Council approves rezoning of 1700 West Walker to allow single‑family development

The Denison City Council voted unanimously June 1 to approve an ordinance rezoning property commonly known as 1700 West Walker from the two‑family duplex residential district to SF‑5 single‑family residential.

Planner Miss York told the council the subject site consists of four platted lots — two fronting West Walker and two fronting the alley — and that the current lot configuration prevents replatting and compliance with the development standards required for duplexes or the larger SF‑7.5 single‑family district. She said approval to SF‑5 would allow the applicant to replat into two legal lots that meet the SF‑5 dimensional requirements.

During the public hearing, builder Scott Moody of Scott Moody Homes said he supports the rezoning and explained why: “All the utilities that we're gonna need to get are in the back alley,” Moody said, adding that converting the parcels to two legal lots is required to access utilities and proceed with construction. City staff told the council the request complies with the future land‑use plan and that the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval at its May 12 meeting.

Mayor Pro Tem Adams moved to approve the ordinance; Councilman Courtright seconded. The presiding officer called the vote and announced the motion carried unanimously.

Next steps: the ordinance passed at this meeting allows the applicant to proceed with replatting and planning under the SF‑5 standards. The council did not record individual vote tallies during the roll call beyond announcing unanimous approval.