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ORDINANCE NO.220-0007a
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, REGARDING A CHANGE IN THE
ZONING DISTRICT AND USE CLASSIFICATION FROM RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR)
DISTRICT TO GENERAL OFFICE (GO) DISTRICT ON APPROXIMATELY 55.37 ACRES
OF LAND, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35,
APPROXIMATELY 680 FEET NORTH OF BARTHOLD ROAD IN THE CITY OF DENTON,
DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS; ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY’S OFFICAL
ZONING MAP; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000.OO
FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE. (220-OO07a)
WHEREAS, Aimee Bissett of 97 Land Company has applied for a zoning change on behalf
of property owners, New Farms LLC, Phase 17 Investments LP, and Phase 18 Investments LP, on
approximately 55.37 acres of land legally described in Exhibit “A,” attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference (hereinafter, the “Property”), from an RR zoning district and use
classification to an GO zoning district and use classification; and
WHEREAS, an asphalt batch plant was existing on a portion of the Property prior to the
annexation of Property in 2015 by Ordinance No. 2015-188, so the batch plant became a non-
compliant use; and
WHEREAS, on September 2, 2020, 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 amendment with the following overlay
conditions requested by the applicant:
1.Primoris Services Corporation may obtain building permit(s) to place up to four modular
office building trailers on the property during entitlement, permitting, and construction
for the purposes of consolidating their operations around the metroplex when their
existing office leases expire.
Prior to occupying modular office trailers, the asphalt batch plant operations must cease,
and the equipment must be decommissioned.
These office buildings may be served by the existing water well and septic bladder tanks
for the duration of the Certificate of Occupancy placement on the property, with all
required and necessary permitting.
These modular office buildings must meet applicable building codes for field or
construction offices, and Primoris Services Corporation must obtain a Certificate of
Occupancy prior to occupying the buildings. Adequate parking shall be provided based
on the square footage of the modular office buildings, and parking shall be provided on a
dust-free permeable surface material.
The use of modular office buildings will expire 24 months after a Certificate of
Occupancy is obtained, or when a Certificate of Occupancy for the permanent office
building is obtained, whichever occurs earlier. The Planning Director may extend the CO
for up to an additional 12 months if vertical construction of the permanent office building
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is underway at the end of the initial 24 month term. Upon issuance of the CO for the
permanent office building, the modular buildings must be removed from the site within
12 months
The asphalt batch plant equipment may remain stored onsite (without operation) up until
such time that a building permit is issued for permanent construction and development. ;
and
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WHEREAS, following the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting it was determined
by the City Attorney’s Office and Staff that the requested overlay conditions were not necessary
or appropriate based in part upon provisions in Sections 5.2.4 and 5.5.2 of the Denton Development
Code; and
WHEREAS, on September 15, 2020, 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 2.7.2 of the Denton Development Code, and is consistent
with the Denton Plan 2030 and the Denton Development Code;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton, in considering the application for a
change in the zoning classification of the property, has 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 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.
SECTION 2. Effective November 1, 2020, the zoning district and use classification for
the Property is hereby changed from RR District to GO District.
SECTION 3. Effective November 1, 2020, the use of the Property for the temporary batch
plant is hereby terminated.
SECTION 4. Effective November 1, 2020, the City’s official zoning map is hereby
amended to show the change in the zoning district and use classification.
SECTION 5. 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 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 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.
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SECTION 7. 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 8. In compliance with Section 2.09(c) of the Denton Charter, Sections 2, 3, and
4 of this Ordinance shall take effect on November 1, 2020, a date more than 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.
SECTION 9. In compliance with Section 2.09(c) of the Denton Charter, Section 6 of this
Ordinance shall take effect 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.
SECTION 10. Sections 1, 5, 7, 8, and 9 of this Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon passage and approval.
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Gerard Hudspeth, District 1 :
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Jesse Davis. District 3 :
John Ryan, District 4:
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the 16 +b day of Se,p 2020
CHRIS WATTS, MAYOR
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
AARON LEAL. CITY ATTORNEY
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Exhibit A
Legal Description
BEING a 36.96 acre tract of land situated in the S.L. Johnson Survey, Abstract Number 683,
Denton County, Texas and being a portion of a called 76.500 acre tract of land described in deed
to New Farms, LLC., recorded in Document Number 2010-108304 of the Official Records of
Denton County, Texas and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at a 4” steel post found at the Northwest corner of said 76.500 acre tract and the
common Southwest corner of a called 12.763 acre tract of land described in deed to Linken Real
Estate Limited Partnership, recorded in Document Number 2011-48460 of the Official Records of
Denton County, Texas and being in the East line of a called 86.132 acre tract of land described as
Tract 3 in deed to Harlan Properties, Inc., recorded in Volume 4296, Page 1246 of the Official
Records of Denton County, Texas;
THENCE S 89°42'33" E with the North line of said 76.500 acre tract and the common South line
of said 12.763 acre tract, a distance of 888.24 feet to point from which a cotton spindle found at
the Northeast corner of said 76.500 acre and the common Southeast corner of said 12.763 acre and
in the West right-of-way line of Interstate Highway No. 35E (a variable width right-of-way) bears
S 89°42'33" E, a distance of 350.11 feet;
THENCE S 01°08'01" E over and across said 76.500 acre tract, a distance of 1777.88 feet to a
point in the North line of a called 15.000 acre tract of land described as Tract 1 in deed to Phase
18 Investments, L.P., recorded in Document Number 2012-72448 of the Official Records of
Denton County, Texas from which a 1/2” iron rod with cap stamped “RPLS 4857” found at the
Northeast corner of said 15.000 acre tract and in the West right-of-way line of said Interstate
Highway No. 35E bears S 89°49'13" E, a distance of 350.09 feet;
THENCE N 89°49'13" W with the North line of said 15.000 acre tract, a distance of 922.33 feet
to 1/2” iron rod with cap stamped “RPLS 4857” found at the Northwest corner of said 15.000 acre
tract and being in the West line of said 76.500 acre tract and the common East line of said 86.132
acre tract;
THENCE N 00°02'05" W, with the West line of said 76.500 acre tract and the common East line
of said 86.132 acre tract, a distance of 1779.15 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing
36.96 acres of land more or less.
BEING a 10.89 acre tract of land situated in the S.L. Johnson Survey, Abstract Number
683, Denton County, Texas and being a portion of a called 15.000 acre tract of land
described in the deed to Phase 18 Investments, L.P., recorded in Document Number
2012-72448 of the Official Records of Denton County, Texas and being more particularly
described by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at capped 1/2" iron rod stamped “R.P.L.S. 4857 found at the Northwest
corner of said 15.000 acre tract and being in the West line of a called 76.500 acre tract of
land described in deed to New Farms, LLC., recorded in Document Number 2010-
108304 of the Official Records of Denton County, Texas and the common East line of a
called 86.132 acre tract of land described as Tract 3 in deed to Harlan Properties, Inc.,
recorded in Volume 4296, Page 1246 of the Official Records of Denton County, Texas
from which a 4” steel post found at the Northwest corner of said 76.500 acre tract bears
North 00°02’05” West, a distance of 1779.15 feet;
THENCE South 89°49'13" East, with the North line of said 15.000 acre tract, a distance
of 922.33 feet to a point from which a capped 1/2" iron rod stamped “R.P.L.S. 4857
found at the Northeast corner of said 15.000 acre tract bears South 89°49'13" East, a
distance of 350.09 feet;
THENCE South 01°08'01" East, over and across said 15.000 acre tract, a distance of
511.92 feet to a point in the South line of said 15.000 acre tract and the common North
line of a called 10.254 acre tract of land described as Tract 1 in the Deed to Phase 17
Investments, L.P., recorded in Document Number 2011-104771 of the Official Public
Records of Denton County, Texas from which a capped 5/8” iron rod stamped “KHA”
found at an angle point in the East line of said 10.254 acre tract bears South 89°49'03"
East, a distance of 350.09 feet and South 01°08'01" East, a distance of 146.17 feet;
THENCE North 89°49'03" West, with the South line of said 15.000 acre tract and the
common North line of said 10.254 acre tract, a distance of 932.15 feet to the Southwest
corner of said 15.000 acre tract and the common Northwest corner of said 10.254 acre
tract and being in the East line of said 86.132 acre tract from which a capped 5/8” iron
rod stamped “KHA” found at the Southwest corner of said 10.254 acre tract bears South
00°02'05" East, a distance of 350.00 feet;
THENCE North 00°02'05" West, with the West line of said 15.000 acre tract and the
common east line of said 86.132 acre tract, a distance of 511.74 feet to the POINT OF
BEGINNING and containing 10.89 acres of land more or less.
BEING a 7.52 acre tract of land situated in the S.L. Johnson Survey, Abstract Number
683, Denton County, Texas and being a portion of a called 10.254 acre tract of land
described in the deed to Phase 17 Investments, L.P., recorded in Document Number
2011-104771 of the Official Records of Denton County, Texas and being more
particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at capped 5/8" iron rod stamped “KHA” found at the Southwest corner of
said 10.254 acre tract and being in the East line of a called 86.132 acre tract of land
described as Tract 3 in deed to Harlan Properties, Inc., recorded in Volume 4296, Page
1246 of the Official Records of Denton County, Texas;
THENCE North 00°02'05" West, with the West line of said 10.254 acre tract and the
common East line of said 86.132 acre tract, a distance of 350.00 feet to the Northwest
corner of said 10.254 acre tract and the common Southwest corner of a called 15.000 acre
tract of land described in the deed to Phase 18 Investments, L.P., recorded in Document
Number 2012-72448 of the Official Records of Denton County, Texas from which a
capped 1/2" iron rod stamped “R.P.L.S. 4857” found at the Northwest corner of said
15.000 acre tract bears North 00°02'05" West, a distance of 511.74 feet;
THENCE South 89°49'03" East, North line of said 10.254 acre tract and the common
South line of said 15.000 acre tract, a distance of 932.15 feet to a point from which a
capped 5/8” iron rod found at an angle point in the East line of said 10.254 acre tract
bears South 89°49'03" East, a distance of 350.09 feet and South 01°08'01" East, a
distance of 146.17 feet ;
THENCE South 01°08'01" East, over and across said 10.254 acre tract, a distance of
350.09 feet to a point in the South line of said 10.254 acre tract from which a capped 5/8”
iron rod stamped “KHA” found at Southeast corner of said 10.254 acre tract bears South
89°49'03" East a distance of 328.37 feet;
THENCE North 89°49'03" West, with the South line of said 10.254 acre tract, a distance
of 938.86 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 7.52 acres of land more or
less.