\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFuture development plans for the former Electronic Data Systems campus could start to take shape soon following a recent zoning decision.<\/p>\n
What you need to know<\/p>\n
At their Feb. 2 meeting<\/a>, Plano Planning and Zoning commissioners approved two items tied to the former EDS campus as redevelopment plans for the property continue to take shape.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n AT&T CEO John Stankey announced<\/a> Jan. 5 the company is set to relocate its global headquarters to the 54-acre campus in Plano\u2019s Legacy District.<\/p>\n The zoning change reclassifies the area as commercial employment<\/a>, a designation intended for \u201ccorporate headquarters and research facilities arranged in a campus-like setting,\u201d according to city documents<\/a>. The site was previously rezoned in 2023 to a planned development to support the Texas Research Quarter<\/a>, a mixed-use project anchored by a life sciences and innovation district.<\/p>\n The current request repeals that 2023 planned development, returning the property to its original commercial employment zoning.<\/p>\n Plano Senior Planner John Kim said the applicant is \u201cno longer pursuing [the] development\u201d associated with the 2023 zoning case.<\/p>\n Zooming in<\/p>\n Commissioner Bennett Ratliff called the rezoning a \u201crevitalization of the purpose of that property,\u201d as outlined in Plano\u2019s comprehensive plan.<\/p>\n Assistant Planning Director Michael Bell said the applicant\u2019s development timeline, they are starting with reverting to the original zoning while planning to come back for future plans.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re being up front that they need a two-step process to do that,\u201d Bell said.<\/p>\n Commissioner Michael Bronsky said the rezoning aligns the property with the city\u2019s comprehensive plan and preserves opportunities for future campus-style development.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m happy that we have waited and that we are putting this back to where it belongs,\u201d Bronsky said.<\/p>\n What\u2019s next?<\/p>\n