HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 03-098 ORDINANCE NO. 03-098
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT
TO AMEND FEES FOR ZONE CHANGE AND SPECIFIC USE
PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND VARIANCES AND SPECIAL
EXCEPTIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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 be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 30-37. Board of Adjustment.
(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 two hundred fifty dollars($250.00)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 In the event the application is withdrawn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 of publication in the
official newspaper, the fee shall be refunded."
Section 2.
THAT Chapter 30, Section 30-39(d), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Beaumont be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 30-39. Historic Landmark Commission.
(d) Certificates of appropriateness. No person or entity shall construct,
reconstruct, alter, change, restore, remove or demolish any exterior
architectural feature of a building or structure located in an H-C,
Historical--Cultural Landmark Preservation District, unless the application
has been made to the historic landmark commission for a certificate of
appropriateness and such certificate shall have been granted. The applicant
shall pay a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) for the issuance of a certificate of
appropriateness. The term "exterior architectural feature" shall include but
not be limited to the kind, color and basic texture of all exterior building
materials and such features as windows, doors, lights, signs and other
exterior fixtures."
Section 3.
THAT Chapter 30, Section 30-40(e), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Beaumont be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 30-40. Changes, amendments, and specific use permits.
(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 two hundred fifty
dollars ($250.00) if the property involved is less than one-half( Y2)acre; four
hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) if the property involved is greater than
one-half (Y2) acre but less than five (5) acres; and six hundred fifty dollars
($650.00) 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 a newspaper,the fee shall
be refunded.Any person, firm or corporation requesting an abandonment of
city right-of-way or easements shall be required to pay an application
processing fee of three hundred dollars ($300.00) at the time of such
application. The fee for processing other requests under the other business
category shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00), required at the time of
application."
Section 4.
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 5.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only.
Section 6.
That any person who violated any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction,
be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
Section 7.
This ordinance shall be effective from and after January 1, 2004.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 9`h day of
December, 2003. p
- Mayor Evelyn M. Lord -