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Votes and formal actions (selected):

- Elect acting chair for the Sept. 24 work session and regular session: Nomination of Commissioner Lisa Dyer by Commissioner McDowell; seconded by Commissioner Garland; Dyer accepted the nomination; hand vote recorded as 4 ayes (motion approved).

- Approval of minutes (Sept. 10, 2025): Motion to approve; seconded; passed unanimously, 4-0.

- Consent agenda: Final plat, Hickory Grove Phase 4 (FP25-0018C) ' Motion to approve by Commissioner McDuff; seconded; passed 4-0.

- Preliminary plat (PZ25-003A Razor Ranch): Staff recommended denial; applicant requested an extension to Oct. 22, 2025; Commission approved extension to Oct. 22 (motion and second recorded; vote unanimous).

- Subdivision variance (B25-0061) for Ron and Elizabeth Laningham: Motion to approve variance by Commissioner McDuff; second by Commissioner Garland; passed unanimously (4-0). Staff cited that nine properties already use the private access easement and that the condition predates current code.

- Final plat (FP25-0030) for 697 Pecan Creek (Lots 1'3, Block A): Motion to approve contingent on variance approval by Commissioner McDuff; seconded by Commissioner Garland; passed unanimously (4-0). Plat includes right-of-way reservation for a future primary arterial.

- Final plat RDO Addition (FP25-0027) and Reserve at Brush Creek (FP25-0028): Staff recommended extensions to Oct. 22, 2025; Commission approved extensions (motions and seconds recorded; votes unanimous).

- Rezoning (Z25-0012 and Z25-0016) from Mixed Use Neighborhood to Suburban Corridor (two adjacent one-acre properties near Loop 288 service road and Randall Street): Staff recommended approval; applicant present; motion to recommend approval of Z25-0012 carried 4-0; Z25-0016 also recommended 4-0.

- Rezoning (Z25-11) Southern Downtown (city-initiated): Motion to recommend rezoning approx. 43.7 acres to Mixed Use Downtown; moved by Commissioner Catcher Sid, seconded by Commissioner McDuff; passed 3-1.

- Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CA25-2) US 380 corridor: Motion to recommend changing approximately 34.5 acres from Rural to Light Industrial and approximately 22.5 acres from Low Residential to Community Mixed Use; moved by Commissioner Garland; seconded by Commissioner Catcher Sid; passed unanimously 4-0. Staff said the change responds to multiple development inquiries and planned TxDOT corridor improvements.

Procedural notes: public notification rules differ by case type (rezonings and comprehensive-plan amendments require mailed notice to nearby property owners; subdivision variances and some plats do not require mailed notice). In several items staff recommended and the commission approved extensions to a date certain of Oct. 22, 2025. Several items were continued from the work session to the regular meeting and processed as ministerial actions when code criteria were met.

Full minutes and staff reports contain motion language and complete vote records; this summary captures each formal action recorded in the meeting transcript and agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Denton - Planning and Zoning Commission on 2025-09-24 5:30 PM","oneSentenceSummary","The City of Denton Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 24 recorded votes approving minutes, several plats and extensions, a subdivision variance and forwarded multiple rezonings and a comprehensive-plan amendment to City Council.","taxTitle","Denton City, Denton County, Texas","taxId",2787,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6494505,"Commission approves subdivision variance and final plat to create three lots at Pecan Creek; staff recommended based on existing access pattern",2320,325000,2645000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5822804-c5ea9c250e38a2952c540eea377da31d&start=325&end=2645","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5822804-c5ea9c250e38a2952c540eea377da31d/thumbnail_325000.jpg","/articles/6494505/Denton-City/Denton-County/Texas/Commission-approves-subdivision-variance-and-final-plat-to-create-three-lots-at-Pecan-Creek-staff-recommended-based-on-existing-access-pattern","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6494505-59bf99f593e4b8b867e81f46395876e0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136413&Signature=n-eRr7q-lXIvMIAWjw3CR4E6DNpZeiBpYpuR9TOCCYZOTKjP3Z5DYmyT7pi9Ky-FVE1BqMH5qtn20sqTkdqVdLI40IHtxB2IsDp6bIG7hTkKhqwp1uop5tQK2yI-vg13N9qOCBmD~0uN-YT82guznpDCbQ8arZnweMFXgHq7GTKRAB-Z7cxpV9AkzArJxQgeL2thOzqKYC7Ayx4uJnkGwTU7VzJcRdzJqiIklBD067SeGAohpgORlVhqB0XmSC7slVgl~qWxE5nJDJZuObmZXiDMc~oVmkhOk038pk4hkErsiZ8UhBezI5sQD55hrQj9xIE~9RtV3Ms~Eg7EH7N5og__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The commission on Sept. 24 voted unanimously to approve a subdivision variance and the matching final plat for a property identified as Lots 1'3, Block A, 697 Pecan Creek addition, a roughly 11.2-acre tract in Denton's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Staff (Matt Bodine, assistant planner) recommended approval of the variance to allow more than three residential lots to take access from an existing private access easement. Bodine said there is a long-standing pattern of development in the area: nine lots already take access from the same private easement and the easement crosses multiple property lines. Staff found that granting the variance would not be detrimental to public safety and that the current lot configuration predates the 2019 code requirement, satisfying the code's hardship and non-owner-action considerations.

The variance criteria cited by staff were: that approval would not be detrimental to the public; that a peculiar development pattern in the area created the hardship; that the variance does not conflict with the city's guiding documents; and that the condition leading to the request was not a result of the property owner's actions. Commissioners noted the parcel's irregular lot shapes and asked why the owner preferred the current layout; staff and the applicant said the owners wanted to preserve an existing well on a residential lot and to meet an agricultural-exemption continuity requirement for the agricultural lot.

Commissioner McDuff moved to approve the variance; Commissioner Garland seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

After approving the variance, the commission approved the related final plat for Lots 1'3, contingent on the variance approval. Staff reiterated that the final plat approval is largely ministerial when it meets the code standards and that the variance approval enabled staff to recommend the plat.

The commission record shows the vote to approve the variance and the final plat as unanimous. Staff also noted a reservation for future right-of-way for a primary arterial per the Denton Mobility Plan as part of the plat.

Commissioners and staff emphasized that public notification for subdivisions and final plats is different from rezonings: for subdivision variances and final plats, staff said mailed public notice is not required for this type of variance and plat approval, and the commission received no mailed objections during its process.","The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a variance to allow more than three residential lots to take access from an existing private access easement and then approved the associated final plat to create three lots on an 11.2-acre tract north of Loop 288 (Pecan Creek addition).",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6494510,"Commission backs future land-use change on northeast US 380 corridor to accommodate industrial and mixed-use development",4780,1691000,6471000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5822804-c5ea9c250e38a2952c540eea377da31d&start=1691&end=6471","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5822804-c5ea9c250e38a2952c540eea377da31d/thumbnail_1691000.jpg","/articles/6494510/Denton-City/Denton-County/Texas/Commission-backs-future-land-use-change-on-northeast-US-380-corridor-to-accommodate-industrial-and-mixed-use-development","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6494510-7d4cf58fc65245bbcf8145a386d47c99/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136413&Signature=aQIM-lRxqDNOFDwPJIhHyfzVhw~t2Ls2DVtW0kYRk2gCBEmJ6BSe4Q35Mvs1~gysklgpdLjFH19aDMsG6PxY51Y4A6P56U82mryExAen7A3amb295viy3V6T-xTAm6MKyKOeXq3vBnBlJrSM3JVS5bPe9QeLBlsjYONEwKMq~rctqrTCUyThHTmZ9L3Xs~GfXpAfPz0Qrg35osT~RlhGNxez5Gel2Q8AUGrG~U-XuuherbWgDk3bOk6roOpl7oG1wGSuNIpbyT337cnjhiL7TJ3kU3p6knvCRVE9WVawBjbL~uU5b4CCXrliy0f0O6UkJObHq6zr9AIPszBYgimTDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Denton Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 24 voted unanimously to recommend a City Council amendment to the Future Land Use Map for two areas along the far northeast US 380 corridor.

Area 1 (about 34.5 acres) will be recommended to change from Rural Areas to Light Industrial, and Area 2 (about 22.5 acres) from Low Residential to Community Mixed Use. Staff said the recommendation responds to multiple recent development inquiries and to anticipated TxDOT roadway changes that will convert US 380 to a freeway with service roads in the long term.

Assistant planner Erin Stanley presented the corridor study that informed the request, describing current conditions as a mix of single-family homes, vacant lots, agricultural uses and driveways with some commercial and industrial uses in the extraterritorial jurisdiction. Stanley said traffic and infrastructure plans for US 380 and the city's growth goals make the corridor a logical place for light industrial uses closer to the roadway and for neighborhood-scale commercial and mixed uses that would buffer industrial activity from existing adjacent homes.

Stanley said staff held four community meetings (two in-person, two virtual) and mailed notices to owners within the area and to properties within 200 feet (and utility customers to 500 feet). She said the in-person meeting attendees who appeared were supportive and that the city received two written responses to the notice (one in favor, one opposed).

The recommended designations align with the comprehensive plan objectives to grow compactly, coordinate with transportation infrastructure, and match the existing nonresidential development pattern further west along US 380. Light Industrial is intended for light manufacturing, assembling and warehousing where adequate infrastructure and freight access exist; Community Mixed Use is intended to provide neighborhood-scale commercial services that complement nearby residential areas.

Commission discussion included questions about environmentally sensitive areas (ESA) near the Elm Fork of the Trinity River at the far east edge of the study area. Stanley said any development proposal that impacts ESA would trigger the standard ESA field assessment and mitigation or alternative ESA review; much of the ESA is on the outskirts of the proposed amendment area.

Commissioners asked about traffic. Stanley said future development proposals would be subject to traffic studies and TxDOT coordination; she said that in some existing conditions homeowners currently have direct driveways onto US 380 and that heavier commercial development is more likely to include consolidated access, turn lanes and other traffic controls.

Commissioner Garland moved to recommend the comprehensive-plan amendment; Commissioner Catcher Sid seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The amendment will go to City Council for final action at its Oct. 14 meeting.","The planning commission unanimously recommended amending the comprehensive plan to re-designate about 57 acres along US 380: roughly 34.5 acres from rural to light industrial and about 22.5 acres from low residential to community mixed use, citing development inquiries and planned TxDOT roadway changes.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6494513,"Planning commission recommends rezoning 43.7 acres in southern downtown to mixed-use downtown",4435,1255000,5690000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5822804-c5ea9c250e38a2952c540eea377da31d&start=1255&end=5690","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5822804-c5ea9c250e38a2952c540eea377da31d/thumbnail_1255000.jpg","/articles/6494513/Denton-City/Denton-County/Texas/Planning-commission-recommends-rezoning-437-acres-in-southern-downtown-to-mixed-use-downtown","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6494513-c856c820734e2d27df15ad612a272bbc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136413&Signature=SN0mDltU4HiPDmrEet0BKDJyXvrZKlozrbP9eqxOdmJZChjbAHOKsleaVYM3cfl5EM26F6KSEeZpv1MYEyatXSfBDFw9F42xK1v9rd3u3e-GMzPdnLZDgI9h1jkgt838NvILM2YkbqMM2-28QC3EbUlh1amo~8iBN~CoCY4VkXSuIx1QaOQjs1FQczRuhyqEpaP0dJkGHNjZpAU2g9XDdWEQuz2S5bHm8c4GdWCoZWZW2F69Q6Q3AV~5QAnpiCPRBU8aDwoXXLGj57ihmThi9ieyR1GcpDLyW1csL~0NgRqcC1zXDJ~Eh8WvfgGO5plIexXTCcEqbB0XMoJ-QQWBYQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Denton Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 24 recommended that City Council rezone about 43.7 acres in the southern downtown area from public facilities and mixed-use neighborhood (MN) zoning to mixed-use downtown (MD).

The recommendation, which passed 3-1, would replace current zoning over roughly the area south of Sycamore to Eagle and along Elm and Locust streets with the MD district, which the city says will allow more downtown-style mixed-use redevelopment. Commission Chairman Lisa Dyer called for the vote after a staff presentation and public comment period.

Staff presented the proposal as the next step to implement the Design Downtown Denton plan and to respond to a 2024 floodplain project that removed the southern downtown from the floodplain, opening the area to redevelopment. Shawn Jacobson, associate planner, told commissioners that the area had been zoned downtown commercial until the 2019 citywide rezoning and that restoring MD would give property owners more flexibility for small multifamily, townhomes and commercial uses and would remove several regulatory barriers that discouraged downtown-style development.

Jacobson said MD reduces mandatory parking requirements for small multifamily, allows higher building coverage, and eliminates some buffers that are unsuitable for a downtown context. He said the comprehensive plan already designates the area as Downtown Denton and that infrastructure upgrades make the area appropriate for denser uses.

The staff report and public outreach showed mixed responses: Jacobson said he received 10 written comments in favor and four in opposition, and that two neighborhood meetings in May produced unanimous support from attendees. Public commenters at the hearing included business owners who said they were concerned about the effect of rezoning on long-standing auto sales businesses and other small operations. Jacobson and staff repeatedly noted that legally existing businesses and residences would be protected as nonconforming uses and could continue to operate or be sold.

Hugo Cruz, an owner of a local auto sales business, said his family has operated in downtown Denton for more than 30 years and asked how rezoning would affect his retirement plans and ability to transfer the business. Jacobson answered that auto sales and similar uses are currently nonconforming and would remain protected; rezoning would not require any existing business to cease operations, although it could affect future expansions.

Other public speakers representing downtown organizations, including Kristen Kendrick Bigley of the UNT Collab (and president of Denton Main Street Association), supported the rezoning as a way to encourage reinvestment, more housing close to downtown and a more active southern downtown.

Commission discussion touched on protections for single-family homes and for existing businesses. Jacobson said the ordinance being recommended includes language to preserve existing single-family residences'they could be repaired, rebuilt or expanded as they are today. He also said the Downtown Development Code'including height-transition and use-buffer provisions'would continue to apply to protect adjacent residential properties.

The commission vote was 3 in favor and 1 opposed; staff said the measure will go to City Council for final action. Jacobson emphasized there is no specific private development tied to this rezoning request: the change is intended to allow property owners to pursue downtown-style redevelopment if and when they choose to do so.

The commission record shows the vote as the body'not a developer'moving to restore MD zoning to an area staff and supporters say is now able to redevelop after flood-control work.

Local residents raised questions about notification and potential traffic and construction impacts. Staff said notices were mailed to property owners within the study area and to property owners within 200 feet and utility customers within 500 feet, and that occasional mailing errors can occur. On traffic, staff said projects that come forward later would require the normal traffic review and improvements (turn lanes, driveway consolidation, etc.).","The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 3-1 to recommend that City Council rezone about 43.7 acres south of Denton's core from public facilities and mixed-use neighborhood to mixed-use downtown, restoring downtown zoning to an area removed from the floodplain in 2024.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Denton Planning & Zoning Commission, Sept. 24, 2025

Commission approves subdivision variance and final plat to create three lots at Pecan Creek; staff recommended based on existing access pattern

Commission backs future land-use change on northeast US 380 corridor to accommodate industrial and mixed-use development

Planning commission recommends rezoning 43.7 acres in southern downtown to mixed-use downtown