07-01-24-Ordinance-Amending Ord 09-25-23 Planned Development Sanger Circle Phase 7-07/01/2024 CITY OF SANGER,TEXAS
ORDINANCE 07-01-24
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER, DENTON
COUNTY,TEXAS,AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY AMENDING(PD 09-25-23)THE
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CREATED BY ORDINANCE 09-25-23 TO
AMEND CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS WITH THE PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT, PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1109 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE FOR
VIOLATIONS,AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE,AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION,
AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Sanger (the "City") is a home rule municipality regulated by state law
and Charter, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare
that development occur in a controlled and orderly manner, and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission on June 10, 2024, duly covered and
conducted a public hearing for the purpose of assessing a request for amendment to the Zoning
Map, recommending approval for the hereinafter described property, and
WHEREAS, all requests for amendment to the Zoning Map were duly filed with the City
of Sanger, Texas, concerning the hereinafter described property, and
WHEREAS, the following provision of proper legal notice requirements, including
written notice to owners within 200 feet of the subject property,were made in the time and manner
prescribed by law, and
WHEREAS,the City Council finds that the passage of this Ordinance is in the best interest
of the citizens of Sanger
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANGER, TEXAS
SECTION 1 That the Planned Development(PD 07-01-24) created by Ordinance 07-01-
24 is hereby amended as follows,
1 That certain development provisions are hereby amended as described in Exhibit B
SECTION 2 Except as specifically amended hereby,all provisions of PD 09-25-23 shall
remain in full force and effect
Ordinance—07-01-24—Sanger Circle Phase 7 PD—Zoning Change
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SECTION 3. That all matters stated in the preamble are found to be true and correct and
are incorporated herein as if copied in their entirety.
SECTION 4. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases and words of this Ordinance are severable and, if any
word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this Ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining portions of this Ordinance,since the same
would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any
such unconstitutional word,phrase, clause, sentence,paragraph, or section.
SECTION 5. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of
this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in accordance
with the general penalty provision found in The Code of Ordinances, Section 1.109 General
Penalty for Violations of Code.
SECTION 6. This ordinance will take effect immediately from and after its passage and
the publication of the caption, as the law and Charter in such cases provide.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Sanger,Texas,on this 1st
day of July, 2024.
APPROVED:
ATTEST: homas E. Muir,Mayor
APPROVED TO FORM:
Kell Edw s, City Secretary
ugh Coleman, City Attorney
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EXHIBIT B
SANGER CIRCLE PH 7
PD SUMMARY
Purpose Statement-To rezone approximately 14 908 acres from PD 09-25-23 to an Amended
PD for the property described by metes and bounds on Exhibit"A" (the"Property") of this PD
Ordinance Development and use of the Property shall comply with the Sanger Zoning
Ordinance as it existed on the date of its adoption on August 3, 1987 and subsequent amended
(the "The Zoning Ordinance") and this PD ordinance In the event of a conflict between the
Zoning Ordinance and this PD Ordinance,this PD ordinance shall control
PROPOSED USES
Single Family(14 908 Acres)
14 908 acres are proposed as single family detached uses The gross density is 4 3 units/acre
COMMUNITY FEATURES
A mandatory homeowners association shall be established to own and maintain the private open
spaces, common areas, greenbelts and all private landscape improvements Private trails and
sidewalks shall be constructed within a pedestrian access easement and owned and maintained
by the HOA
RESIDENTIAL LAND USES
I Lot Sizes, Setbacks, etc for Single Family Detached Except as otherwise provided
below, detached single family residences shall comply with Section 53, "R-1"
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT-1 of the Zoning Ordinance, subject to the following changes
A Minimum Lot Width, Depth, and Size
The Manor Lots (50' X 120')
The minimum lot width shall be 50 feet The minimum lot depth shall be 120 feet The
minimum lot size shall be 6,000 square feet
B Minimum House Size
The minimum air-conditioned area within each residence shall be 1,650 square feet The
Manor Lots shall place a limit of 20% of the total lot count to be below 2,000 square feet No
more than 10% shall be between 1,650 square feet to 1,800 square feet
C Maximum Height
The maximum building height shall be 2 stories or 35 feet
D Front Yard Setback
The minimum front yard building setback shall be twenty-five feet(25') Front porches and
architectural features such as stoops, overhangs, courtyard walls, masonry chimneys and
bay windows may extend into the front yard a maximum of five feet(5')
E Side Yard Setback
The minimum side yard building setback shall be five feet (5') on each side A side yard
adjacent to a street on a corner lot shall always have a minimum ten-foot (10') side yard
building setback
F Rear Yard Setback
The minimum rear yard building setback shall be twenty feet (20') from the rear facade of
the residence (excluding porches and projecting architectural features) to the rear lot line
Porches and architectural features such as stoops, overhangs, courtyard walls, masonry
chimneys and bay windows may extend into the rear yard a maximum of five feet(5')
G Maximum Lot Coverage
The maximum lot coverage will be 65%for any residential lot
H Garages
An enclosed parking area of at least four hundred square feet shall be provided for a garage
(this does not count towards the minimum house size) The face of a garage door must be
located at least 20 feet from the street right-of-way line that the garage door faces The
garage door does not have to be behind the street facing façade of the house Split garage
doors with a separate door for each vehicle bay are not required
I Design Elements
All residential dwellings will meet the City of Sanger Extenor Façade Design Criteria
Manual as adopted on October 7, 2019, except as noted below
1 3 Garages shall be a minimum of 400 square feet Any garage facing a public street may
not extend more than 15 feet beyond the house front or front porch, whichever is closer
On non-typical lots where site constraints are present, a variance to the maximum 15 feet
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garage extension beyond house front may be approved by the Director of Development
Services or through an alternative façade permit application by the City Council
1 4 All walls, except gabled roof areas, which are on the front façade and face a street other
than an alley must contain at least 25%of the wall space in windows and doors The garage
door shall count as a"door"towards the 25%requirement
In lieu of side yard walls on corner lots requiring windows and doors comprising of 25%
of the wall space, a corner lot shall comply with the following
1 A side yard wall on a corner lot facing a street shall consist of at least 2 windows or
doors totaling 25 square feet in aggregate area
2 On corner lots, side yard fencing facing residential streets and the adjacent gate
return, shall be a stained 6-foot-tall cedar board-on-board fence with a decorative top cap
and metal posts Posts and hardware shall be on the internal side of the fence and not viewed
from the public ROW
3 On corner lots, fencing facing a collector or arterial street shall be a 6-foot masonry
wall with columns
4 On corner lots,front fencmg or gates that face a primary street shall be set back from
the front façade a minimum of 10 feet but no more than 15 feet
5 If a window of any size is not installed on the side of a house on a corner lot between
the front build line and side yard fence return, shrubs of a minimum of 3 gallons in size shall
be planted between front build line and fence return at a spacing of 4 feet on center In
addition, one 3-inch caliper eastern red cedar(Jumperus virgmiana), or other evergreen tree
species approved by the Director of Development Services, shall be planted at the
longitudinal midpoint between the front build line and fence return
II General Conditions
A For the purposes of determining compliance with the lot width requirements, lot widths
shall be measured at the rear of the required front yard setback as shown on the Final Plats
B Sidewalks may be located outside of the public right-of-way if located within an adjacent
open space lot with a pedestrian access easement to provide for meandering sidewalks and
trails that may be located within adjacent common area lots or to preserve existing trees
along perimeter roads
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III Residential Single Family Detached Landscape Requirements Except as otherwise
provided below, landscape requirements shall comply with Section 48, Landscape Regulations
of the Zoning Ordinance, subject to the following changes
The following requirements apply to single family residential development
A Each single-family residence shall have an irrigation system in the front yard and street
corner side yard with a freeze sensor regulator shut off
B Each Home lot shall have a mmimum of two shade trees that are at least three inches in
caliper planted The trees shall be planted in the front and rear yard If the lot fronts or sides
onto a common area lot, the front yard requirement may be satisfied with the trees located
in the adjacent greenspace No other front yard or side yard tree planting requirement shall
apply
C All required trees shall be selected from a tree list approved during the Preliminary Plat
stage
D Each Home lot shall have a minimum of twelve (12) shrubs placed in the front yard
Individual shrubs shall be a minimum of three(3) gallons in size when planted
IV Open Space(1 437 Acres)
A Common areas shall include small open spaces as shown on the Concept Plan Small Open
Spaces shall be connected with sidewalks to be a comprehensive pedestrian system
Common areas will abut a public street right-of-way in at least one location with a sidewalk
connection
B All interior residential street rights-of-way shall be improved with sidewalks that are a
minimum of four feet in width and (1) constructed by the homebuilders at the time of
adjacent house construction, or (2) constructed by the developer for all non-buildable lots
All sidewalks along Collector and Arterial Road frontages are to be five feet in width
V Fencing Requirements
A Floodplam, parks, open spaces, right-of- way shall be exempt from the screenmg
requirements in this Section, however, tubular steel fencing may be installed in these areas
at the developer's option
B Homebuilder side yard and back yard fencing on residential lots shall be a maximum of six
feet in height and shall be setback a minimum of five feet from the front building line shown
on the Concept Plan
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C Fencmg on all residential lots abutting an open space lot or greenbelt shall be restricted to
tubular steel pamted black No solid fencing other than a brick and/or stone masonry
courtyard wall under 42 inches shall be permitted abutting an open space lot or greenbelt,
however, landscape borders, included trimmed hedges, are permitted
VI Street Typology
A Standard curbs will be required adjacent to streets abutting all residential lot types unless
otherwise approved by the City's engmeenng department
B Streets fronting open space lots must have standard curbs adjacent to the common area lot
Streets adjacent to common area lots may provide for on-street parking In addition, the
street faces adjacent to open spaces near the flood plain will have a maintenance access
location
C Developer shall work with City to determine the location and number of stop signs within
the subdivision and speed limits to facilitate traffic calming and maximum the benefit from
the pedestrian system
VII Utilities and Equipment
A Electrical and gas utility meters and AC condensers should be unobtrusively located
beyond the front or side street facade zone and screened from view from adjacent streets or
common open spaces with landscaping or appropriate fencing
B Transformers on individual lots should be screened to minimize visual impact
C Satellite dishes and solar panels should be located in less conspicuous locations and out of
view from adjacent streets or common open spaces when possible
D Antennas should be located inside the building when possible
E Solar panels, when visible from the front, should be flush with the roof
F All public utility easements (PUE) shall be a minimum of 15 feet m width All franchise
utility easements (FUE) shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width
VIII Home Variety
A Detached home designs with the same or similar facade, materials, or colors should be
separated by a minimum of three lots on the same side of the street and should not be
located directly across or diagonally across the street from each other
B If a detached home plan is repeated on an adjacent lot,it should be elevated with a different
architectural style or two of the following three elevation changes-brick color,roof color,
or flipped plan
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EXHIBIT A
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DENTON
All that certain lot,tract,or parcel of land,being part of the Reuben Bebee Survey,Abstract No 29,Denton County,
Texas,and being part of that certain called 223 35 acre tract described in a deed from North Park Estates Trust to
Sanger Land Development LLC on February 15,2019,recorded in Denton County Clerk's File No (DCCFN)2019-
16167 of the Official Public Records of Denton County,Texas,and being more completely described as follows,to-
wit
BEGINNING at a'A"iron rod(set)for the Northeast terminus of Imperial Drive as shown on the plat of Sanger
Circle,Phase 6B,recorded in DCCFN 2022-196,in the North line of the above mentioned 223 35 acre tract,in the
South line of the STC Group Miller,LLC 202 69 acre tract recorded in DCCFN 2021-00195695,
THENCE South 88 deg 57 min 33 sec East with the South line of the 202 69 acre tract,the South line of Lot 4,
Block 1 of Abney Acres,as shown by plat of same recorded in Volume M,Page 64 of the Plat Records of Denton
County,Texas(PRDCT),the North line of the 223 35 acre tract,a distance of 578 77 ft to a 3"pipe fence corner
post(found)for the Northeast corner of same,the Northwest corner of the Lou Henry Cooper 9 297 acre pact
recorded in Volume 1005,Page 253,
THENCE southerly and generally with a fence,with the East line of the 223 35 acre tract,the West line of the 9 297
acre tract as follows
South 04 deg 47 mm 03 sec East a distance of 112 59 ft to a fence corner(found)for corner,
South 11 deg 23 min 10 sec East a distance of 163 10 ft to a x-tie fence corner(found)for corner,
South 21 deg 46 min 43 sec East a distance of 229 34 ft to a 3"bois d'arc fence corner(found)for corner,
South 32 deg 44 mm 55 sec East a distance of 131 51 ft to a 15"twin bois d'arc tree for corner,
South 52 deg 50 mm 26 sec East a distance of 158 27 ft to a 12"triple bois d'arc tree for corner,
and South 59 deg 39 min 33 sec East a distance of 353 99 ft to a mag nail(set)for an angle corner of the 223 35
acre tract,the South corner of the 9 297 acre tract,near the centerline of Marion Road,
THENCE South 01 deg 23 min 45 sec West with the centerline of Marion Road,the East line of the 223 35 acre
tract,a distance of 129 75 ft to a mag nail(set)for the Northeast corner of 0 152 acre right of way dedication shown
on the plat of Sanger Circle,Phase 6A,recorded in Document No 2022-200,PRDCT,
THENCE North 88 deg 35 min 48 sec West with the North line of the 0 152 acre right of way,at 39 97 ft pass a
''A"iron rod(found)for the Northwest of same,the Northeast corner of Block B of Sanger Circle,Phase 6A,and
continue a total distance of 462 87 ft to a'A"iron rod(found)for corner at the p c of a curve to the right,
THENCE westerly with the North line of Block B,with a curve to the right having a radius of 1279 78 ft,a chord of
North 84 deg 47 min 59 sec West- 175 39 ft,a distance of 175 53 ft to a'/2"iron rod(found)for corner at the p t
of same,
THENCE North 80 deg 58 mm 56 sec West with the North line of Block B,a distance of 96 57 ft to a'A"iron rod
(set)for corner in the East right of way of Olivia Lane and a curve to the left,
THENCE with the East right of way of Olivia Lane,with a curve to the left having a radius of 320 00 ft,a chord of
North 04 deg 12 min 32 sec West-40 48 ft,a distance of 40 51 ft to a'A"iron rod(set)for corner,the Northeast
terminus of Olivia Lane,
THENCE South 82 deg 09 mm 16 sec West with the North terminus of Oliva Lane,a distance of 50 00 ft to a'A"
iron rod(set)for corner at the Northwest terminus of same,in a curve to the right,
THENCE with the West right of way of Olivia Lane,with a curve to the right having a radius of 270 00 ft,a chord
of South 05 deg 06 min 28 sec East-25 68 ft,a distance of 25 69 ft to a''A"iron rod(set)for the Northeast corner
of Block C,
THENCE with the Northeast line of Block C,North 80 deg 57 mm 30 sec West a distance of 121 87 ft to a'A"
iron rod(set)for and angle corner and North 21 deg 42 mm 05 sec West a distance of 139 82 ft to a'A"iron rod
(set)for the North corner of Block C,in the Southeast right of way of Bridle Path,in a curve to the right,
THENCE northeasterly with the Southeast right of way of Bridle Path,with a curve to the right having a radius of
250 00 ft,a chord of North 64 deg 43 min 00 sec East-31 30 ft,a distance of 31 32 ft to a'A"iron rod(set)for
corner at the p t of same,
THENCE North 68 deg 18 min 20 sec East with the Southeast right of way of Bridle Path,a distance of 125 76 ft
to a'A"iron rod(set)for corner at the Southeast terminus of same,
THENCE North 21 deg 41 min 40 sec West with the Northeast terminus of Bridal Path,a distance of 50 00 ft to a
'A"iron rod(set)for the North corner of same,
THENCE South 68 deg 18 min 20 sec West with the Northwest right of way of Bridal Path,a distance of 125 76
ft to a'A"iron rod(set)for cornei at the p c of a curve to the left,
THENCE southwesterly with the Northwest right of way of Bridal Path,with a curve to the left having a radius of
300 00 ft,a chord of South 65 deg 19 nun 04 sec West-31 29 ft,a distance of 31 30 ft to a'''A"iron rod(found)
for corner,the Southeast corner of Block F of Sanger Circle,Phase 6B,
THENCE North 21 deg 42 mm 05 sec West with the East line of Block F,a distance of 639 54 ft to a'''A"iron rod
(found)for the Northeast corner of same,in the South right of way of Imperial Drive,
THENCE South 88 deg 57 min 33 sec East with the South right of way of Imperial Lane,a distance of 26 01 ft to
a'A"iron rod(set)for corner at the Southeast termmus of same,
THENCE northerly with the East right of way of Imperial Drive as follows
North 01 deg 02 min 27 sec East with a distance of 50 00 ft to a IA"iron rod(set)for corner,
North 88 deg 57 min 33 sec West a distance of 8 93 ft to a'A"iron rod(set)for corner,
North 43 deg 57 min 33 sec West a distance of 21 21 ft to a'`'A"iron rod(set)for corner,
and North 01 deg 02 min 27 sec East a distance of 105 00 ft to the place of beginning,containing 14 908 acres or
649,410 square feet of land
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