The Richardson City Council voted unanimously to approve zoning file 2428, a planned‑development rezoning to allow 36 townhome units on about 3 acres northwest of East Belt Line Road and Jupiter Road.

Senior planner Derek Peters said the property is currently zoned local retail and will be accessed from an existing private street that runs between the subject parcel and an adjacent condominium community (Millwood Creek Condominiums). The applicant’s concept shows nine buildings and a mix of orientations; guest parking is proposed at a rate of 0.5 spaces per unit and units are intended to be narrower with lot depths of about 45 feet (the standard townhome lot depth is typically 70 feet).

Key site features and conditions: Peters said the development will include sidewalks and an internal circulation network that connects to Jupiter Road, a widened driveway opening on Belt Line, and a modification to the median to allow eastbound left turns into the site. Because the private street adjacent to the development is a mutual access easement owned by the Millwood Creek Condominium Association, the HOA asked for a restricted gate that would prevent pass‑through traffic; the applicant agreed to the HOA’s requested gate. The applicant requested exceptions for smaller lot depths and three‑story buildings up to about 45 feet; staff noted the site abuts apartment zoning and is not within 150 feet of single‑family zoning, so the height proposed is consistent with the code for non‑single‑family adjacencies.

Public process and review: Staff said the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval on Dec. 3. The council approved the rezoning with conditions that will be memorialized in the PD ordinance and with the HOA’s restricted‑access gate as a required element of the final development.

What happens next: The applicant will finalize engineering, the developer will construct required access modifications on Belt Line (at the developer’s expense), and the PD standards will be attached to the site development permits.