AGENDA
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
January 28, 2015

After determining that a quorum is present, the Planning and Zoning Commission will convene a Work Session on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 06:04 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:

1. 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 a Final Plat of Teasley Trails, Phase IV. The approximately 18.197 acre property is generally located northwest corner of the intersection of Ryan Road and Teasley Lane within the J. Fisher Survey, Abstract No. 421. The property is located within a Neighborhood Residential 6 (NR-6) zoning district with overlay restrictions. (FP14-0013, Teasley Trails, Phase IV Sophie Huemer)

B. Consider a Preliminary Plat of the North Lakes Substation Expansion. The approximately 39.813 acre property is generally located north of Riney Road, east of N Bonnie Brae Street, and south of N Elm Street (U.S. 77) within the J. Collard Survey, Abstract No. 297. The property is located within a Regional Center Commercial Downtown (RCC-D) zoning district. (PP14-0016, North Lakes Substation Expansion, Mike Bell)

C. Consider a Final Plat of Lots 1-3, Block A of the North Lakes Substation Expansion. The approximately 11.362 acre property is generally located at the northeast corner of Riney Road and N Bonnie Brae Street within the J. Collard Survey, Abstract No. 297. The property is located within a Regional Center Commercial Downtown (RCC-D) zoning district. (FP14-0017, North Lakes Substation Expansion, Mike Bell)

D. Consider a Preliminary Plat of the ARCO Substation Expansion. The approximately 97.277 acre property is generally located north of Blagg Road, east of Geesling Road, and south of E University Drive (U.S. 380) within the M. Forrest Survey, Abstract No. 417. The property is located within a Neighborhood Residential 3 (NR-3) and a Neighborhood Residential 6 (NR-6) zoning district. (PP14-0031, ARCO Substation Expansion, Mike Bell)

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CLOSED MEETING

Following the completion of the Work Session, the City Council will convene in a Closed Meeting to consider specific items when these items are listed below under the Closed Meeting section of this agenda. When items for consideration are not listed under the Closed Meeting section of the agenda, the City Council will not conduct a Closed Meeting and will convene at the time listed below for its regular or special called meeting. The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into a Closed Meeting on any item on its Open Meeting agenda consistent with Chapter 551 of the TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, as amended, as set forth below.

1. Consultation with Attorneys-Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071.

A. Consult with and provide direction to City’s attorneys regarding legal issues and strategies associated with the current Gas Well Ordinance, and proposed Gas Well Ordinance amendment, regulation of gas well drilling and production within the City Limits and the extraterritorial jurisdiction, including: Constitutional limitations, statutory limitations upon municipal regulatory authority; statutory preemption and vested rights; impacts of federal and state law and regulations; impacts of gas well drilling upon protected uses and vice-versa; current and proposed extension to, moratorium on drilling and production; other concerns about municipal regulatory authority or matters relating to enforcement of the Gas Well Ordinance, both current and proposed; settlement matters concerning gas well drilling in the City; surface development issues involving surface and mineral estates; and legal matters associated with a citizen’s initiative ordinance and pending litigation styled Jerry Patterson, Commissioner, Texas General Land Office v. City of Denton Texas, Cause No. D-1-GN-14-004628 currently pending in the 53rd District Court of Travis County and Texas Oil and Gas Association v. City of Denton, Cause No. 14-09833-431 currently pending in the 431stDistrict Court of Denton County regarding hydraulic fracturing where a public discussion of these legal matters would conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas.

2. 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.
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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 _________, 2015 at _________ o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.)