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Council unanimously approves PD to add five units at Richland Park Apartments on Abrams Road

City of Richardson City Council · February 9, 2026
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Summary

The council adopted an ordinance allowing Richland Park Apartments to convert underutilized common spaces into five additional units, raising site density from 82 to 87 units; the City Plan Commission recommended approval with reduced parking and amenity-point requirements, and the council voted to adopt the ordinance unanimously.

The Richardson City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance to create a planned development district for the Richland Park Apartments at 951 Abrams Road, allowing the owner to finish out underutilized interior spaces and add five new dwelling units within the existing building footprint.

Senior planner Derek Peters briefed the council on zoning file 25-23, describing the property as a 3.09-acre site developed under the former town of Buckingham standards. The project would raise the site from 82 to 87 units and keep the…

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