON LEAL, CITY ATTORNEY
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5.2.3 Table of Allowed Uses
EXHIBIT A
(For Reference)
Residential � Mized-Use � Corridor ��(ifherNppreBif�qntiRl,'� Use-Specific
Standards
�t�. � Rl � R2 � R3 � R4 A R6 � R7 I MN ��:8� � MR I SC � HC
THC:ARE FACILITIES
Office P+ P+ P+ Pt P+ P II P F' S.3.4H
O�°�"��."�, BUSINESS, AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
trative, Professtonal, �� 5+ s+ S+ p+ p+ p+ p p p p p p p' S3.4K
ernment Office
5.3.4 Public, Institutional, Religious, and Civic Uses
H. MedicalOffice
1. R7 Zoning District
Uses �reater than 10.000 square feet require a specific use ep rmit pursuant to Subsection
2.5.2: Speci�c Use Permit (SUP).
� �, MN Zoning District
Uses are limited to no more than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area per lot.
��,, MD and SC Zoning Districts
Medical office uses with more than 25,000 square feet per lot shall require a specific
use permit pursuant to Subsection 2.5.2.° Specific Use Permit (SUP).
5.3.5 Commercial Uses
K. Administrative, Professional, and Government Office
1. R3, R4, �R6, and � Zoning Districts
Administrative, professional, and government office uses shall not exceed 10,000 square feet
per lot.
2. R7 Zonin� District
Uses �reater than 10 000 square feet re uiq re a specific use permit pursuant to Subsection
2.5.2: Speci�c Use Permit (SUP).
�� MN and MD Zoning Districts
Administrative, professional, and government office uses with more than 25,000 square feet
per lot shall require a specifc use permit pursuant to Subsection 2.5.2: Specific Use PeNmit
(SUP).