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DATE: November 15,
2010
TO: Planning Commission and City Council
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager
SUBJECT: Consider a request for a zone change from GC-MD/HC (General
Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling/Historic-Cultural
Landmark Preservation Overlay) District to GC-MD (General
Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling) District
FILE: 2063-Z
STAFF REPORT
The Planning Manager recommends approval.
Kevin Herrington, representing Altus Beaumont Realty, LP, has
applied to the City of Beaumont to remove two properties out of the
Oaks Historic District. The properties are located at 2678 Liberty
and the lot immediately west of 2678 Liberty.
Altus Healthcare Management Services has plans to expand its existing
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facility at 390 N. 11. Altus will be adding a new cancer center.
The two lots will be used for building and parking expansion.
If the properties remain in the Historic District the Commission would have to approve
that portion of the building expansion that is on the subject property and the parking lot
would have to be set back approximately 30 feet.
Sec. 30-21.2 requires that off-street parking be set back along street
frontages not less than the required yard setbacks or as far back as
the front of immediately adjacent buildings, whichever is greater.
The house to the east appears to be approximately 30 feet from the
front property line. Therefore, the parking lot would have to be
setback at least 30 feet. Mr. Herrington says that setback would
require the loss of approximately six parking spaces.
If the house at 2678 Liberty is removed, any value of the property to
the Historic District will be minor. However, a parking lot could
impact the house immediately to the east. As part of the building
permit approval process, an 8' tall wood screening fence and a 10'
wide landscape strip will be required along the east property line,
thereby adequately buffering the parking lot from the adjacent
property.
Exhibit is attached.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
Notices mailed to property owners 26 .
Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES
Being Lots 18 and 19, Block 49, Averill Addition, City of Beaumont,
Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0.34 acres, more or less.
GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT: Kevin Herrington for Altus
Beaumont Realty, LP
PROPERTY OWNER: Altus Beaumont Realty, LP
LOCATION: 2678 Liberty and the lot
immediately to the west of 2678
Liberty
EXISTING ZONING: GC-MD/HC (General
Commercial-Multiple Family
Dwelling/Historic-Cultural
Landmark Preservation Overlay)
District
PROPERTY SIZE: 0.34 acres, more or less
EXISTING LAND USES: Single family residence and vacant
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: A X @ - Areas determined to be
outside 500-year floodplain
SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING:
NORTH: Commercial, residential GC-MD/HC (General
Commercial-Multiple Family
Dwelling/Historic-Cultural Landmark
Preservation Overlay) District
EAST: Residential GC-MD/HC
SOUTH: Commercial GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family
Dwelling) District
WEST: Commercial GC-MD
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Stable Area
STREETS: Liberty Avenue - Major arterial
with a 60' wide right-of-way and
a 27' pavement width
DRAINAGE: Curb and gutter
WATER: 6" water line
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE: 6" sanitary sewer line
PROPERTY OWNERS