2001-345 ORDINANCE NO 3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, SUPERCEDING ORDINANCE
NO 2001-303 AMENDING ORDINANCE NOS 2000-046 AND 2000-178 COMMONLY
CALLED THE "RESIDENTIAL INTERIM REGULATIONS" TO PROVIDE FOR
REVISIONS TO THE EXEMPTIONS TO SAID REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERAIiILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the C~ty of Denton has enacted Ordinance No 2000-046 which was later
amendedby OrdmanceNo 2000-178 (the"Res~dentlallntenmRegulat~ons")to ~mplementpomons
of the new Comprehensive Plan on an mtenm bas~s until such t~me as the C~ty comprehensively
amends its Code of Ordinances to implement the new Comprehensive Plan's pohces, goals and
strategies,
WHEREAS, on August 21, 2001 the City Counml approved certmn amendments to the
Res~dentml Interim Regulations pursuant to Ordinance No 2001-303,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7 11 of the Rules and Procedure of the C~ty Council a
motion to reconsider the approval of Ordinance No 2001-303 was considered and approved on
September 4, 2001,
WHEREAS, the C~ty Council finds that ~t is ~n the pubhc interest to make certmn
amendments to the Resldentml Interim Regulations and to supercede Ordinance No 2001-303 w~th
th~s ordinance, and
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION 1 Subsection A 3(a) of Orrhnance No 2000-046 as amended by Ordinance No 2000-
178 pertaimng to an exemption for s~ze of development ~s hereby amended to read as follows
Th~s ordinance does not apply to
(a) a single family resldentml development apphcat~on for approval of land not
more than 25 acres m s~ze and a mulmfamdy residential development
appllcat~on for approval of land not more than 5 acres ~n size,
SECTION 2 Subsection E 2 b(2) of Ordinance No 2000-046 as amended by Ordinance No 2000-
178 perta~mng to density consideration is hereby amended to read as follows
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(2) Densaty Consideration
In consadenng the approval of a zomng plan the Caty Council may consider
the current zomng of the subject property, the dens~taes recommended by the
Comprehensave Plan, the base densatles, densaty criteria, densaty transfers and
densaty lncreasas set forth m this ordinance and overall consaderataons of
health, safety and general welfare Notwithstanding anything contained
here, n to the contrary, the maxamum base denser, es, densaty transfers, and
other density criteria eontaaned an th~s ordinance are antended to be guadehnes
and do not restrict the C~ty Council from penmttmg densat~es that exceed such
densaty maxamums or criteria
SECTION 2 All other provasaons of Ordinance Nos 2000-046 and 2000-178 shall remain m full
force and effect Thas ordanance supereedes Ordinance No 2001-303 ~n ars entirety
SECTION 3 If any provasaon of thas ordinance or the apphcat~on thereof to any person or
earcmnstanee as held mvahd by any court, such anvahdaty shall not affect the vahd~ty of other
prowsaons or applacat~ons, and to thas end the prows~ons of thas ordinance are severable
SECTION 4 Thas ordinance shall become effective upon the date of ars passage and approval
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P^SSED PROvEDthasthe dayof .2001
EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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