AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Department of Development Services
ACM: Jon Fortune
DATE: February 21, 2017
SUBJECT
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Hold a public hearing and consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, to change the zoning classification from Regional Center Residential 1 (RCR-1) District to Employment Center Commercial (EC-C) District on approximately 5.3 acres of land generally located on the west side of the I-35 Southbound Service Road and 115 feet north of Barthold Road in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas; adopting an amendment to the City's official zoning map; providing for a penalty in the maximum amount of $2,000.00 for violations thereof; providing a severability clause and an effective date. The Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval (7-0) of the request. (Z16-0018)
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BACKGROUND
The applicant is requesting to rezone the subject property from Regional Center Residential 1 (RCR-1) District to Employment Center Commercial (EC-C) District in order to develop the site with a triple-bay truck wash. According to the Denton Development Code (DDC), car wash facilities are defined as drive-through uses. The applicant is requesting a change in zoning in order to develop the site with a drive-through use.
The rezoning request meets the criteria for approval in the DDC. Per Section 35.3.4.B of the DDC, a proposed rezoning request can be approved if the request conforms to the Future Land Use element of the Denton Plan 2030 and facilitates the adequate provision of public infrastructure. The Future Land Use designation of the subject property is Business Innovation, which is intended for well-planned, larger scale office and employment parks with supporting uses such as retail, hotels, and residential. The mix of associated commercial and light industrial uses permitted in the proposed EC-C District meets intent of Business Innovation, as it encourages employment uses with associated commercial development neces...
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