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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2102-P DATE: August 15, 2011 TO: Planning Commission and City Council FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager SUBJECT: Consider a request for a specific use permit to allow a drinking place in a GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling) District FILE: 2102-P STAFF REPORT The Planning Manager recommends approval subject to the following condition: 1. ADA spaces shall have proper signage. Lesha Crawford has applied for a specific use permit to allow a drinking place in a GC-MD District. The property is located at 3410 Concord. Ms. Crawford states that she would like to operate a drinking place in an existing building on the subject property. The primary customer base will be individuals 30 years old and up. Beer and wine will be available for purchase. The lounge will be open from 9 p.m. - 2 a.m., Wednesdays through Saturdays. The drinking place will occupy a space in a commercial strip which also houses a beauty school and retail. In 1997, City Council approved a specific use permit to allow an entertainment, recreational services and rental hall with the occasional sale of alcohol at this location. That business has since closed down and the space is now vacant. Exhibits are attached. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION Notices mailed to property owners 35 . Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition . LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES Being Tract 37 out of 11, Plat D6, A. Williams Survey, City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 2.125 acres, more or less. ANALYSIS CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OF SPECIFIC USE PERMIT (SECTION 30-26.E, ZONING ORDINANCE) Application Application is in is not in Comments Compliance Compliance Attached CONDITIONS: 1. That the specific use will be compatible with and not injurious to the use and enjoyment of other property, nor significantly diminish or impair property values within the immediate vicinity; X X 2. That the establishment of the specific use will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding vacant property; X 3. That adequate utilities, access roads, drainage and other necessary supporting facilities have been or will be provided; X 4. The design, location and arrangement of all driveways and parking spaces provides for the safe and convenient movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic without adversely affecting the general public or adjacent developments; X X 5. That adequate nuisance prevention measures have been or will be taken to prevent or control offensive odor, fumes, dust, noise and vibration; X 6. That directional lighting will be provided so as not to disturb or adversely affect neighboring properties; X 7. That there are sufficient landscaping and screening to insure harmony and compatibility with adjacent property; and X X 8. That the proposed use is in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. X X ANALYSIS continued This application is in conformance with all eight conditions necessary for approval. Comments on Conditions 1, 4, 7 and 8 follow: 2. The proposal is to reuse a long vacant building located in the north end of Beaumont, situated in a commercial area along an arterial street in an older neighborhood. The immediate area facing the building along Concord and Steelton is developed commercially. 4. Transportation Engineering states that all driveways shall be cleared of obstructions/vegetation adjacent to the right-of-way. In addition, parking spaces should be delineated. 7. No fencing or additional landscaping is required. The building has existed many years and there is a concrete paved fire lane extending along the sides and rear of the building. 8. This adaptive reuse of this building in the A Conservation and Revitalization @ area is in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. New development and reinvestment in the area may help to prevent or reverse deterioration along Concord Road. GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES APPLICANT: Lesha Crawford PROPERTY OWNER: Nate Tarver LOCATION: 3410 Concord EXISTING ZONING: GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling) District PROPERTY SIZE: 2.125 acres, more or less EXISTING LAND USES: Commercial FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: A X @ - Areas determined to be outside 500-year floodplain GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES continued SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING: NORTH: Residential, vacant RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) District, GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling) District EAST: Residential RS, GC-MD SOUTH: Commercial GC-MD WEST: Commercial GC-MD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Conservation and Revitalization STREETS: Steelton Street - Local street with a 60' wide right-of-way and a 22' pavement width; Concord Road - Secondary arterial with unknown right-of-way width and 4 lanes DRAINAGE: Curb and gutter WATER: 8" water lines SANITARY SEWER SERVICE: 6", 8", 10" and 15" sanitary sewer lines PROPERTY OWNERS BERROTT AARON L BLOCK MELVIN H BOWMAN L C BOWMAN LAWRENCE C & LETHA M CARBAJAL ANDRES & IRMA G CENTENO JOSE HERIBERTO (CD) WESIE BARBARA A (LH) CENTENO JOSE HERIBERTO (CD) WEISIE BARBARA ANN (LH) COLEMAN DAMON DAIGLE CLAYTON JOHN SR DURBIN LEROY ET UX HARNESS ANTHONY D & EDITH HARTWICK RUTHA D LEWIS ERIC L NEFF JOHN & PATRICIA NUNNALLY JOYCE M PINA PEDRO M & TRAHAN BRENDA F REBOLLAR ARELI & MARGARITA REYNA FRANCISCO & DAISY TABOADA PROPERTY OWNERS continued RIGSBY JAROY J ROSTRO CARLOS & SANDRA MARTINEZ SEMOUR TIMOTHY B SESMAS TERESA & ELEUTERTO ALBARRON SEYMOUR TIMOTHY B SHUJAT HOLDING CO SIMMONS CHRIS % BERNARD DALEO SWEET KENNETH TARVER NATHANIEL TINKLE PANDORA TINKLE RICHARD & LINDA TORAN OLIVIA UPSHAW GERALD A JR VO STEVEN C WALTERS ANTHONY L WENDT ESTELLA M WESTBUR INC