The purpose of the Suburban Residential District is to provide for single-family residential development of spacious character, together with such public buildings, schools, churches, open space, public recreational facilities and accessory uses, as may be necessary or are normally compatible with residential surroundings. This district is located to protect existing development of high character and contains vacant land considered appropriate for such development in the future. Limited amounts of two-family and multifamily residences are permitted in this district only in the context of a planned residential development (PRD) as denoted in §
128-84 of this chapter.
The purpose of the Town Scale Residential District is to provide for single-family residential development of town-scale character, together with such public buildings, schools, churches, open space, public recreational facilities and accessory uses, as may be necessary or are normally compatible with residential surroundings. This district is located to accommodate future single-family development in the patterns, forms, and densities which currently exist in established medium-density single-family neighborhoods within the Town. Limited amounts of two-family and multifamily residences are permitted in this district only in the context of a planned residential development (PRD) as denoted in §
128-84 of this chapter.
The purpose of the Mixed Residential District is to provide for higher density single-family and multiple-family residences within the Town core, together with such public buildings, schools, churches, open space, public recreational facilities, and accessory uses as may be necessary or are normally compatible with residential surroundings. A planned residential development (PRD), as denoted in §
128-84 of this chapter, is permitted with conditions.
The purpose of the General Commercial
District is to provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for
a wide variety of business, commercial, and service activity, but
which uses are not characterized by extensive warehousing, frequent
heavy trucking activity, open storage of material, or the nuisance
factors of dust, odor, and noise associated with manufacturing. The
overall intent of this district is to provide areas for local commercial
needs within the core areas of the Town which are compatible with
Town character. Specific residential uses are allowed as denoted by
the Official Table of Use Regulations.
The purpose of the Central Business
Commercial District is to provide retail and office development and
redevelopment within the Central Business Commercial District of the
Town. Appropriate uses are generally the same as for the GC District,
but with altered yard requirements and altered off-street parking
requirements in recognition of the practical difficulty of providing
off-street parking in the Central Business Commercial District, and
in recognition of the collective responsibility to provide off-street
parking for smaller establishments. Development/redevelopment in this
district shall be compatible with the existing historic, aesthetic,
and pedestrian character of the downtown area in terms of scale and
design. Residential uses are also appropriate in this district in
order to support commercial uses, and are denoted in the Official
Table of Use Regulations.
The purpose of the CM Medical District
is to provide an area for the orderly development of medical-related
uses, including care facilities within the Town. Permitted uses in
the district include those uses customarily associated with medical
care and assisted living. Residential uses are also appropriate in
this district in order to support commercial uses, and are denoted
in the Official Table of Use Regulations.
The purpose of the Regional Highway
Commercial District is to provide for a variety of retail and office
establishments and commercial services for use by the traveling public
on or near major roads or streets in the Town and at the same time
is intended to maintain the appearance of the highways and their access
points by limiting outdoor advertising and establishing high standards
for development. Commercial development in this district shall be
in the form of well-planned and heavily buffered commercial concentrations
as opposed to traditional forms of highway strip commercial, including
big box retail stores. Commercial development in this district shall
be subject to high standards for buffering and landscaping, access
control, efficient internal auto and pedestrian orientation, screening
of loading/unloading and service areas, lot depth-to-width ratios
which promote minimal road frontage, service roads and reverse lot
frontage concepts and other site design amenities which enhance aesthetic
appeal.
The purpose of the Industrial District is to provide areas in the appropriate locations for light manufacturing, fabricating, warehousing, and wholesale distributing in low buildings with off-street loading and off-street parking for employees and with access by major thoroughfares or railroad. Development standards for this district shall be adequate to control excessive heat, odor, noise, dust, and vibration nuisance impacts which could potentially occur. Extensive bufferyards and screening shall be required to screen industrial development from adjacent residential development. Waste removal businesses and similar uses are not permitted in this district. This primary zoning district is further intended to allow the establishment of an adult-oriented business consistent with the requirements of Chapter
30, Adult-Oriented Businesses, and any other applicable laws or regulations.
[Amended 1-5-2023 by Ord. No. 738, effective 1-15-2023]
The purpose of the Mixed Industrial
District is to offer property located northeast of Lincoln Street
and Gay Street and southwest of the old railroad spur, the opportunity
to transition over time, as directed by the market, to a more mixed
residential use. The current use is mainly industrial and these uses
will remain as permitted, with the addition of additional limited
commercial uses and mixed residential uses allowed as referred to
in the Official Table of Use Regulations. A planned residential development (PRD), as denoted in §
128-84 of this chapter, is permitted with conditions.
[Amended 6-4-2015 by Ord. No. 671]
The purpose of the Rural Agriculture District is to protect and preserve areas of the Town which are presently rural or agricultural in character and use. This zoning district is to provide for agricultural activities, and one detached single-family residential dwelling unit and one caretaker dwelling unit may be allowed per Denton Town Code §
128-117, Table of Density and Dimensional Regulations. Part of this district is also regulated by overlay zones: Rural Conservation and the Critical Area.
[Amended 3-12-2015 by Ord. No. 665]
The purpose of the Recreation and
Parks District is to protect and preserve areas of the Town which
are presently or proposed to be recreation-oriented areas in character
and use. This zoning district is to provide for passive and active
recreation activities, semipublic, educational, cultural, religious,
philanthropic, social, and fraternal uses.
The purpose of the Rural Conservation
(RC) Overlay District is to preserve and protect areas of the Town
which are within the Critical Area Rural Conservation Area (RCA).
Development is limited to one single-family residence per 20 acres.
Part of this district is also regulated by the Rural Agriculture (RA),
Suburban Residential (SR), and/or Planned Neighborhood (PNA and PNE
overlay) Districts.