AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Department of Development Services
ACM: Jon Fortune
DATE: September 20, 2016
SUBJECT
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Hold a public hearing and consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, regarding approval of a Detail Plan of Planned Development 174 (PD-174) District to depict an amenity center on approximately 3.26 acres. The subject property is generally located on the southeast side of John Paine Road, approximately 110 feet northeast of Athens Drive within a Planned Development 174 (PD-174) zoning district. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval (5-0). (PDA16-0004)
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BACKGROUND
The applicant, on behalf of Mike Gavin of Bloomfield Homes, L.P., has requested Detailed Plan approval for a private amenity center for PD-174 District, also known as Country Lakes North.
Features depicted in the Site Plan and Landscape Plan include a swimming pool, restrooms, playground equipment, a dog park, a landscape buffer, and parking. Please refer to the Staff Analysis and Exhibits for more detailed information regarding additional recreation facilities and landscaping. The amenity center will not be dedicated to the City as a public park, but will be privately owned and maintained by the Country Lakes Homeowners Association.
The proposed Detailed Plan conforms to the approved Concept Plan for PD 174 District and corresponds to the Detailed Plan approved by Ordinance 2000-321, which depicts the location of a private amenity center on the subject property and the adjacent residential development.
To comply with the public hearing notice requirements, 544 notices were sent to property owners within 200 feet of the subject property, and 839 courtesy notices were sent to physical addresses within 500 feet of the subject property, a notice was published in the Denton Record Chronicle, and signs were placed on the property. As of this writing, staff has received 19 (0.77%) responses in favor of the request and 12 (0.36%) r...
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