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Zoning code
Amendments to the comprehensive zoning ordinance itself: definitions, use tables, development standards, protest rules — city-wide code text, not a single property.
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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.
Changes to the definition of 'Family' and protest rules affect who can live together in a home and how property owners can formally object to nearby zoning changes.
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Public hearing and ordinance on home-based business rules in residential zones (ZF 26-10)
The council will hold a public hearing and consider a city-initiated ordinance that updates the definition of 'Home Occupation,' adds a new category called 'Home-Based Business (No-Impact),' and adds that use to the list of permitted uses in nine residential zoning districts. New supplemental regulations for home occupations and no-impact home-based businesses would also be added to the zoning code.
These changes would formally allow certain low-impact businesses to operate out of Richardson homes in a wider range of residential neighborhoods, with new standards to protect neighborhood character.
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Public hearing and ordinance on zoning code amendments: family definition and protest rules (ZF 26-09)
The council will hold a public hearing and consider a city-initiated ordinance amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to update the definition of 'Family' and revise the rules governing property-owner protests of zoning changes. These changes affect Articles I, XXII-A, and XXIX of the code.
Changing the definition of 'family' and adjusting protest procedures could affect who may live together in residential zones and how neighbors can formally oppose future rezoning requests.
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Discussion of a proposed new Unified Development Code approach
Council will hear and discuss a proposed approach for creating a new Unified Development Code (UDC) and for handling planning and zoning related council procedures.
A new UDC would rewrite the rules governing how land can be developed across all of Richardson, affecting housing, businesses, and neighborhoods city-wide.
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Update city sign rules for flags under Chapter 18
This ordinance amends Chapter 18 of the city code by retitling and rewriting the section that governs flags as a sign type, updating the rules for how flags may be displayed.
Changes to the flag-display rules could affect what flags businesses and residents are permitted to fly and how they may be displayed on private property.
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Potential updates to city ordinances on zoning protests, family definition, flags, and home occupations
Staff will present and the council will discuss possible changes to the Code of Ordinances and Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance covering four topics: how zoning protests are evaluated, the definition of 'family,' rules about flags, and standards for certain home-based businesses.
These potential code changes could affect how residents contest nearby rezoning requests, how households are defined for zoning purposes, what flags may be displayed, and what kinds of businesses people can run from their homes.
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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.
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Public hearing and ordinance on home-based business rules in residential zones (ZF 26-10)
The council will hold a public hearing and consider a city-initiated ordinance that updates the definition of 'Home Occupation,' adds a new category called 'Home-Based Business (No-Impact),' and adds that use to the list of permitted uses in nine residential zoning districts. New supplemental regulations for home occupations and no-impact home-based businesses would also be added to the zoning code.
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Discussion of a proposed new Unified Development Code approach
Council will hear and discuss a proposed approach for creating a new Unified Development Code (UDC) and for handling planning and zoning related council procedures.
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Update city sign rules for flags under Chapter 18
This ordinance amends Chapter 18 of the city code by retitling and rewriting the section that governs flags as a sign type, updating the rules for how flags may be displayed.
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Potential updates to city ordinances on zoning protests, family definition, flags, and home occupations
Staff will present and the council will discuss possible changes to the Code of Ordinances and Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance covering four topics: how zoning protests are evaluated, the definition of 'family,' rules about flags, and standards for certain home-based businesses.
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Master sign plan for 14.87-acre site at Central Expressway and E. Campbell Road
The council will consider approving a master sign plan for a 14.87-acre property located at the southeast corner of Central Expressway and E. Campbell Road. A master sign plan sets coordinated rules for the size, style, and placement of signs across a development.
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Amend Eastside Planned Development to add signage rules at Central Expressway and Campbell Road
Ordinance No. 4521 would amend the existing Eastside Planned Development (PD Ordinance No. 3535) for approximately 14.787 acres at the southeast corner of Central Expressway and East Campbell Road by adding a new signage subsection to the district's special conditions.
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Ordinance 4499: Add bicycle parking requirements to the zoning ordinance
This ordinance amends the city's comprehensive zoning ordinance by renaming Article XXII-D to "Vehicle and Bicycle Parking," renumbering the existing variances section, and adding a new Section 2 establishing bicycle parking standards.
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Adopt ordinance continuing the mayor's disaster declaration from May 29, 2024
Council is asked to adopt Ordinance No. 4496, which continues the disaster declaration and related orders that the mayor issued on May 29, 2024.
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Public hearing: add bicycle parking standards to city zoning ordinance
The city is proposing to amend Article XXII-D (Parking) of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to add standards specifically for bicycle parking at developments across Richardson.
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Special permit for an outdoor smoking patio at a restaurant on Abrams Road
Ordinance No. 4441 would grant a special permit allowing a smoking establishment on an outdoor patio connected to a restaurant on approximately 1.04 acres at the northeast corner of Abrams Road and E. Buckingham Road, which is zoned Retail.
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Variance request to allow 64 fewer parking spaces at 1300 E. Belt Line Rd.
A property owner at 1300 E. Belt Line Road is asking to operate a 29,321-square-foot health club inside an approximately 63,000-square-foot building with 64 fewer parking spaces than the zoning code requires. Council must decide whether to grant that parking reduction.
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Overview of infill development and pocket neighborhoods discussed
The council reviews and discusses infill development and the concept of pocket neighborhoods — small clusters of homes built on underutilized or vacant lots within existing neighborhoods.
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Fix typos in window treatment rules in existing zoning ordinance
Ordinance No. 4389 corrects clerical (scrivener's) errors in Ordinance No. 4197 related to required window treatment standards. No policy changes are being made.
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Discussion on adopting the 2018 International Codes
The council will review and discuss whether to adopt the 2018 International Codes, which are model building and construction standards used by many cities.
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Ordinance 4366: update nonconforming-use rules in the Main Street/Central Expressway Form Based Code
This ordinance amends the Main Street/Central Expressway Form Based Code (originally Ordinance No. 4191) to update rules about nonconforming uses, structures, site elements, and signs for properties that were formerly zoned I-M(1) Industrial and are now in the Centennial Green, Creative Corporate, or Railside subdistricts.
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Public hearing on nonconforming-use rules in the Main Street/Central Expressway Form Based Code district
The council holds a public hearing on proposed changes to how existing industrial (I-M(1)) uses that no longer conform to the Main Street/Central Expressway Form Based Code are regulated. The affected properties total roughly 55.6 acres spread across four sub-districts: Railside (~9.4 acres near W. Phillips St. and S. Sherman St.), Centennial Green (~17.6 acres near Centennial Blvd. and the DART right-of-way), and two Creative Corporate areas (~8.1 acres near S. Sherman St. and TI Blvd., and ~20.5 acres east of S. Sherman St. between Spring Valley Road and the Dallas city limit).
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Vote to replace and rename the city's subdivision regulations — Ordinance No. 4331
The council is asked to adopt Ordinance No. 4331, which would completely rewrite Chapter 21 of the city's Code of Ordinances and rename it 'Subdivision Regulations.'
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Public hearing and vote on city-wide zoning code updates — Ordinance No. 4330 (ZF 19-31)
The council will hold a public hearing and consider adopting Ordinance No. 4330, which would update several sections of Richardson's comprehensive zoning ordinance: adding new development-related definitions, tightening apartment standards in two zoning districts, creating new city-wide site development and parking articles, and updating rules for motor vehicle activities.