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Council approves PD amendment for Richardson West school rebuild after neighborhood concessions
Summary
Council unanimously approved a planned-development zoning amendment to rebuild Richardson West Junior High as a middle school, adding a northern parking lot and landscaping conditions after neighbors pressed for screening, lighting limits and traffic protections.
The Richardson City Council unanimously approved a planned-development amendment (ZF25-2522) on March 9 to permit the reconstruction of Richardson West Junior High as a middle school and to add an associated parking lot on a 0.869-acre tract north of Holly Drive.
City staff and the applicant described the proposal: the school building footprint will expand from roughly 144,000 to 207,000 square feet, accommodate an initial opening enrollment of about 927 students in 2028 (with a future maximum build-out of 1,000) and provide 67 parking spaces in the new Lot C. The PD amendment allows a modest height adjustment (up to 60 feet) to accommodate a three-story central space and…
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