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2007-069 S:\Our Documents\Ordinances\07\CA07-0003.doc ORDINANCE NO. .;!001-06Q AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE DENTON PLAN, 1999-2020, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (CA07-0003) 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 March 14, 2007, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the Denton Plan Amendment; and WHEREAS, the requested change was not initiated by any property owner(s); and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Denton Plan Amendment is in the best interests of the 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 I. The findings and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are incorporated herein by reference, and the City Council hereby finds that all legal criteria for approval have been satisfied, including those set forth in 935.3.3.B of the Denton Development Code. SECTION 2. The Denton Plan is hereby amended as described in Exhibit "A". SECTION 3. 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 4. This ordinance shall become effective immediately from and upon its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED this the2..7-f1ay of PE ,2007. S:\Our Documents\Ordinances\07\CA07..Q003.doc ATTEST: JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: EDWIN M SNYDER,-GFf-Y A TT~EY /- S:\Our Documents\Ordinances\07\CA07-0003.doc EXHIBIT A Page 31 Land E/ements Section - Denton Plan 3. Residential Land Use Classifications Neighborhood Districts a. Existino Residentialllnfill Compatibilitv Within established residential areas. new development should respond to existing development with compatible land uses. patterns. and design standards. The plan recommends that existing neighborhoods within the city be vigorously protected and preserved. Housing that is compatible with the existing density. neighborhood service. and commercial land uses is allowed. Comprehensively planned large-scale development projects 125 acres and above may be developed in existing residential/lnfill compatibility district classifications. b. Neiohborhood Centers/New Neiohborhoods Within the undeveloped urban and urbanizing areas of the city. new neighborhoods may develop in conventional patterns. Mixed-use and mixed housing types will also be allowed to develop in a pattern of 'neighborhood centers'. These are oriented inwardly. focusing on the center of the neighborhood. These neighborhoods will exemplify the inter-relationship between quality of development. density, services and provision for adequate facilities. These developments should locate the center of the neighborhood within a 5- to 1 O-minute walking distance from the edge of the neighborhood. The center contains uses necessary to support the surrounding neighborhood. These support uses could include service-oriented retail such as a small grocery. hair salon. dry cleaner or small professional offices. Residential uses may occur at higher densities with town homes or residential flats above service oriented uses. Open space is encouraged in neighborhood centers with park uses including central neighborhood "greens" and floodplain preservation. Civic uses such as fire stations. schools, libraries. and mass transportation nodes are encouraged to be essential elements of neighborhood centers as landmarks that are a focus to the neighborhood. Limited multistory development in the neighborhood may be developed to incorporate shops on the ground floor and offices or residences on the upper floors. Neighborhood centers may develop with uses to serve individual neighborhoods as well as the entire city and surrounding area if designed as part of a comprehensively planned large-scale development of 125 acres and above. S:\Our Documents\Ordinanccs\07\CA07..Q003.doc Page 43 Land Elements Section - The Denton Plan 2. Commercial Land-Use Classifications a. Reqional Mixed-Use Activitv Center For a regional activity center, the focus area contains the shopping, services, recreation, employment, and institutional facilities supported by and serving an entire region. A regional activity center could include a regional shopping mall, a number of major employers, restaurant and entertainment facilities, a large high school or community college, and high-density housing. A regional activity center is considerably larger and more diverse in its land uses than any other activity center. It includes vertically integrated uses where different uses may occur on each floor of the building. Areas within the Regional Mixed Use Activity Center may develop in conventional patterns with supportive residential and commercial uses if designed as part of a comprehensively planned development of 125 acres and above. b. Communitv Mixed-Use Activitv Center The focus area of a community activity center contains the shopping, services, recreation, employment, and institutional facilities that are required and supported by the surrounding community. Thus, a community activity center could contain a supermarket, drug store, specialty shops, service stations, one or more large places of worship, a community park, mid-size offices, and employers, high- to moderate- density housing, and perhaps an elementary or middle school. It includes vertically integrated uses where different uses may occur on each floor of the building. Areas within the Community Mixed Use Activity Centers may be developed with uses to serve the entire city and with supportive residential and commercial uses if designed as part of the comprehensively planned development of 125 acres and above. c. Neiqhborhood Mixed-Use Center Services The focus area of a neighborhood center contains facilities vital to the day-to-day activity of the neighborhood. A neighborhood center might contain a convenience store, small restaurant, personal service shops, church or synagogue, daycare, individual office space, or a small park. These diverse facilities are ideally located in close proximity to one another in the center, so that all the essential neighborhood facilities are in one convenient location, accessible in a single stop or by walking or biking. It includes vertically integrated uses where different uses may occur on each floor of the building. Neighborhood 'Mixed-Use centers may develop with uses to serve individual neighborhoods as well as the entire city and surrounding area. These areas may also develop with mixed-uses and mixed housing types if designed as part of a comprehensively planned large-scale development of 125 acres and above. S:\Our Documents\Ordinances\07\CA07-D003.doc Page 50 Land Elements Section - The Denton Plan 2. Industrial Land-Use Classifications a. Industrial Centers Industrial centers are intended to provide locations for a variety of work processes and work places such as manufacturing, warehousing and distributing, indoor and outdoor storage, and a wide range of commercial and industrial operations. The industrial centers may also accommodate complementary and supporting uses such as convenience shopping and child-care centers. There will most likely be instances where residential uses will be incompatible with industrial and manufacturing processes used in industrial centers. Adequate public facilities shall be a criterion by which zoning is granted. b. Emplovment Centers Employment centers are intended to provide locations for a variety of workplaces, including limited light manufacturing uses, research and development activities, corporate facilities, offices, and institutions. Employment centers are also intended to accommodate secondary uses that complement or support the primary workplace uses, such as hotels, restaurants, convenience shopping, and child-care. Adequate public facilities shall be a criterion by which zoning is granted. Employment Centers may be developed apart from or in combination with other residential and commercial land uses if designed as part of a comprehensively planned large-scale development of 125 acres and above If developed with uses other than employment center, other lands within the development should be designated for employment center use. Page 58 Land Elements Section - Denton Plan Comprehensively Planned Large-Scale Developments In furtherance of the vision of the Denton Plan, stakeholders, the Planning and Zoning Commission, and the City Council, comprehensively planned large-scale developments (e.g., Master Planned Communities) that are comprehensively planned, and incorporates the goals and objectives of the Denton Plan should be developed These areas will likely be developed, so the city needs to be actively involved to insure they are compatible with and complementary to the existing city. Master planning these areas as part of the city also allows better integration into Denton's plans for transportation, infrastructure, and services and may include multiple land uses of various densities and scales. A comprehensively planned large-scale development is a long-range plan that directly addresses the sensitive issues of the long-range environmental, economic, social and political impacts on surrounding areas in a positive, problem-solving manner. The creation of a successful comprehensively planned large-scale development requires a team effort by the developer, City of Denton, planners, engineers, economic and marketing consultants, environmental specialists and landscape architects. A comprehensively planned large-scale development offers the developer, residents, neighboring property owners and public officials a level of assurance that development will be consistent with the goals of the community at large and that a high level of quality will always be maintained. A comprehensively planned large- scale development may be appropriately developed within any of the future land use categories of the Denton Plan.