Draft Framework for Sam's Club Special Area Study Available for Public Review and Comment

At its April 26 meeting, the City Council reviewed the draft strategic framework of the Sam’s Club Special Area Study and provided feedback and direction. The draft study document incorporating Council’s input is now completed and available for public review. 

The Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission will review the document during its June 21 meeting and will consider action on it at its July 19 meeting. Council will review and consider action on the document in August. There will be Public Hearings at P&Z’s July meeting and at the Council meeting where Council reviews the item during which time the community can share their feedback. Comments can also be emailed to Director of Development Services Ken Schmidt at kschmidt@addisontx.gov

The Sam’s Club Special Area Study began in 2014, in accordance with policy direction provided within the 2013 Comprehensive Plan, and included an area of land generally running from the former Sam’s Club site south along the Midway Corridor, including the Midway Square Shopping Center and Office in the Park. At the conclusion of that process in 2015, the City Council only provided direction on the portion of the study area that was the former Sam's Club property. The vision for the other areas within the study was never finalized. In April 2021, the City Council approved a professional services agreement for a planning consultant and appointed a project advisory committee to complete the study. With the establishment of a 17-member project advisory committee for this re-initiated special project, the City Council directed staff to expand the study area further south to include commercial properties situated between Office in the Park and the Greenhill School campus.

Following the initiation of the project, the project team, and the project advisory committee met multiple times. The Town also hosted two community open houses at the Addison Athletic Club in order to receive broader community feedback throughout the project. The overall objective of the project is to:

• Strengthen the area as a distinctive Addison destination
• Support new development that respects surrounding neighborhoods
• Include useable public green space throughout the area
• Provide opportunities that complement the options available in Addison now
• Build in flexibility to allow for phased reinvestment and to accommodate current and future market conditions

Residents are encouraged to review the draft report and share their input.