The Denison City Council on Monday tabled a rezoning request for roughly 10 acres at 2700 Randell Lake Road and left the public hearing open after staff described outstanding questions about the existing building and noted neighbor objections.

City planning staff said the applicant seeks to rezone the property from the agricultural district to the SF-10 single-family district to allow subdivision into two legal lots. "The applicant is seeking this rezone, from the Ag district to the SF 10 district in order to move forward with subdividing the property," Diane York, city planning staff, told the council. York said the lot has approximately 572.2 feet of frontage along Bridal Lake Road and that AG zoning requires a minimum lot width of 300 feet for newly created lots, making a rezone necessary to allow the proposed subdivision.

York also told the council that city staff mailed eight notice letters and received four written returns in opposition. "Veil should be noted that if council, moves forward with approving this case, a favorable vote of 3 fourths of all the members of council is required due to, staff receiving written, objections from 20% or more of those notified within 200 feet of this property," York said, quoting the zoning code. York added that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval at its May 10 meeting, and that staff recommends approval because the request is compliant with the future land use plan.

A nearby resident, Neli Denman of 2803 Pecan Gap, spoke against the rezoning, saying the neighborhood opposed subdivision and that she and her family have lived nearby for decades: "My mom and dad have lived that property for 58 years. ... We voted against it. We don't want it there. I mean, it's tearing up the countryside." Councilmembers asked for more information about the existing building on the site — York said the application narrative described a single-family structure but the applicant had at one point described it as a barn, and that staff had not been able to confirm occupancy or ownership details at the hearing. York also said the existing building contains a two-bedroom apartment and that the minimum dwelling-unit size is 1,250 square feet.

Given the conflicting information and the neighbor opposition letters, Councilman Thomas moved to table the item until the June 16 meeting and to keep the public hearing open; the motion carried unanimously. York said staff will return with additional information and, when appropriate, the case will require a three‑fourths vote if objections remain.