DCA20-0004aS:\Legal\Our Documents\Ordinances\20\DCA20-0004 - Tattoo And Body Piercing Parlor Amendment.Docx
ORD[NANCE.NO. DCA20-OO04a
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING THE DENTON
DEVELOPMENT CODE SUBCHAPTER 5, “USE REGULATIONS ,” RELATED TO THE
TABLE OF ALLOWED USES AND USE-SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR TATTOO AND
PIERCING PARLORS IN THE MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD (MN) DISTRICT;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000.00 FOR
VIOLATIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE. (DCA20-0004)
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 Table 5.2-A: Table of Allowed Uses to permit the Tattoo and Body Piercing Parlor use
within the Mixed-Use Neighborhood (MN) zoning district with use-specific standards; and
WHEREAS, on October 7, 2020, the Planning and Zoning Commission, in compliance
with the laws of the State of Texas, gave the requisite notices by publication, held a public hearing
and recommended approval [7-0] of the amendments to the 2019 DDC; and
WHEREAS, on October 20, 2020, the City Council likewise conducted a public hearing in
accordance with local and state law and the City 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
Use-SpecificMixed-Use Other NonresidentialCorridorResidential Standards
HIRRmN mNR2R4Rl PFR6mcSCLIR7
Tattoo and Body Piercing Parlo’5.3.5 P
P = permitted S = specific use permit required Blankcell = use prohibited += use-specific standards apply
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 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. 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 7. 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.
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.
The motion to approve this Ordinance was made by ?I and
seconded by TeSSe D&q: S ; the Ordinance was passed and approved bythe following vote h_ - n :
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Chris Watts, Mayor:
Gerard Hudspeth, District 1 :
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Keely G. Briggs, District 2:
Jesse Davis, District 3 :
John Ryan, District 4:
Deb Auuintor, At Large Place 5 :
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6:
PASSED AND APPROVED thi, th, BIb ' 2020.
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ATTEST:
ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY
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;AN LaqAPPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
AARON LEAL, CITY ATTORNEY
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