Planning and Zoning Commission
Regular MeetingDenton, TX · October 16, 2019
Agenda
City Hall
City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St.
Denton, Texas 76201
www.cityofdenton.com
Meeting Agenda
Planning and Zoning Commission
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 4:30 PM Work Session Room & Council Chambers
WORK SESSION BEGINS AT 4:30 P.M. IN THE WORK SESSION ROOM
REGULAR MEETING BEGINS AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
After determining that a quorum is present, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Denton, Texas
will convene in a Work Session on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Work Session
Room at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which the following items will be considered:
WORK SESSION
1. Work Session Reports
A. PZ19-294 Receive an update on the new format for staff analyses and how it relates to projects
under House Bill 3167.
B. DCA19-0009 Receive a report, hold a discussion and give staff direction regarding changes to
Subchapter 1: General Standards, Subchapter 6: Gas Wells, and Subchapter 8:
Subdivision of the Denton Development Code related to reverse setbacks and associated
definitions and appeal procedures.
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Presentation
C. PZ19-295 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding a new
Environmental Sensitive Criteria Manual.
2. Clarification of agenda items listed on the agenda for this meeting. This is an opportunity for Commissioners
to ask questions of staff on the Consent and Regular Agenda items, which may include a full briefing on an item
in the order it appears on the regular session agenda. Any such briefing will be repeated in regular session.
Following the completion of the Work Session, the Planning and Zoning Commission will convene in a Closed
Meeting to consider specific items when these items are listed below under the Closed Meeting section of this
agenda. The Planning and Zoning Commission reserves the right to adjourn into a Closed Meeting on any item
on its Open Meeting agenda consistent with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, as amended, or as
otherwise allowed by law.
1. Closed Meeting
A. PZ19-2507 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071
Consult with and provide direction to City’s attorneys regarding legal issues and strategies
associated with changes to Subchapter 6: Gas Wells of the Denton Development Code
related to reverse setbacks and associated definitions, appeal procedures, and legal issues
associated with pending development applications; where a discussion of these legal
matters in an open meeting would conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys to the City
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of Denton City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the
State Bar of Texas.
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REGULAR MEETING
The Planning and Zoning Commission will convene in a Regular Meeting on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at
6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney at which time the following items will
be considered:
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. U.S. Flag
B. Texas Flag
“Honor the Texas Flag – I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.”
2. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES
FOR:
A. PZ19-283 Consider the approval of the October 2, 2019 minutes.
Attachments: October 2, 2019
3. CONSENT AGENDA
Staff recommends approval of the following items because they meet the requirements of the Denton
Development Code. Approval of the Consent Agenda includes staff recommendations for approvals and
authorizes staff to proceed. The Planning and Zoning Commission has reviewed the applications and has
had an opportunity to raise questions regarding the items prior to consideration.
A. FP19-0026 Consider a request by Stephen Shannon of Colo Development, on behalf of David and
Robin Stephenson, for approval of a Final Plat of the Stephenson Estate Addition. The
approximately 3.81-acre site is generally located on the north side of Crawford Road,
approximately 315 feet east of the point where Taylor Road intersects Crawford Road, in
the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas.
(FP19-0026, Stephenson Estate Addition, Sean Jacobson)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Site Location Map
Exhibit 3 - Final Plat
4. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
A. PZ19-284 Consider approval of the 2020 Planning and Zoning Commission calendar.
Attachments: 2020 Calendar
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
This notice authorizes the Planning and Zoning Commission to recommend and City Council to approve a
different zoning district which is equivalent to or more restrictive than that which is requested by the
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applicant, as the different district may not have a maximum structure height, floor area ratio, or density that is
higher than the one requested or be nonresidential when the request is for a residential use or vice versa. The
different zoning district must be deemed consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the Future Land Use
Plan.
A. FR19-0018 Hold a public hearing and consider a request by Old North/Misty Wood, LLC for
approval of a Final Replat of Lots 9 & 28, Block D, Old North Park Phase II-A; being a
residential replat of Lots 9 & 28, Block D, Old North Park Phase II-A. The
approximately 0.161-acre property is generally located north of Paxton Way, south of
Chebi Lane, approximately 71 feet west of Northcrest Road in the City of Denton,
Denton County, Texas. (FR19-0018, Old North Park, Phase II-A, Julie Wyatt)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis
Exhibit 3 - Site Location Map
Exhibit 4 - Final Replat
Exhibit 5 - LLC Members List
Exhibit 6 - Notification Map and Responses
B. FR19-0019 Hold a public hearing and consider a request by Gordon Meredith of City of Denton
Community Development, on behalf of Jimmy and Sandra Cross, for approval of a Final
Replat of Lot 19R, Block 6 of College View Addition; being a residential replat of Lot
19, Block 6 of College View Addition and Lot 20, Block 6 of College View Addition.
The approximately 0.347-acre property is generally located fifty-five feet north of the
northeast corner of the intersection of Bradshaw Street and Davis Street, in the City of
Denton, Denton County, Texas. (FR19-0019, College View Addition, Sean Jacobson)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis
Exhibit 3 - Location Map
Exhibit 4 - Final Replat
Exhibit 5 - Notification Map
C. FR19-0024 Hold a public hearing and consider a request by John Cox of Eagle Surveying, on behalf
of Jim/Heritage, LP, for approval of a replat of Lot 1, Block A of the Colorado Addition
to abandon easements created by previous plats. The approximately 9.84-acre property
is generally located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and
the Dallas Area Rapid Transit rail line, in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas.
(FR19-0024, Colorado Addition, Sean Jacobson)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis
Exhibit 3 - Site Location Map
Exhibit 4 - Final Replat
D. FR19-0025 Hold a public hearing and consider a request by John Cox of Eagle Surveying, on behalf
of Jim/Heritage LP, for approval of a replat of Lot 9BR-2, Block C of the Shady Oaks
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Industrial Addition to abandon easements created by previous plats. The approximately
4.61-acre property is generally located on the southeast side of Shady Oaks Drive,
approximately 155 feet southwest of the intersection of Shady Oaks Drive and the Dallas
Area Rapid Transit rail line, in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas. (FR19-0025,
Shady Oaks Industrial Addition, Sean Jacobson)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis
Exhibit 3 - Site Location Map
Exhibit 4 - Final Replat
E. V19-0002 Hold a public hearing and consider approval of a variance from the City of Denton
Transportation Design Criteria Manual Section 2.2.2 as it relates to minimum drive
approach spacing. The variance requested is for a reduction in the minimum spacing for a
driveway, generally located on the north side of East Daugherty Street, approximately
285 feet west of Johnson Street. (V19-0002, Haven at Daugherty, Julie Wyatt)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis
Exhibit 3 - Site Location Map
Exhibit 4 - Variance Exhibit
Exhibit 5 - LLC Members List
F. Z18-0013c Hold a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding a
request by Chet Leugers representing MMRQ Land, LP to assign an initial zoning
designation of Mixed Use Neighborhood (MN) on approximately 6.71 acres of land and
to rezone approximately 11.359 acres of land from Residential 1 (R-1) to Mixed Use
Neighborhood (MN). The subject site is generally located at the northeast corner of the
intersection of U.S. 377/Fort Worth Drive and Brush Creek Road, in the City of Denton,
Denton County, Texas. (Z18-0013, Brush Creek Apartments, Cindy Jackson)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis
Exhibit 3 - Site Location Map
Exhibit 4 - Existing Current Zoning Map
Exhibit 5 - Proposed Current Zoning Map
Exhibit 6 - Future Land Use Map
Exhibit 7 - Notification Map and Responses
Exhibit 8 - Concept Plan
Exhibit 9 - Argyle ISD Letter
G. DCA19-0012 Hold a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding a
proposed revision to the Denton Development Code; specifically to amend Subchapter 5,
Use Regulations related to use-specific standards for Medical Offices and Medical Clinics
in the Mixed Use Regional (MR) District. (DCA19-0012, Medical Use Standards,
Hayley Zagurski)
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Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Staff Analysis
Exhibit 3 - Draft Subchapter 5 Amendments
H. DCA19-0013 Hold a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding a
proposed revision to the Denton Development Code; specifically, Subsection 1.7
Transition from Prior Regulations to incorporate approve, and create Appendix C,
Master Planned Community Districts. (DCA19-0013, Master Planned Communities,
Richard Cannone).
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2 - Ordinance DCA18-0009u
6. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PROJECT MATRIX
A. PZ19-285 Hold a discussion regarding the Planning and Zoning Commission project matrix.
Attachments: 2019 Matrix
7. CONCLUDING ITEMS
A. Under Section 551.042 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, respond to inquiries from the Planning & Zoning
Commission or the public with specific factual information or recitation of policy, or accept a proposal to place
the matter on the agenda for an upcoming meeting AND Under Section 551.0415 of the Texas Open
Meetings Act, provide reports about items of community interest regarding which no action will be taken, to
include: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; an
honorary or salutary recognition of a public official, public employee, or other citizen; a reminder about an
upcoming event organized or sponsored by the governing body; information regarding a social, ceremonial, or
community event organized or sponsored by an entity other than the governing body that was attended or is
scheduled to be attended by a member of the governing body or an official or employee of the municipality; or
an announcement involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in the municipality that
has arisen after the posting of the agenda.
NOTE: The Planning and Zoning Commission reserves the right to adjourn into a Closed Meeting on any item
on its Work Session or Regular Session agenda consistent with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code,
as amended, including without limitation, Sections 551.071-551.086 of the Texas Open Meetings Act.
CERTIFICATE
I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the City Hall of the City of
Denton, Texas, on the ________day of ___________________, 2019 at ________o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.)
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CITY SECRETARY
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