Commission recommends rezoning for 343,624-sf Telecom Parkway warehouse; neighbors raise noise and tree-loss concerns

The Richardson Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended rezoning and a Planned Development (PD) for a new single-story flex warehouse at 2801 Telecom Parkway that would replace an existing three-story office building and include a request to exceed the city’s 25-foot single-story height limit.

City planning staff described the project as a 343,624-square-foot, single-story flex warehouse and office building with a proposed parapet height of up to 50 feet to accommodate interior clearances and rooftop screening. The developer presented architectural elevations intended to mimic a two-story office appearance, a truck-circulation plan that concentrates semi-trailer movements to the site’s south side, and a landscape-screening condition along Telecom Parkway and Research Drive.

Why it matters: The project is part of ongoing industrial and logistics reinvestment in the Telecom Parkway corridor. The commission’s approval allows flexibility for modern warehouse tenants that commonly require greater interior clear heights than older single-story office zoning anticipated.

Project details and staff findings - Location: 2801 Telecom Parkway; the site is currently IM-1 (Industrial) and was first zoned in 1971. Staff recommended PD rezoning to accommodate exceptions and site-specific conditions. - Proposed building: approximately 343,624 sq. ft., concrete tilt-wall construction, aluminum storefronts and canopy awnings; 74 loading docks shown on the concept plan; roof…