2003-008ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR A ZONING
CHANGE FROM DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL 1 (DR-l) ZONING DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATION AND USE DESIGNATION TO DOWNTOWN RESDIENTIAL 2 (DR-2)
ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION AND USE DESIGNATION FOR APPROXIMATELY
0.5 ACRE OF LAND LOCATED AT 910 AND 912 AVENUE A IN THE CITY OF DENTON,
DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT
OF $2,000.00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE. (Z02-0059)
WHEREAS, Karen Mitchell on behalf of Golden Tiger Company has applied for a change in
zoning for approximately 0.5 acre of land commonly known as 910 and 912 Avenue A which is
more particularly described as Lots 7 and 8 of the F.W. Damell Addition in the City of Denton,
Denton County, Texas (the "Property") from Downtown Residential 1 (DR-2) zoning district
classification and use designation to Downtown Residential 2 (DR-2) zoning district classification
and use designation; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2002, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended
approval of the requested change in zoning; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the change is consistent with the Comprehensive
Plan; NOW, THEREFORE
THE COLrNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The zoning district classification and use designation of the Property is hereby
changed fxom Downtown Residential 1 (DR-l) zoning district classification and use designation to
Downtown Residential 2 (DR-2) zoning district classification and use.
SECTION 2. The City's official zoning map is amended to show the change in zoning
district classification.
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. 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 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.
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
BY:
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