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Denison council denies planned‑development rezoning for 25‑acre patio‑home project after parking, density and design concerns
Summary
The Denison City Council voted to deny a request to rezone about 25.4 acres for a patio‑home planned development after staff outlined requested deviations and council members raised concerns about parking, front‑entry garages, street width and neighborhood quality.
The Denison City Council on Monday in May voted to deny an ordinance that would have rezoned roughly 25.356 acres at the southeast corner of South Eisenhower Parkway and South Bannon Avenue to a planned‑development overlay for a patio‑home subdivision.
City planning staff described the applicant’s request as a move from single‑family 7.5 zoning to a plan development overlay to permit a patio‑home product that would allow smaller lots and several deviations from base standards. The applicant’s concept plan proposed about 152 single‑family homes, two points of access and roughly 2 acres of open space.
The council heard that the developer requested multiple deviations from base zoning: reducing minimum lot size from 5,000 to 4,000 square feet and minimum lot depth from 100 to 90 feet; reducing required on‑site parking to a single‑car garage plus…
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