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Denison planning commission backs annexation and initial SF-20 zoning for Iron Ore Creek Cemetery
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 9 recommended approval to initially zone 0.644 acres known as Iron Ore Creek Cemetery to SF-20 single-family residential and to move the voluntary annexation to City Council; the property is already maintained by the city and is receiving a Texas historic marker.
The Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Denison on Sept. 9 voted to recommend approval of a request to initially zone 0.644 acres known as the Iron Ore Creek Cemetery to SF-20 (single-family residential) and to forward the associated voluntary annexation to the City Council.
“This is a request to initially zone, 0.644 acres of land, for property that is commonly known as the Iron Ore Creek Cemetery,” Planning staff member Miss Short said during the public hearing, adding that the city is the applicant for both the annexation and zoning case (Case No. 2025-123Z). Staff recommended approval.
The cemetery is already maintained by the City of Denison, Short said, and holds several historic designations: it was designated a Texas historic cemetery in April 2010 and was named a Denison historic site in 2021. Short told the commission that city staff and the county historic marker chair have coordinated the timing of annexation so a Texas historic marker can be installed; she said the marker ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 27 at 10:00.
Commission discussion noted access and property-control details. The parcel is landlocked and reached by a dirt road; staff said there is an access agreement and that the land is owned by UHS. “We do not have a permanent use, but we're trying to work with them on that,” a staff member identified in the hearing said about the access arrangement.
The motion to recommend approval was moved during the public hearing and seconded; the commission approved the recommendation by voice vote. Miss Short said that, if the commission’s recommendation is approved, the annexation and zoning case will be presented to the City Council on Sept. 15.
Before the public hearing, the commission approved the consent agenda by motion and voice vote. A brief staff update after the hearing noted that the Planned Development for North Texas Logistics Park (the JM site) and a conditional-use permit for cement-related activity in the rail yard were approved by council at its most recent meeting.
The commission opened and closed the public hearing for the cemetery item with no members of the public speaking on the request. The meeting convened at 10:00 a.m. and the commission adjourned at 10:06 a.m.
