Agenda Information Sheet
DEPARTMENT: Department of Development Services
CM: Todd Hileman
Date: May 23, 2017
SUBJECT
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Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, setting a date, time, and place for two public hearings on the proposed annexation of certain properties generally located north of Brush Creek Road and east of Fort Worth Drive by the City of Denton, Texas, authorizing and directing the City Secretary to publish notice of such public hearings.
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BACKGROUND
At the February 7, 2017 meeting, the City Council directed staff to pursue annexation of a 6.71 acre tract. The subject property is part of an approximately 18 acre site, of which the remaining acreage is located within the City of Denton. The property owner is proposing a commercial and multi-family development on the entire site. The portion of the site in the city is zoned Neighborhood Residential 1 (NR-1) in which neither one of the proposed is permitted. Therefore, the area within the City will have to be rezoned and the annexed property will have to secure a zoning designation. Based on the Future Land Use Map, the area is recommended to be developed with Neighborhood Mixed Use. A likely zoning designation would therefore be Neighborhood Residential Mixed Use (NRMU) District and a Specific Use Permit (SUP) will be required for the multi-family component.
On March 7, 2017 the property owner was sent a certified letter notifying of the City's intent to annex the property because the proposed development meets the City's criteria for annexation. The proposed development:
* will require to connect to City public services;
* is within the City's Certificate of Convenience and Necessity boundary for water, sewer, and electric services;
* is partially in the City limits and in the City's ETJ; and
* the development will have a significant impact upon the City in terms of service costs, increased traffic, and utility needs.
In reviewing the proposed annexation, st...
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