HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 97-99 RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, tax abatement is predicated on a finding that the property located at
1645 Orange Street is a historically significant site in need of tax relief to encourage
preservation; and,
WHEREAS, the Historic Landmark Commission has met and considered this
application and has found the site to be an historically significant site in need of tax relief
to encourage preservation and certified this fact to the Planning Director of the City of
Beaumont; and,
WHEREAS, the City's Planning Director has forwarded the application to the City
Council, as required by the ordinance of the City of Beaumont; and,
WHEREAS, the Council desires to approve the eligibility of the property for tax relief
pursuant to the ordinances of the City of Beaumont;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the application for tax exemption for the property located at 1645 Orange Street,
being Lots 15 and 16, Block 14 of the Ogden Addition, to the City of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Texas, is hereby approved and the City Council hereby affirmatively finds that all
the requirements of Article IV of Chapter 25 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Beaumont, as amended, have been met and that the site is a historically significant site
in need of tax relief to encourage preservation and that, in accordance with the ordinances
of the City of Beaumont, the assessed value for ad valorem taxation of the subject tract
and property shall be equal to the assessed value prior to preservation for a period of ten
prior to preservation for a period of ten (10) years. This exemption shall begin on the first
(1 st) day of the first (1 st) tax year after verification of completion of the preservation
required for certification, provided that the provision of Section 25-58 of the Code of
Ordinances have been met and that such verification is made by the City of Beaumont
Historical Landmark Commission.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the / day
Of , 199C
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