AGENDA
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
February 4, 2015

After determining that a quorum is present, the Planning and Zoning Commission will convene a Work Session on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 10:50 AM 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:

WORK SESSION

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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.

2. Receive a report, hold a discussion, with staff and Red Development, on the vision and City Council Direction concerning development at Rayzor Ranch. (Brian Lockley)

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 Gas Well Ordinance 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; impacts of federal and state law and regulations; moratorium on drilling and production; other concerns about municipal regulatory authority or matters relating to enforcement of the Gas Well Ordinance; and legal matters associated with a citizen’s initiative 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.

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, February 4, 2015 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. 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 Preliminary Plat of the Little Guys Movers Addition. The approximately 5.23 acre property is generally located east side of Ft Worth Drive (U.S. 377), approximately 625 feet south of Daniel Street and 700 feet north of Mission Street, within the William Daniel Survey, Abstract No. 378. The property is located within an Employment Center Industrial (EC-I) zoning district. (PP14-0030, Little Guys Movers Addition, Mike Bell)

B. Consider a Final Replat of Titus Addition, Lots 1R and 2R, Block A, being a replat of Titus Addition. The 24.64 acre property is generally located on the east side of North Masch Branch Road, approximately 790 feet from Jim Christal Road and within the W. Bryan Survey, Abstract #148. The property is located in an Industrial Center Employment (IC-E) zoning district. (FR14-0019, Titus Addition, Julie Wyatt)

C. Consider a Final Replat of Denton Regional Medical Center Addition Phase 3, Lots 61R, 6R2, and 6R3, Block 1, being a replat of Lot 6, Block 1 of Denton Regional Medical Center Addition Phase 3. The approximately 2.58 acre property is generally located on the south side of Medpark Drive, approximately 350 feet east of Brinker Road. The property is located in a Regional Center Commercial Neighborhood (RCC-N) zoning district. (FR13-0017, Denton Regional Medical Center Addition, Ron Menguita)

3. ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION:

A. Consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding an ordinance amending Subchapters 5, 7, 16 and 22 of the Denton Development Code, relating to Gas Well Drilling and Production, Definitions and Procedures; amending Ordinance No. 2013-248, relating to planning and development fees and road damage remediation fees relating to gas well drilling and production activities; adding new Subchapter 22A to the Denton Development Code, relating to Oil and Gas Pipelines, Definitions, Procedures; providing a cumulative clause; providing a severability clause; providing for a penalty; and providing for an effective date. (DCA14-0009, Development Code Amendments, Darren Groth)

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.
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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.)