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Rezoning request for church parcel fails after trustees split 3–2; 3/4 statutory threshold blocks change
Summary
The Village of Denton trustees voted 3–2 in favor of rezoning a parcel for a proposed church but the motion failed because state law required a three-quarter majority. Supporters cited accessibility and parish plans; opponents warned of constraints on residential growth and agricultural impacts.
A proposal to rezone a parcel to allow a church failed at the Village of Denton Board of Trustees meeting on Oct. 6, 2025, after a 3–2 vote did not meet the statutory three-quarter threshold required for the change.
Trustee Joe Hobelman moved, and Trustee Trent Wheatley seconded, to rezone the parcel from TA to RE to accommodate construction of a new church. The board recorded AYE votes from Hobelman, Ryan Osborn and Wheatley and NAY votes from Doug Rosekrans and Amanda Fangmeier. "The motion failed because it required a 3/4 vote, as per state statute," the minutes state.
During public comment and the hearing, Father John Perkinton formally requested board approval, and supporters including Wayne Ringer and Tim Stewart described the planned sequence of building the church followed by a hall. Opponents raised concerns about agricultural impacts and long-term viability: Barb Sullivan said she was "opposed to the rezoning of the church" and Jack Gleason asked whether the change was necessary, warning that "the church on the property will constrain residential growth."
Board discussion noted that the village comprehensive plan covers the corporate limits and a one-mile extraterritorial radius and that city water and sewer hookups could serve the property without annexation. No ordinance or conditional-use permit related to this RE rezoning was adopted at the meeting.
Next steps for the applicant were not specified in the record; trustees did not approve the Conditional Use Permit item related to churches in the RE district during this meeting.
