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ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT BY
CHANGING VARIOUS FEES AND ADOPTING A FEE FOR
ABANDONMENT REQUESTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
That Chapter 30, Section 30-37( I ) of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Beaumont is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 30-37( I )
Notification and hearing process. Any request for
an appeal, variance or special exception shall
require a public hearing before the board. Notice
of said hearing shall be published at least one
time in a newspaper of the City of Beaumont, at
least ten ( 10) days prior to the day of the
hearing . A written notice of the hearing shall be
sent to owners of property situated within two
hundred ( 200) feet of the exterior boundary of the
property with respect to which such appeal,
variance or exception is requested. It shall be
sufficient that such written notice is addressed
to the owner appearing on the most current tax
roll of the city and addressed to such owner at
the address stated on said roll. If no owner is
stated on the tax roll, or no address appears
thereon, the written notice to such property owner
shall not be required. A processing fee of one
hundred twenty-five dollars ( $125.00) shall be
paid to the city in advance of the hearing. In
the event the application is withdrawn prior to
the mailing of the required written notification
or publication in the official newspaper, the fee
shall be refunded.
Section 2 .
That Chapter 30, Section 30-40(E) of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Beaumont is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 30-40( E)
Application Fee . Any person, firm or corporation
applying for a change in the zoning district
classification of any property or a specific use
permit shall be required to pay an application
processing fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) if
the property involved is less than one-half acre;
two hundred fifty dollars ($250 .00) if the
property involved is greater than one-half acre
but less than five ( 5 ) acres; and five hundred
dollars ($500.00) if the property involved is
greater than five ( 5 ) acres. The processing fees
as established herein shall be paid at the time of
the filing of an application. In the event the
application is withdrawn prior to the mailing of
the required written notification or publication
in the newspaper, the fee shall be refunded. Any
person, firm or corporation requesting an
abandonment of city right-of-way shall be required
to pay an application processing fee of sixty-five
dollars ($65.00) at the time of such application.
Section 3 .
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance, or the application of same to a particular set of
persons or circumstances, should for any reason be held to be
invalid , such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of
this ordinance, and to such end the various portions and provisions
of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 4 .
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only .
Section 5 .
That any person who violates any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Section
1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the
day of
Mayor -
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