Board approves rezoning and special‑use permit to place Class A manufactured home at 504 Old Denton Road

The Denton Planning & Zoning Board voted to rezone 504 Old Denton Road from Light Industrial to R‑8 and approved a special‑use permit allowing a Class A manufactured home at the parcel owned by Robert Doke.

Town manager and zoning officer Angel Jenkins summarized the application and recommended approval, saying, “This request is consistent with the Town of Denton’s comprehensive land development plan.” Jenkins read the ordinance standards for Class A manufactured homes and explained the property already contains a single‑family structure. The applicant, introduced as the property owner, told the board he would remove the existing house and place the new unit oriented to face the road: “I’m going to get the house down first,” he said.

Because the hearing was quasi‑judicial, the board voted on five separate ordinance standards required for a special‑use permit. The board recorded unanimous votes on each standard (each standard passed 6–0), and the board chair instructed members to base their decision on evidence in the record rather than personal preference. The board then moved and approved the special‑use permit by voice vote.

The approval allows the applicant to place a single Class A unit (double‑wide) meeting HUD and North Carolina Department of Insurance standards on the parcel, subject to the town’s permitting and installation requirements. The transcript contains inconsistent spellings of the applicant’s name (recorded as both “Doke” and “Dope”); the board identified the applicant on the record as the property owner of parcel 07043000008. The board’s decision concludes the quasi‑judicial matter; any required permits and site work (demolition of the existing dwelling, foundation/curtain wall installation, and utility connections) remain subject to town inspection and building approvals.