HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 15-011ORDINANCE NO.15-011
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE CONSIDERING AN APPEAL OF
THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION'S DECISION TO
DENYTHE REQUEST FOR DEMOLITION ANDALLOW NEW
CONSTRUCTION OF 2104 PECOS STREET IN THE CITY
OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
WHEREAS, in July 2014 URS, a contractor for the State's Ike Disaster Recovery
Program, applied for and was granted a Certificate of Appropriateness to rehabilitate
property located at 2104 Pecos Street; and,
WHEREAS, URS discovered that the property was a duplex and, according to
Disaster Recovery Program rules, only one side of the structure could be rehabilitated;
and,
WHEREAS, on February 19, 2015, URS applied fora Certificate of Appropriateness
to demolish the entire structure and build a new single-family residence on the property;
and,
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2015, the Historic Landmark Commission voted 8:0 to
deny the Certificate of Appropriateness for the demolition and construction of a new single-
family residence at 2104 Pecos Street; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council is of the opinion that the Historic Landmark
Commission's decision to deny the request for demolition and allow new construction of
2104 Pecos Street is in the best interest of the City of Beaumont and its citizens;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby, in
all things, approved and adopted; and,
THAT an appeal of the Historic Landmark Commission's decision to deny the
request for demolition and allow new construction at 2104 Pecos Street is hereby granted
'to URS, its legal representatives, successor and assigns.
2015.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 5th,day of May,
Becky Ames -