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Home My WebLink About2049-P DATE: September 20, 2010 TO: Planning Commission and City Council FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager SUBJECT: Consider a request for a specific use permit to allow a church in a RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) District FILE: 2049-P STAFF REPORT The Planning Manager recommends approval subject to the following conditions: 1. The building must meet the 25' front yard building setback, 5' side yard building setbacks and 25' rear yard building setback 2. Since the building is to be moved onsite, it will meet the State of Texas Industrialized Housing and Building standards and conform to Sec. 30-35.1 of the Zoning Ordinance. 3. An 8' tall wood screening fence shall be constructed along the west and south property lines of the subject property and with a modification to the landscaping requirement along the west and south property lines (no 10' landscape strip). Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church has applied for a specific use permit to allow the expansion of its church facility. The property is located at 150 Lethia Street. The church would like to move a 14' x 40' building onto a vacant lot across the street from the main church building. The building currently sits on other church property. They have purchased the subject lot and would like to move the building onto that property. The building will be used for the following purposes: 4. Sunday school classes every Sunday morning 5. Vacation bible school classes, arts/ crafts facility 6. Tutorial and counseling facility (computer lab) for adults/youths 7. G.E.D. Progarm Preparation facility for church membership and community 8. G.R.A.C.E. (Giving Recovering Addicts and/or Others Change Environment) Exhibits are attached. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION Notices mailed to property owners 33 . Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition . LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES Being Lot 4, Block 8, First to North Addition, City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0.16 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 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 ANALYSIS continued This application is in conformance with seven of the eight conditions necessary for approval. Comments on Conditions 1 and 7 follow: 1. The existing church is an asset to the surrounding neighborhood. A building that is already being used by the church will be moved to the subject lot. The use of the building for the stated purposes will allow the church to expand its mission for the neighborhood. 7. An 8' tall screening fence and a 10' wide landscape strip are required along the west and south property lines. Due to the building width, there is not enough room to get the required 10' wide landscape strip along the west property line. GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES APPLICANT: Magnolia Missionary Baptist church of Beaumont PROPERTY OWNER: Same LOCATION: 150 Lethia Street EXISTING ZONING: RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) District PROPERTY SIZE: 0.16 acres, more or less EXISTING LAND USES: Vacant FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: Shaded A X @ - Areas determined to be within 100 year floodplain SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING: NORTH: Church RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) District EAST: Church parking lot RS SOUTH: Vacant RS WEST: Vacant RS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Conservation and Revitalization STREETS: Lethia Street - Local street with a 60' wide right-of-way and a 16' pavement width GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES continued DRAINAGE: Open ditch WATER: 6" water line SANITARY SEWER SERVICE: 12" sanitary sewer line PROPERTY OWNERS ARLINE VIOLA EST BOWIE MAGGIE BRIDGES GEORGE C ESTATE COLEMAN LEE J & GENEVA V CONNOR MELANIE JONES CHAISON FOWLER CLEON FRANK DAVID & IDA MAE PORTER GOLDEN TRIANGLE INVESTMENTS LP HERRING ROBERT JR HOCKLESS NANCY KELLEY VIVIAN LITTLE EDWARD JR MAGNOLIA BAPTIST CHURCH PICKNEY EDWARD ESTATE REDEAU LORI SANDERS INDIE R ESTATE SMITH EDDIE W ESTATE SMITH ROBERT LEE SOLITO MARGARET STEPHENS JO HELEN WALKER ELIJAH WHITE SHIRLEY RICHARDSON