Planning Report
DCA17-0004 / Annexation Criteria
Planning & Zoning Commission
February 8, 2017
REQUEST:
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Hold a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding expressly repealing Sections 34-35, 34-36, and 34-37 of the Denton Code of Ordinances related to annexation and amending Subchapter 35.3 of the Denton Development Code by adding a periphery development annexation criteria section. (DCA17-0004, Annexation Criteria, Ron Menguita)
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BACKGROUND:
The Planning Division receives several development applications for properties that are located in the City's Extra-territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ). During the development review process, the question of whether the subject property should be annexed is always raised. On October 18, 2016 the Planning Division presented to the City Council, a proposal to establish periphery annexation criteria in the Denton Development Code (DDC), to determine whether or not a property should be annexed. The City Council directed staff to proceed with preparing an ordinance.
Prior to bringing this item forward, the Planning and Zoning Commission must hold a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council. Per the DDC, any proposed Code amendment must follow the Zoning Amendment Procedure, which requires a dual public hearing held before the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council in accordance with state law.
CONSIDERATIONS:
1. In some cases proposed developments in the ETJ are not consistent with the character of the area where they are proposed and can impact adjacent properties in terms of land use and intensity.
2. Because the City's Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) service areas extend outside the city limits, the City is required to provide water and sewer services to these proposed developments even though the extension of those services is not supported by taxes. This impacts infrastructure and public services such as water and sewer and ot...
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