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ORDINANCE NO. d tJ{Jfj - ~ 41
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT
TO THE DENTON MOBILITY PLAN FOR THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (CA06-0004)
WHEREAS, on December 7, 1999, the City of Denton adopted the Denton Plan, 1999-
2020, the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Denton, Texas; and
WHEREAS, on August 23, 2006, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended
approval of the Mobility Plan Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Mobility Plan Amendment is in the best
interests ofthe health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the City of Denton, Texas;
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.
SECTION 2. The Mobility Plan of the Denton Plan is hereby amended as explained in
Exhibit "A" - Proposed Changes, and as shown on Exhibit "B."
SECTION 3. The City's official Mobility Plan map is amended to show the change in future
roadways.
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 other
provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective immediately from and upon its
passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the / J.-dday of ~ tiin!it1J , 2006.
B~.h1(IJ
PERRY McNEILL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
EDWIN M SNYDER, CITY AT~
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EXHIBIT A
PROPOSED CHANGES
I. Hickory Creek RoadlCreekdale Realignment -In its present configuration, Hickory Creek
Road passes through a floodplain and is subject to frequent flooding. The revisions are
intended to maintain an east-west arterial with this road and to reroute the Creekdale
collector up to Ryan Road with a short collector connection in between Creekdale and
Hickory Creek Road.
2. Not Approved.
3. Bonnie Brae at Highway 77 Realignment - The connectivity of Bonnie Brae at Highway 77
has been problematic for some time now. The proposed realignment will make for a better
intersection in the event that development occurs at the adjoining properties and will
eliminate the need for two traffic signals and the existing turning problems.
4. Not Approved.
5. Remove Nicosia Connection to Loop 288 - The agreement between TxDOT and the City to
have Loop 288 as a controlled access with no at grade connections in this area does not allow
for the direct connection of Nicosia to Loop 288, so this proposed change is a housekeeping
item to remove this tie-in from the map.
6. East Windsor Realignment - This realignment is intended to provide a connection from Loop
288 to Cooper Creek Road rather than to Silver Dome Road as previously shown in order to
improve connectivity and to be responsive to residents' feedback. The proposed route was
suggested by the developer of the proposed Windsor Oaks development and was presented in
a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) dated January 29, 2002. This realignment would then
require Farris Road to be extended south to connect to this new alignment.
7. Audra Realignment - This change is intended to realign Audra on the west side of Loop 288
with Prominence Parkway on the east side of Loop 288, thereby providing a logical place for
a signalized intersection and moving Audra further south from the Highway 380 interchange
which is a safety issue. In the improvements to Loop 288, a barrier is to be installed in the
middle to prevent left turns into and out of the current alignment of Audra. The placement of
a four-way intersection at this point will make the location more amenable to the placement
of a traffic signal.
8. Not Approved.
9. Katrina Extension to Mayhill- Katrina currently dead-ends just east of Kimberly Drive at the
FEMA property at the stub-out of the road. The addition of this alignment to the Mobility
Plan will ensure connectivity back to Mayhill Road as originally intended at this location.
10. Southerly East-West Roadway - These changes are intended to be responsive to proposed
development in this general area. This east-west secondary arterial is intended to provide a
connection through planned development from the old Bonnie Brae alignment east to F.M.
2164. With anticipated annexation(s) and development north of Loop 288 with much greater
densities than the 5-acre ranchettes considered by the City only a few years ago, this item
should improve area circulation.
II. Loop 288 Parallel Collectors - TIAs reviewed to date in this general area indicate possible
severe congestion on proposed streets to the north of Loop 288. With anticipated
annexation(s) and development north of Loop 288 with much greater densities than the 5-
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acre ranchettes considered by the City only a few years ago, the congestion will likely be
even more severe. One alternative to address this congestion, preliminarily discussed with
TxDOT and acknowledged as being possible, is the construction of collector type frontage
roads outside the Loop 288 ROW. These roads would allow for access ramps to Loop 288 to
be reconfigured so as to connect from the collector street to the main lanes of the loop.
Construction of these roads will improve the capacity of the major north/south arterials by
allowing some traffic to use alternate north/south roadways between that connect directly to
these collector streets. Note that this allows the northerly connection of Nicosia to an
east/west street (refer to Exhibit 2, Item 5). In addition, a direct connection of Loop 288 to
Bonnie Brae would be provided, rather than the current circuitous route to the US 77 exit and
then travel on US 77 to its connection with Bonnie Brae.
12. Not Approved.
13. Bonnie Brae Extension (new alignment - 6 lanes) - These changes are intended to be
responsive to proposed development in this general area. This north-south primary arterial is
intended to provide a connection through planned development from the old Bonnie Brae
alignment north to Milam Road. With anticipated annexation(s) and development north of
Loop 288 with much greater densities than the 5-acre ranchettes considered by the City only
a few years ago, this item should improve area circulation.
14. Ganzer Road/Long Road Connection (6Ianes)- These changes are intended to be responsive
to proposed development in this general area. This proposed extension of Ganzer east of
Bonnie Brae to FM 2164 has been moved to the south in order to avoid a substantial amount
of conflict/involvement with watershed areas that would have to be crossed with the
subsequent high cost of elevated road sections and/or bridges. With anticipated
annexation(s) and development north of Loop 288 with much greater densities than the 5-
acre ranchettes considered by the City only a few years ago, this item should improve area
circulation
15. Outer Loop - NCTCOG Corridor
16. North/South Connection (new 4 lanes) - This connector is being provided to provide an
intermediate route for traffic to gain access from the planned frontage roads along Loop 288
to points north.
17. Northerly East-West Connection (new 4 lanes) - These changes are intended to be
responsive to proposed development in this general area. This proposed extension from the
N-S roadway listed in Exhibit 2, Item 4 above to FM 2164 has been moved to the north in
order to avoid a substantial amount of conflict/involvement with watershed areas that would
have to be crossed with the subsequent high cost of elevated road sections and/or bridges.
With anticipated annexation(s) and development north of Loop 288 with much greater
densities than the 5-acre ranchettes considered by the City only a few years ago, this item
should improve area circulation.
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Proposed Changes
Items 2. 4. 8 & 12 Sot Approved
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