2005-176
S,IOu' DocumentsIO,dinancesIO5\DCAO5-0002.DOC
ORDINANCE NO, d () ()5- /1 tó
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING PORTIONS OF
SUBCHAPTER 14 OF THE DENTON DEVELOPMENT CODE PERTAINING TO THE
NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL USES,
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY CLAUSE WITH A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000.00 FOR
VIOLATIONS THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (DCA05-0002)
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No, 2002-040 the City Council of the City of Denton,
Texas adopted the Denton Development Code (the "Development Code"); and
WHEREAS, after providing notice and after conducting a public hearing as required by law
on May 25,2005, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of certain changes
to Subchapters 14.4.B,5 of the Development Code pertaining to the number of parking spaces
required for medical and dental uses; and
WHEREAS, after providing notice and after conducting a public hearing as required by law,
the City Council finds that the subject changes to the Development Code are consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan and are in the public interest; NOW, THEREFORE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. The findings and recitations contained in the preamble ofthis ordinance are
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2, Subchapter 14.4.B.5 of the Development Code is hereby amended to require
medical and dental offices to provide one (1) parking space per two hundred (200) square feet of
gross floor area. All other provisions of subchapter 14 not inconsistent with this amendment shall
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be
fined a sum not exceeding $2,000.00, Each day that a provision of this ordinance is violated shall
constitute a separate and distinct offense.
SECTION 4, If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, phrase or word in this
ordinance, or application there of to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not effect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and City Council of the City of Denton, Texasherebydec1ares it would have enacted such
remaining portions despite any such invalidity.
SECTION 5. 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.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the ;U~aYOf ÇIl.J?L ,2005.
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EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
EDWIN M. SNYDER TERIM CITY ATTORNEY
BY:
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