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Richardson planners approve Willowbray Child Care Academy at 500 N. Coit Road amid neighbor traffic concerns
Summary
The Richardson City Planning Commission approved a special permit for a 220‑child childcare center at 500 N. Coit Road, accepting a traffic circulation plan that includes a temporary no‑right‑turn measure and staff‑managed pickup/dropoff; commissioners voted 5‑0 after a nearby resident urged additional study of neighborhood impact.
The Richardson City Planning Commission voted 5‑0 to approve Zoning File 25‑20, a special permit that will allow Willowbray Child Care Academy to operate a childcare center at 500 North Coit Road.
Miss Peters, planning staff, told the commission the site is a 1.1‑acre former retail building of roughly 12,400–12,500 square feet and that the proposal would serve infants through age 6 with a maximum enrollment of 220 children and 25–27 teachers and staff. Peters said the site plan includes a 7,700‑square‑foot outdoor playground, 46 on‑site parking spaces (the zoning ratio requires 42), and hours of operation from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. She described a traffic circulation scheme and a traffic impact analysis that direct parents to use the signalized intersection…
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