Agenda Information Sheet
DEPARTMENT: Environmental Services and Sustainability
CM/ ACM: Jon Fortune
Date: March 6, 2017
SUBJECT
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Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide direction regarding Denton Development Code Subchapter 17 Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs).
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BACKGROUND
On June 6, 2016 the Committee on the Environment (COE) gave staff direction to proceed with proposing revisions to Subchapter 17 of the Denton Development Code (DDC). The revisions would be classified into four major categories: editorial corrections, code language clarification, code language additions, and policy changes. The level of revision complexity generally increases with each category as listed. On February 6, 2017 staff presented the second part of proposed policy changes to Subchapter 17.
This presentation would continue discussing policy changes with the purpose of making the code more clear, improve organization, and making it easier to understand. Staff identified numerous policy changes throughout Subchapter 17 and the review of proposed changes would require multiple presentations. Additional code policy changes will be addressed in future presentations.
The proposed policy changes are shown as redlines in Exhibit 1. A clean version of the proposed changes are provided in Exhibit 2. The proposed changes would require the creation of a criteria manual for environmentally sensitive areas.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (Council, Boards, Commissions)
June 6, 2016: Presentation to the COE regarding Amendments to Subchapter 17
August 1, 2016: Presentation to the COE regarding code corrections to Subchapter 17
September 12, 2016: Presentation to the COE regarding code language clarifications to Subchapter 17 Part 1
October 3, 2016: Presentation to the COE regarding code language clarifications to Subchapter 17 Part 2
December 5, 2016 Presentation to the COE regarding code language additions to Subchapter 17 Part 1
January 17, 2017: Presentation to th...
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