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Council approves PD for large warehouse at Breckenridge and Telecom with added street‑tree commitments
Summary
The council unanimously approved a planned‑development rezoning for a 343,000‑square‑foot rear‑load warehouse and campus update at the southwest corner of Breckenridge Boulevard and Telecom Parkway, adding landscape and wayfinding commitments to limit truck routing and increase street trees.
The Richardson City Council on Monday unanimously approved a planned‑development rezoning to allow a roughly 343,000‑square‑foot single‑story industrial building at 2801 Telecom Parkway and to consolidate the 66‑acre campus under a common PD with modified standards for building height and parking.
Project and staff summary Applicant Dayton Street Partners will demolish an existing three‑story office building and construct a rear‑load light industrial/warehouse building with a clear interior height designed for modern tenants. Because Richardson’s zoning limits single‑story buildings to 25 feet, the applicants requested a PD exception to allow a single‑story structure up to 50 feet tall to accommodate up to ~36 feet interior clear height required by contemporary warehouse tenants.
The plan also reduces the assembly/warehouse parking ratio in the code; the project will provide 1,997 parking spaces on campus. Staff noted the final required parking depends on tenant mix; the PD provides a range and the campus will retain shared parking across existing and new buildings. The applicant emphasized that the proposed building is rear‑loaded and that trucks will be screened from main roadways via landscaping and orientation of the truck court toward the campus interior.
Council conditions and neighborhood concerns Council and staff discussed truck routing, screening and landscaping. The applicant committed to internal wayfinding signage that limits truck traffic to the campus routing shown in the plan (routes that take trucks south to President George Bush Tollway rather than north through residential streets). Council asked the applicant to preserve existing mature trees where feasible and to plant additional trees along street frontages.
The council approved a staff‑recommended compromise that added landscaping commitments to the PD: the developer will plant an average of one canopy tree every 30 feet of street frontage in the new construction area and six ornamental trees per 100 feet, with matching planting expectations for Breckenridge frontage to add buffering for nearby homes.
Why this matters City staff said the PD aligns the campus with the innovation‑industry place type in the comprehensive plan and allows modern industrial operations that produce local jobs and property tax revenue. Several residents and HOA representatives had submitted written concerns about noise and truck routes; the council’s added wayfinding and tree commitments were intended to address those concerns.
Ending Council voted to approve the PD after public discussion and a staff presentation. Planning staff will finalize PD language and enforce the truck‑routing and landscaping commitments at permitting and through site inspections.
