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Council OKs special permit for dog‑training business at 304 S. Cottonwood Drive
Summary
The Richardson City Council unanimously approved a special permit allowing A Great Dog training center to occupy a 5,200-square-foot building at 304 South Cottonwood Drive with conditions limiting outdoor operations and requiring pet‑waste stations and hours of operation.
The Richardson City Council voted unanimously Oct. 20 to grant a special permit that allows a dog‑training business, A Great Dog, to occupy a 5,200‑square‑foot office building at 304 South Cottonwood Drive.
City staff said the building sits on a site zoned for office uses and is adjacent to single‑family neighborhoods to the south and southwest and Cottonwood City Park to the east. Senior planner Derek Peter told council the applicant plans to use the whole building for indoor one‑on‑one and group training, will install a pet‑waste station and will use the site’s existing artificial turf in the front yard. Peter said the site provides 32 on‑site parking spaces and that the applicant estimates a maximum of about 15 spaces would be needed at peak times.
Why it matters: the property sits…
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