CouncilTrac · Matter
Special permit for a drone operations and maintenance center at 1155 Kas Drive
View this case on Richardson Zoning Watch (map, hearing notices, CPC status) →
What this is
A public hearing and vote on granting a special permit that would allow a drone operations and maintenance center at 1155 Kas Drive, a property already zoned as part of the Collins/Arapaho Transit-Oriented Development & Innovation District (Employment Sub-District).
Why it matters
Approving this permit would allow commercial drone operations and maintenance activities at this location within the innovation district.
Council action
Motion to approve the request as presented
Moved by Arefin Shamsul. Seconded by Ken Hutchenrider.
7 yes · 0 no
The approved minutes report the tally without a name-by-name roll call.
Timeline
- July 9, 2026 Agenda posted — April 28, 2025 meeting
- April 28, 2025 Vote taken — April 28, 2025 meeting · Approved 7-0
Appearances on agendas
-
City Council — April 28, 2025
Hold public hearing and adopt special permit ordinance
Official agenda language
PUBLIC HEARING, ZONING FILE 25-07, AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, TEXAS, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, TO GRANT A CHANGE IN ZONING BY GRANTING A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR A DRONE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE CENTER FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1155 KAS DRIVE, RICHARDSON, TEXAS, ZONED PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT COLLINS/ARAPAHO TOD & INNOVATION DISTRICT (EMPLOYMENT SUB-DISTRICT).
Documents
Related matters
-
Public hearing: special permit for event center at 1801 N. Plano Road
The council will hold a public hearing on Zoning File 23-08, a request to allow an approximately 5,900-square-foot event center inside an existing roughly 9,300-square-foot building on a 1.96-acre lot at 1801 N. Plano Road, near the corner of Plano Road and Digital Drive. The property is currently zoned Collins/Arapaho TOD & Innovation District PD Planned Development (Employment Sub-District).
-
Public hearing and vote on city-wide zoning code amendments: family definition and protest rules — ZF 26-09
The council will continue a public hearing and consider adopting an ordinance with city-initiated changes to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance: updating the definition of 'Family' and revising property-owner protest procedures for special permits and zoning changes.
-
Appoint Richardson's representatives to the Regional Transportation Council
The council would formally appoint Bruce Arfsten as representative and Amir Omar as alternate to the Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments. Richardson shares this fractional allocation membership with the Town of Addison.
-
Council discussion on DART programs and topics of interest
The council will review and discuss Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) programs and any topics of current interest to the city.
-
Reappoint Gary A. Slagel to the DART Board of Directors
The council would reappoint Gary A. Slagel to represent Richardson — in a fractional seat shared with the City of University Park and the Town of Addison — on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority Board of Directors.