Denton City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
Subchapter 1
General Standards
Sections
- 1.1 - Title and Effective Date
- 1.2 - Purpose
- 1.3 - Authority, Applicability, and Jurisdiction
- 1.4 - Severability
- 1.5 - Nonconformities
- 1.5.1 - Purpose.
- 1.5.2 - Regulations Applicable to All Nonconformities.
- 1.5.3 - Nonconforming Uses.
- 1.5.4. - Nonconforming Structures.
- 1.5.5 - Nonconforming Lots.
- 1.5.6 - Nonconforming Site Features.
- 1.5.7 - Nonconforming Signs.
- 1.5.8 - Amortization of Nonconforming Uses or Structures.
- 1.5.9 - Illegal Nonconformities.
- 1.5.10 - Applicability of Gas Well Reverse Setbacks to Existing Protected Uses or Residential Lots.
- 1.6 - Enforcement
- 1.7 - Transition from Prior Regulations
- 1.7.1 - Continuity of Provisions.
- 1.7.2 - Violations Continue.
- 1.7.3 - Nonconformities Under Prior Regulations.
- 1.7.4 - Uses, Lots, Structures, and Sites Rendered Nonconforming.
- 1.7.5 - Pending Applications.
- 1.7.6 - Preliminary Plat Approvals.
- 1.7.7 - Approved Projects.
- 1.7.8 - Rezonings With Overlay Conditions Under Prior Regulations.
- 1.7.9 - Master Planned Communities.
Subchapter 2
Administration and Procedures
Sections
- 2.1 - Purpose and Organization
- 2.3 - Review and Decision-Making Bodies
- 2.3.1 - Purpose.
- 2.3.2 - City Council.
- 2.3.3 - Planning and Zoning Commission.
- 2.3.4 - Zoning Board of Adjustment.
- 2.3.5 - Public Utility Board.
- 2.3.6 - Historic Landmark Commission.
- 2.3.7 - Economic Development Partnership Board.
- 2.3.8 - Health and Building Standards Commission.
- 2.3.9 - Park and Recreation Board.
- 2.3.10 - City Administration.
- 2.3.11 - Development Assistance Team.
- 2.4 - Common Review Procedures
- 2.4.1 - Overview.
- 2.4.2 - Consistency with State and Federal Provisions.
- 2.4.3 - Step 1: Pre-Application Activities.
- 2.4.4 - Step 2: Application Submittal and Processing.
- 2.4.5 - Step 3: Staff Review and Action.
- 2.4.6 - Step 4: Scheduling and Notice of Public Meetings/Hearings.
- 2.4.7 - Step 5: Review and Decision.
- 2.4.8 - Step 6: Post-Decision Actions and Limitations.
- 2.5 - Development Permits and Procedures.
- 2.5.1 - Zoning Compliance Plan Review.
- 2.5.2 - Specific Use Permit (SUP).
- 2.5.3 - Temporary Use Permit.
- 2.5.4 - Zoning Verification Letter.
- 2.5.5 - Environmental Sensitive Areas (ESAs) Field Assessments.
- 2.5.6 - Vested Rights.
- 2.5.7 - Exaction Proportionality Determination and Appeal.
- 2.5.8 - Business Registration.
- 2.5.9 - Traffic Impact Analysis.
- 2.5.10 - Real Estate Application.
- 2.5.11 - Certificate of Land and Use.
- 2.6 - Subdivision Procedures
- 2.7 - Plan and DDC Amendments
- 2.8 - Flexibility and Relief Procedures
- 2.9 - Historic Preservation Procedures
- 2.10 - Design Standards Review Procedures
- 2.11 - Development Criteria Manual Procedure
- 2.12 - Affordability Incentive Procedures.
Subchapter 3
Zoning Districts
Sections
- 3.1 - Purpose and Organization
- 3.2 - Residential Districts
- 3.3 - Mixed-Use Districts
- 3.4 - Corridor Districts
- 3.5 - Other Nonresidential Districts
- 3.6 - PD - Planned Development District
- 3.7 - Measurements and Exceptions
Subchapter 4
Overlay and Historic Districts
Sections
- 4.1 - Purpose
- 4.2 - Applicability of Underlying Zoning Districts
- 4.3 - Conflicts with Other Ordinances
- 4.4 - Creation and Amendments
- 4.5 - MAO - Municipal Airport Overlay District
- 4.5.1 - Purpose.
- 4.5.2 - Municipal Airport Overlay District Established.
- 4.5.3 - Applicability.
- 4.5.4 - Conflicts with Other Provisions.
- 4.5.5 - Exemptions.
- 4.5.6 - Nonconformities.
- 4.5.7 - General Prohibition on Airport Hazards.
- 4.5.8 - AHHD - Airport Height Hazard District.
- 4.5.9 - ACLUD - Airport Compatibility Land Use District.
- 4.5.10 - Noise Mitigation.
- 4.6 - FSO - Fry Street Overlay District
- 4.7 - ULD - Unicorn Lake Overlay District
- 4.8 - RZR - Rayzor Ranch Overlay District
- 4.9 - Historic Landmark Preservation and Historic Districts
- 4.10 - Denton Square District
- 4.10.1 - Purpose and Overall Intent.
- 4.10.2 - Relation of the Denton Square District to Base Zoning Districts.
- 4.10.3 - Boundaries of the Denton Square District.
- 4.10.4 - Definitions.
- 4.10.5 - Work Requiring a Permit.
- 4.10.6 - Procedures.
- 4.10.7 - Design Standards.
- 4.10.8 - Establishing Unreasonable Economic Hardship.
Subchapter 5
Use Regulations
Sections
- 5.1 - Purpose and Organization
- 5.2 - Table of Allowed Uses
- 5.3 - Use-Specific Standards
- 5.4 - Accessory Uses and Structures
- 5.5 - Temporary Uses and Structures
- 5.5.1 - Purpose.
- 5.5.2 - Temporary Uses and Structures Allowed.
- 5.5.3 - Approval Process for Temporary Uses and Structures.
- 5.5.4 - General Standards for Temporary Uses and Structures.
- 5.5.5 - Annual Permit Allowance and Renewal Periods.
- 5.5.6 - Additional Standards for Specific Temporary Uses and Structures.
- 5.6 - Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- 5.6.1 - Purpose and Goals.
- 5.6.2 - Compliance with Telecommunications Act.
- 5.6.3 - Applicability.
- 5.6.4 - General Provisions.
- 5.6.5 - Allowed Telecommunications Uses.
- 5.6.6 - Telecommunications Use-Specific Standards.
- 5.6.7 - Telecommunications Towers.
- 5.6.8 - Tower Location.
- 5.6.9 - Antenna Mounting.
- 5.6.10 - Structural Certification.
- 5.6.11 - Appeal.
Subchapter 6
Gas Wells
Sections
- 6.1 - Integrated Provisions
- 6.2 - Gas Well Development
- 6.3 - Gas Well Drilling and Production
- 6.3.1 - Definitions.
- 6.3.2 - Standards for Gas Well Drilling and Production.
- 6.3.3 - Indemnification and Insurance.
- 6.3.4 - Security.
- 6.3.5 - Inspection.
- 6.3.6 - Periodic Reports.
- 6.3.7 - Notice of Activities.
- 6.3.8 - Remedies, Enforcements and Right of Entry.
- 6.3.9 - Watershed Permits for Gas Well Developments.
Subchapter 7
Development Standards
Sections
- 7.1 - Purpose
- 7.2 - Applicability
- 7.3 - Land-Disturbing Activities
- 7.4 - Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs)
- 7.4.1 - Purpose.
- 7.4.2 - Applicability.
- 7.4.3 - Environmentally Sensitive Areas Criteria Manual.
- 7.4.4 - ESAs Procedures.
- 7.4.5 - Official Map.
- 7.4.6 - Floodplain Development ESAs.
- 7.4.7 - Riparian Buffer and Water-Related Habitat ESAs.
- 7.4.8 - Cross Timbers Upland Habitat ESAs.
- 7.4.9 - Development Clustering.
- 7.4.10 - Development Impact Area.
- 7.5 - Drainage
- 7.6 - Water and Wastewater
- 7.6.1 - Applicability.
- 7.6.2 - Basic Policy.
- 7.6.3 - Extensions of Water and Sewer Mains.
- 7.6.4 - Fire Hydrants.
- 7.6.5 - Booster Pump Stations and Pressure Regulating Valves.
- 7.6.6 - Lift Stations.
- 7.6.7 - Easement Requirements.
- 7.6.8 - Sewer Capacity Requirements.
- 7.6.9 - Impact Fees.
- 7.6.10 - Tapping Fees.
- 7.6.11 - Basic Policy.
- 7.6.12 - Fee Schedule.
- 7.6.13 - Administrative Procedure.
- 7.6.14 - Oversize Participation by the City.
- 7.6.15 - Pro-Rata Agreements.
- 7.6.16 - Alternative Water and Sewer Facilities.
- 7.6.17 - Plans and Specifications.
- 7.7 - Landscaping, Screening, Buffering, and Fences
- 7.8 - Access and Circulation
- 7.8.1 - Purpose.
- 7.8.2 - Applicability.
- 7.8.3 - Parking and Circulation Plan Required.
- 7.8.4 - Compliance with Specifications.
- 7.8.5 - Street Design.
- 7.8.6 - Street Connectivity.
- 7.8.7 - Developer Responsibility for Access and Circulation Improvements.
- 7.8.8 - Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA).
- 7.8.9 - Driveways and Access.
- 7.8.10 - Cross-Access Between Abutting Development.
- 7.8.11 - Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation.
- 7.8.12 - Public Transit.
- 7.9 - Parking and Loading
- 7.10 - Site and Building Design
- 7.11 - Exterior Lighting
- 7.12 - Solid Waste and Recycling Design Standards
- 7.13 - Electric Standards
Subchapter 8
Subdivisions
Sections
- 8.1 - Purpose
- 8.2 - Applicability
- 8.3 - Subdivision Design
- 8.4 - Subdivision Improvements
- 8.4.1 - Purpose.
- 8.4.2 - Compliance Required.
- 8.4.3 - Cost of Improvements and City Participation.
- 8.4.4 - Applicant to Extend Mains and Streets to Subdivisions.
- 8.4.5 - Pre-Construction Phase Procedures and Requirements.
- 8.4.6 - Development Contract Required.
- 8.4.7 - Construction, Inspection, and Acceptance.
- 8.4.8 - Streets.
- 8.4.9 - Utilities.
- 8.4.10 - Adequate Water System.
- 8.4.11 - Adequate Sewer System.
Subchapter 9
Definitions
Sections
Appendix A
RAYZOR RANCH OVERLAY DISTRICT
Sections
- 4.8.1 - Purpose
- 4.8.2 - Application of Regulations
- 4.8.3 - Land Divisions
- 4.8.4 - Marketplace—Development Standards
- 4.8.5 - South Campus—Development Standards
- 4.8.6 - Use Regulations
- 4.8.7 - Use Specific Standards
- 4.8.8 - Landscaping and Tree Mitigation
- 4.8.9 - Architecture
- 4.8.10 - Parking Standards
- 4.8.11 - Drainage
- 4.8.12 - Transportation
- 4.8.13 - Street Standards
- 4.8.14 - Gas Well Development
- 4.8.15 - Property Owners Association
- 4.8.16 - Definitions
- 4.8.17 - Exhibits
- EXHIBIT A - METES AND BOUNDS
- EXHIBIT C - MARKETPLACE ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES
- Article 1 - RR-2 Nonresidential Buildings (RR2)
- Article 2 - RR-3 Area Development Regulations (RR3)
- Article 3 - Cooks Children's Hospital (CC)
- Article 4 - Streetscape/Public Spaces
- Article 5 - Mechanical Roof Equipment Screening
- Article 6 - Accessory Use
- Article 7 - Drive-Through Requirements
- Article 8 - Light and Glare Performance Requirements
- EXHIBIT C-1 - RAYZOR RANCH ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS SOUTH COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (SCD) AND TOWN CENTER (TC)
- EXHIBIT C-2 - RAYZOR RANCH ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS SOUTH MIXED-USE DISTRICT-1 & SOUTH-MIXED USE DISTRICT 2
- EXHIBIT C-2A - RAYZOR RANCH SOUTH MIXED-USE DISTRICT-1 and RAYZOR RANCH SOUTH MIXED-USE DISTRICT-2 MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL GUIDELINES
- EXHIBIT C-2B - RAYZOR RANCH SOUTH MIXED-USE DISTRICT-1 AND RAYZOR RANCH SOUTH MIXED USE DISTRICT-2 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL GUIDELINES
- EXHIBIT C-2C - RAYZOR RANCH ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS - LOT 1, BLOCK 4 OF RAYZOR RANCH SOUTH
- EXHIBIT C-3 - RAYZOR RANCH MULTI-FAMILY GUIDELINES FOR SOUTH MIXED USE DISTRICT-1 AND SOUTH MIXED USE DISTRICT-2
- EXHIBIT C-4 - RAYZOR RANCH MARKETPLACE SINGLE-FAMILY GUIDELINES
- EXHIBIT D - LANDSCAPE GUIDELINES - RAZOR RANCH MARKETPLACE-1 (RRM-1) AND RAYZOR RANCH MARKETPLACE-2 (RRM-2)
- Article 1 - General Landscape Guidelines
- Article 2 - Buffers and Screening
- Article 3 - Access, Parking and Circulation Requirements.
- Article 4 - Parking Lot Landscaping and Screening Standards
- Article 5 - Tree Maintenance and Tree Mitigation
- Article 6 - Interim Landscape Areas
- Article 7 - Amendments to the Landscape Plan
- EXHIBIT D-1 - RAYZOR RANCH LANDSCAPE STANDARDS SOUTH COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (SCD) AND TOWN CENTER (TC)
- Article 1 - General Landscape Standards
- Article 2 - Buffers and Screening
- Article 3 - Access, Parking, and Circulation Requirements
- Article 4 - Parking Lot Landscaping and Screening Standards
- Article 5 - Tree Maintenance and Tree Mitigation
- Article 6 - Interim Landscape Areas
- Article 7 - Amendments to the Landscape Plan
- EXHIBIT D-2 - RAYZOR RANCH LANDSCAPE STANDARDS SOUTH MIXED-USE DISTRICT-1 AND SOUTH MIXED-USE DISTRICT-2
- EXHIBIT D-2A - RAYZOR RANCH LANDSCAPE STANDARDS - LOT 1, BLOCK 4 OF RAYZOR RANCH SOUTH
- EXHIBIT E - RAYZOR RANCH MARKETPLACE SIGN DISTRICT
- EXHIBIT E-1 - RAYZOR RANCH SIGN STANDARDS - SOUTH COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (SCD) AND TOWN CENTER (TC)
- EXHIBIT E-2 - RAYZOR RANCH SOUTH MIXED-USE SIGN DISTRICT
- EXHIBIT E-2A - RAYZOR RANCH SIGNAGE STANDARDS - LOT 1, BLOCK 4 OF RAYZOR RANCH SOUTH
- EXHIBIT F - RAYZOR RANCH DISTRICT WATER QUALITY PROTECTION PLAN REQUIREMENTS AND DRAINAGE MAP
- 1.0 - Purpose for Water Quality Protection
- 2.0 - Stormwater Quality Management Requirements
- 2.1 - Water Quality Protection Volume
- 2.1.1 - Water Quality Volume Reduction Methods
- 2.2 - Site Design Credits
- 2.3 - Primary Structural Stormwater Controls
- 2.3.1 - Recommended Stormwater Quality Control Practices
- 2.4 - Inspections and Maintenance
- 2.4.1 - Inspections
- 2.4.2 - Maintenance
- 3.0 - Submittals Schedule for Water Quality Protection Plans
- 3.1. - General Development Plan
- 3.2 - Preliminary Plat
- 3.3 - Final Plat
- 3.3.1 - Regional Stormwater Control Areas
- 3.4 - Clearing and Grading
- 3.5 - Building Permit
- EXHIBIT G - RAYZOR RANCH TRADE DRESS REGULATIONS