Future development plans for the former Electronic Data Systems campus could start to take shape soon following a recent zoning decision.
What you need to know
At their Feb. 2 meeting, Plano Planning and Zoning commissioners approved two items tied to the former EDS campus as redevelopment plans for the property continue to take shape.
The request covers 99 acres at the intersection of Parkwood Boulevard and Legacy Drive, including 5400 Legacy Drive, where AT&T plans to move its headquarters.
AT&T CEO John Stankey announced Jan. 5 the company is set to relocate its global headquarters to the 54-acre campus in Plano’s Legacy District.
The zoning change reclassifies the area as commercial employment, a designation intended for “corporate headquarters and research facilities arranged in a campus-like setting,” according to city documents. The site was previously rezoned in 2023 to a planned development to support the Texas Research Quarter, a mixed-use project anchored by a life sciences and innovation district.
The current request repeals that 2023 planned development, returning the property to its original commercial employment zoning.
Plano Senior Planner John Kim said the applicant is “no longer pursuing [the] development” associated with the 2023 zoning case.
Zooming in
Commissioner Bennett Ratliff called the rezoning a “revitalization of the purpose of that property,” as outlined in Plano’s comprehensive plan.
Assistant Planning Director Michael Bell said the applicant’s development timeline, they are starting with reverting to the original zoning while planning to come back for future plans.
“They’re being up front that they need a two-step process to do that,” Bell said.
Commissioner Michael Bronsky said the rezoning aligns the property with the city’s comprehensive plan and preserves opportunities for future campus-style development.
“I’m happy that we have waited and that we are putting this back to where it belongs,” Bronsky said.
What’s next?
The commission also approved a request to waive the two-year waiting period for initiating another rezoning on the property, allowing applicant TRQ Plano LLC to quickly submit a new planned development request for the site.
Other portions of the property may also require additional zoning changes to support a campus-style development, city documents state.
The zoning request must also be approved by the Plano City Council, but a meeting date has not been set.