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Council rezones Coffin Street site to planned development, requires two-car garages and extra off-street parking
Summary
The council rezoned about 7.7 acres at 2430 West Coffin Street to a planned development with SF-5 as the base zone after discussing traffic, drainage and parking; the developer agreed to a planned-development process and the council added a stipulation for two-car garages and two driveway parking spaces per unit.
The Denison City Council voted unanimously June 16 to rezone roughly 7.7 acres at 2430 West Coffin Street to a planned development using the single-family 5,000-square-foot (SF-5) district as the base zoning, with the explicit requirement that homes include two-car garages and two additional off-street parking spaces in the driveway.
City planning staff told the council the applicant seeks SF-5 zoning to support an approximately 42-lot single-family subdivision; the map shown to the council was a concept plan and staff said the layout could change during subsequent preliminary plat and civil engineering plan review. Staff explained items required at later stages will include a tree survey and preservation plan, compliance with public works design standards, submission of a preliminary plat and possibly a traffic-impact analysis during engineering review. Staff noted that the city cannot enforce private covenants or HOA rules; only the ordinance requirements are enforceable by the city.
Pushpan Bridal, the property owner and developer, said he plans to construct houses with a minimum of about 1,600 square feet and two-car garages, and that he intends to market the homes for sale rather than for lease. Council members and staff discussed neighborhood concerns about traffic on Coffin Street, drainage and proximity to an Atmos gas pipeline easement shown in the concept. Resident Robert Mears, who said he has lived nearby 33 years, urged the council to consider existing flooding, narrow roadway conditions and pipeline safety; he asked for strong attention to traffic and drainage in later engineering reviews.
Council members discussed options to secure design standards, including using a planned development to set the two-car garage and parking requirement. Several council members said a planned-development process would give city and developer more opportunity to align on infrastructure, drainage and design. The developer agreed to work with the city on a planned development.
Councilman Redwine moved to approve rezoning the property as a planned development with an SF-5 base zone and the only changes to SF-5 standards being the two-car garage and two additional off-street parking places; the motion passed unanimously.
