Planning Report
Z17-0023 / Cope Addition
City Council District 2
Planning & Zoning Commission
October 25, 2017
REQUEST:
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Hold a public hearing and consider a request by Cope Equities LLC for an initial zoning of Neighborhood Residential 6 (NR-6) District on approximately 16.39 acres. The property is generally located at the northeast corner of Mayhill Road and Mills Road. (Z17-0023, Cope Addition, Hayley Zagurski).
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OWNER:
Cope Equities LLC
APPLICANT:
Aaron Graves, Kimley Horn
BACKGROUND:
The request is for an initial zoning of Neighborhood Residential 6 (NR-6) District in order to develop the subject property with a single-family residential subdivision. The property was annexed into the City of Denton in 2013, and at that time was assigned the placeholder zoning designation of Rural Residential (RD-5X) District in accordance with Section 35.16.8.G of the Denton Development Code (DDC). RD-5X District is not an official zoning district of the City of Denton, but rather a temporary designation that applies until an initial zoning designation is approved for the annexed property.
Under the temporary zoning of RD-5X, the property could only be subdivided into parcels of 5 acres or more in size. The applicant has indicated that their intent is to subdivide the property into approximately 86 lots. No plans were submitted with this request to indicate the layout of the proposed subdivision. Details related to lot configuration and density will be examined during the platting process.
SITE DATA:
The 16.39 acre subject property is an unplatted tract of land located at the northeast corner of Mayhill Road and Mills Road. The property is currently undeveloped.
The property has approximately 478 feet of frontage on Mayhill Road. Mayhill Road is classified as a Primary Arterial by the Mobility Plan. Primary Arterials require 110 to 135 feet of right-of-way, are designed as either four or six lane roadways, and can handle over 15,000 vehicles per day. Curre...
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