AGENDA
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
March 28, 2012

After determining that a quorum is present, the Planning and Zoning Commission will convene a Work Session on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 04:37 PM in the City Council Work Session Room at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which time the following items will be considered:

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1.	Clarification of agenda items listed in the Regular Session agenda for this meeting, and discussion of issues not briefed in the written backup materials.

Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding amending the Denton Development Code by adding Boarding House, Fraternity or Sorority House, Dormitory, Conference/Convention Center, Warehouse (General) and Warehouse (Retail) as land uses in Subchapter 35.5, by adding definitions for Conference/Convention Center, Warehouse (General) and Warehouse (Retail), and by revising the existing definitions of Boarding House, Family, and Distribution Center in Subchapter 35.23.

3.	Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding amending Section 35.12 of the Denton Development Code concerning the duration of a permit for Farmer’s Markets, and amending subchapter 35.23 concerning the definition of Farmer’s Market to include Community Markets.

Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding approval of preliminary Plat of Lot 1, Block 1 of the Mission Street Addition. The subject property is approximately 0.950 acres in size and is generally located at the southwestern corner of Mission Street and Fort Worth Drive. The property is located within an Employment Center Commercial (EC-C) zoning district. (PP11-0006, Mission Street Addition, Nana Appiah)

REGULAR MEETING

NOTE: The Planning and Zoning Commission reserves the right to adjourn into a Closed Meeting on any item on its Work Session or Regular Session agendas at any time, consistent with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, as amended, including without limitation, Sections 551.071-551.086 of the Texas Open Meetings Act.

After completing the Work Session, the Planning and Zoning Commission will convene a Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Denton, Texas which will be held on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 and will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney at which time the following items will be considered:

1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

A. U.S. Flag

B. Texas Flag "Honor the Texas Flag - I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas one state under God, one and indivisible."

2. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES FOR:

A. March 14, 2012

3. CONSENT AGENDA: Staff recommends approval of the following items because they meet the requirements of the Denton Development Code. Approval of the Consent Agenda includes staff recommendations for approvals and authorizes staff to proceed. The Planning and Zoning Commission has reviewed the applications and has had an opportunity to raise questions regarding the items prior to consideration:

A. Consider approval of a Preliminary Plat of Lot 1, Block 1 of the Mission Street Addition. The subject property is approximately 0.950 acres in size and is generally located at the southwestern corner of Mission Street and Fort Worth Drive. The property is located within an Employment Center Commercial (EC-C) zoning district. (PP11-0006, Mission Street Addition, Nana Appiah)

A. Consider approval of a six-month extension of the General Development Plan for Windsor Oaks (GDP05-0003). The approximately 224.5-acre site is generally located on both sides of Loop 288 north of the intersection of Loop 288 and Mingo Road. The site is zoned Neighborhood Residential (NR-4 and NR-6), Neighborhood Residential Mixed Use-12 (NRMU-12), Community Mixed Use-General (CM-G), and Employment Center-Industrial (EC-I). Commercial, office, industrial, multifamily and single family uses are proposed. (GDPE12-0001, Windsor Oaks, Erica Marohnic) Staff is requesting that this item be continued to the April 11th P&Z meeting.

4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Under Section 551.042 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, respond to inquiries from the Planning and Zoning Commission or the public with specific factual information or recitation of policy, or accept a proposal to place the matter on the agenda for an upcoming meeting.

5. ADJOURN

NOTE: THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN INTO A CLOSED MEETING AT ANY TIME REGARDING ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR WHICH IT IS LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE.

NOTE: THE CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL ROOM IS ACCESSIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. THE CITY WILL PROVIDE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED IF REQUESTED AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE SCHEDULED MEETING. PLEASE CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 349-8309 OR USE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES FOR THE DEAF (TDD) BY CALLING 1-800-RELAY-TX SO THAT A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER CAN BE SCHED�ULED THROUGH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

CERTIFICATE
I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the City Hall of the City of Denton, Texas, on the ________ day of _________, 2012 at _________ o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.)