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DATE: September 7,
2006
TO: Board of Adjustment
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager
SUBJECT: Request for variances to the landscaping and screening
requirements to delete the required 10' wide landscape strip
and the 8' high opaque fence required for multi-family
developments next to an RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling)
District.
FILE: 543-BA
STAFF REPORT
Kelley Family Investments, Ltd. is asking for variances to the
landscaping/screening requirements along the west side of their
property at 1650 Cornerstone Court. The west side of the subject
property abuts property owned by DD#6. DD#6's property is zoned
RS and is used as a retention pond and A The Meadows Soccer
Complex @.
Section 30-31 of the Zoning Ordinance states that whenever a
multi-family use is established adjacent to RS zoning, an 8' tall opaque
fence and a 10' wide landscape strip shall be installed. Kelley Family
Investments is asking that they not be required to provide the
screening fence and the landscape strip along that west boundary.
The applicant states that the regulations would require them to install
trees every 25' and a solid fence along the entire 1,135' length. The
trees and fence would be required adjacent to a property that is used
as a retention pond and will never be developed for residential
purposes.
The applicant shall have the burden of proof to demonstrate that all
three conditions necessary for the approval of a variance have been
met.
Exhibits are attached.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
Notices mailed to property owners 20 .
Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition
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GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT: Kelley Family Investments,
Ltd.
PROPERTY OWNER: Same
LOCATION: 1650 Cornerstone Court
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Being Tracts 97 & 83, A. Houston
Survey, Abstract 33, City of
Beaumont, Jefferson County,
Texas, containing 7.792 acres,
more or less.
EXISTING ZONING: GC-MD (General
Commercial-Multiple Family
Dwelling) District
PROPERTY SIZE: 7.792 acres, more or less
EXISTING LAND USES: Vacant
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: A X @ - Areas determined to be
outside 500-year floodplain;
Shaded A X @ - Areas determined to
be within the 100 year to 500
year floodplain
SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING:
NORTH: Vacant GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple
Family Dwelling) District
EAST: Commercial GC-MD
SOUTH: Commercial GC-MD
WEST: Retention pond/soccer fields RS (Residential Single Family
Dwelling) District
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Neighborhood Growth Unit
OTHER PHYSICAL
FEATURES: None
STREETS: Cornerstone Court - Local street
with a 60' right-of-way width
and a 27' pavement width
DRAINAGE: Curb and gutter
WATER: 6" water line
GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES continued
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE: 6" sanitary sewer line
FIRE PROTECTION: Fire protection is provided by
Station #9, 7010 Gladys.
ADEQUACY
OF SERVICE: Services are adequate.