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ORDINANCE NO PD20-OO06a
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS REGARDING A CHANGE IN
ZONING DISTRICT AND USE CLASSIFICATION FROM MD(ED USE REGIONAL (MR)
DISTRICT TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) DISTRICT ON APPROXHWATELY 38.2
ACRES, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY
35 FRONTAGE ROAD AND THE WEST SIDE OF BONNIE BRAE STREET BETWEEN
WEST OAK STREET AND SCRnTURE STREET, IN THE CITY OF DENTON, DENTON
COUNTY, TEXAS; ADOPTngG AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY’S OFFICLAL ZONING
MAP; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000.00 FOR
VIOLATIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTrvE
DATE. (PD20-0006; Texas Health Resources)
WHEREAS, Katherine Beckett of HDR, Inc., applied on behalf of property owners, Texas
Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton and Texas Health Resources, for a zoning change from
Mixed Use Regional (MR) District to Planned Development (PD) District on approximately 38.2
acres of land, legally described as Lot IRI A and Lot IR2, Block 1 of the Triad Addition
(hereinafter, the “Property“); and
WHERAS, the Property is developed with an existing hospital service campus, some of
the site features existed prior to the adoption of the 2019 Denton Development Code, and the
property owners have made this request to establish development standards that will allow the
campus to continue to grow and adapt over time to serve changing community needs; and
WHEREAS, on October 21, 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; and
WHEREAS, on November 10, 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 for a zoning change to PD set forth in Section 2.7.3 of the Denton
Development Code, and is consistent with the Denton Plan 2030 and the Denton Development
Code 9
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council of the City of
Denton, in considering the application for a change in the 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 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. The zoning district and use classification for the Property is hereby changed
from MR District to PD District. The Development Standards for the PD are described in Exhibit
“A,” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and the PD Development Plan Map
depicting the existing conditions on site if provided in Exhibit “B.” Development of the Property
shall be in accordance with the standards in Exhibit “A“ and the Development Plan Map shown in
Exhibit “B.”
SECTION 3. The City’s official zoning map is hereby amended to show the change in the
zoning district and use classification.
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. 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. 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
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Nay Abstain Absent
Mayor chas Watts:
Gerard Hudspeth, District 1 :1/
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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:
PASSED AND APPROVED this the \ C)tb day of rJoVQ/bye (. 2020
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By: Mayor Pro Tem Hudspeth
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ATTEST:
ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
AARON LEAL. CITY ATTORNEY
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Ordinance Exhibit A
PROJECT: PD – Texas Health Center for Women
The following contains a detailed text of the development regulations that will apply to the proposed Planned
Development at Texas Health Resources Center for Women. This text will specify which sections of the DDC are
intended to be followed and list and deviations or alternative standards for the PD and the wording of each
corresponding substitution as proposed. The PD does not deviate from Subchapter 6.' Gas Well Drilling and Production,
Section 7.4: Environmentally Sensitive Areas, or Section 7.7.4: Tree Preservation .
PD Purpose Statement:
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton serves Denton County and the surrounding areas in a commitment to
provide quality health care in a setting close to home. This facility is designated Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in
Denton as well as offering other lifesaving services to patients. Due to the nature of a medical campus, there will be
changes and additions and adaptations to the facilities as the needs of the community and region grow and change over
the years. The campus will adapt and adjust to these changes as they arrive. The purpose and intent of this Planned
Development District is to provide a flexible and applicable framework for the future expansion and development of
Texas Health Denton in order to meet its changing and growing needs as well as provide ample support systems for
those needs
Where modifications are not expressly authorized in the table below, all requirements of the Denton Development
Code for the MR District, as amended, must be met.
Deviations/ Alternatives Table
CURRENT REGULATIONS
Table 5.2-A Table of Allowed Uses
PROPOSED REGULATIONS
Only the following uses are allowable for the Planned
Development Area:
Hospital Services
Medical Clinic
Ambulatory/ Outpatient Care
Medical Office
Administrative/ Professional Office
Daycare
Park, Playground, Open Space
Amenity Center
Wellness/ Rehab Center
Indoor Recreation Facility
Outdoor Recreation Facility
Hotel
Senior Care
The following Accessory Uses listed below should also be
considered to be allowable in the Planned Development:
Helipads
Parking Garage
Storage Facility
Laundry Facility
The Director may classify new and unlisted uses in
accordance with DDC Section 5.2.4.
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Ordinance Exhibit A
7.7.5.F.D.4.b.i
.....For developments where parking is not located
between the building and the street, any drive aisles
located in front of the building are required to be
screened by at least one of the elements in Section A in
Table 7.E.”
This is not applicable to this PD.
Table 7.E Section B Item 1
“Internal landscape islands with an area of at least nine
feet by 18 feet containing at least one large canopy tree
placed evenly at an average of one for every ten spaces
(or portion thereof). For lots of ten spaces or less, at
least one internal landscape island is required but does
not have to be centrally located within a row or parking
spaces.
Table 7.9-1
“Hospital Services: 1 space per 3 patient beds design
capacity
Medical Clinic: 1 space per 250 sf GFA
Medical Office: 1 space per 450 sf GFA"
7.9.6.D.2
“Off-street parking areas located between the front
building fagade and the adjacent street frontage is
prohibited, unless the parcel satisfies all of the following
standards:
Existing parking lots within the development impact area
are permitted to remain without meeting this
requirement.
Hospital Services: Maximum of 5 spaces per 1 patient
beds design capacity
Medical Clinic: Maximum of 1 space per 200 sf GFA
Medical Office: Maximum of 1 space per 200 sf GFA
Off-street parking areas located between the front
building fagade and the adjacent street frontage is
allowed provided it follows the landscape standards of
Subsection 7.7 and Subsection 7.8.11.E.
11 7.6.9D.2 items a-d are not applicable to this PD.
r ble to this PD.
7.9.6.H
New Section
“Structured parking is to be allowed on the campus of
the THR Planned Development with a maximum of five
levels per parking structure. Parking structures should
not be located along 1-35 nor in front of the main
hospital building. Parking stalls within the structure
should comply with other parking codes within the DDC
Subsection 7.9.6 as well as with ADA guidelines. “
Unless exempted by Subsection 7.9.8.B, all multifamily
and nonresidential development shall provide off-street
bicycle parking spaces at a ratio of one bicycle parking
space per 100 vehicle parking spaces, with no
development providing less than two bicycle parking
spaces.
7.9.8.A
“Unless exempted by Subsection 7.9.8.B, all multifamily
and nonresidential development shall provide off-street
bicycle parking spaces at a ratio of one bicycle parking
space per 20 vehicle parking spaces, with no
development providing less than two bicycle parking
spaces.
Subsection 9.2 Definitions Add the following uses to the definitions list:
Ambulatory/Outpatient Care -a facility providing
healthcare, surgical, imaging, or other general medical
services in an outpatient setting without admission to a
hospital or other facility.
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Ordinance Exhibit A
Wellness/Rehab Center – a facility providing health
wellness, and rehabilitation services on an outpatient
basis
Senior Care – a facility providing services to the elderly
and aging population on an inpatient or outpatient basis
This care can, but is not required, to include memory
care, physical rehabilitation, health care services, and
other aspects of overall care
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FREEWAY
PRIMARY ARTERIAL
SECONDARY ARTERIAL
COLLECTOR
INTERIOR ROAD
MAJOR ACCESS
MINOR ACCESS
BICYCLE PATH
ACCESS OUTSIDE PD BOUNDARY
PEDESTRIAN PATH BIKE PARKING AREA
EXISTING BUS STOP
LANDSCAPE AREA
OPEN SPACE PLAN
EXHIBIT J
REQUIRED: 25%
CURRENT: 29.9%