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Plan commission recommends Twilight Plaza rezoning for mixed uses despite neighbor objections
Summary
The commission voted 6–1 Nov. 18 to recommend approval of a PD rezoning for Twilight Plaza (508 Twilight Trail) to permit mixed retail and service uses — including restaurants without drive‑throughs — with a minimum of 116 parking spaces; nearby residents voiced opposition over potential traffic and hours.
The Richardson City Plan Commission on Nov. 18 recommended approval, by a 6–1 vote, of Zoning File 25-19 to rezone Twilight Plaza (508 Twilight Trail) from OM office to a planned‑development district that would allow a range of uses including bakeries, fine‑arts studios, a health/wellness center, a community theater and restaurants (explicitly written as "restaurant without drive thru service"). Staff said the 2.3‑acre site currently contains about 26,500 square feet of office space and 116 parking spaces.
Applicant Taylor Pardue represented the owners and described renovations since purchasing the property in 2019. Pardue said the owners had focused outreach on the Heights Park Neighborhood Association and called the property’s potential for community‑oriented uses a benefit for the area. Pardue acknowledged an outreach oversight to some immediate neighbors and apologized: "It was an oversight on our part and we should have," Pardue said when neighbors said they had not been contacted directly.
Two neighbors spoke in opposition. Debbie Fish said the property sits next to a quiet residential block and said her office tenants would not want a restaurant neighbor, citing worries about odors and traffic: "Most of my office clients do not want to be next door to a restaurant," she said. Bart Fish said he and other neighbors received notice only recently and urged the commission to consider narrower permitted uses.
Staff and applicant said a traffic screening memo required for the zoning application found no significant roadway impacts given the proposed uses and existing parking; staff noted the PD would be tied to the concept plan and that restaurants with drive‑throughs would be prohibited unless the PD was amended. Commissioner Purdy cast the lone vote in opposition; other commissioners said they supported the change as a way to revitalize the West Arapaho enhancement area.
The commission’s recommendation goes to Richardson City Council; staff said the PD would leave unchanged base sign and landscape rules not explicitly amended in the PD.
