HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 02-303 RESOLUTION NO. 02-303
WHEREAS, tax abatement is predicated on a finding that the property located at
1608 Orange is a historically significant site in need of tax relief to encourage preservation;
and,
WHEREAS, the Historic Landmark Commission met December 9, 2002, 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 fortax 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 1608 Orange, being a
1.38 acre tract of land out of Lot 1, Block 16, Ogden Addition, City of Beaumont, as
recorded in Volume 2, Page 81, Map Records of 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 (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 on this the 17th day of
December, 2002.
yor Evelyn M. Lord -