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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1752-Z DATE: November 15, 2004 TO: Planning Commission and City Council FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager SUBJECT: Request for a zone change from RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) District to GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling) District or more restrictive district. FILE: 1752-Z STAFF REPORT The Planning Manager recommends approval of this request. W. V. Travis, the property owner, is requesting this zone change from RS to GC-MD for property located at 270 E. Chapin. The property consists of one lot occupied by a vacant house and a vacant lot. Mr. Travis states that the proposed use of the property will be the retail sale of new and used outboard motors and boats. The subject property is adjacent to GC-MD zoning to the north and east. The property to the north consists of the remains of a one-time commercial building. The property to the east is vacant. Mr. Travis owns the property to the east that fronts on Martin Luther King Parkway. Exhibits are attached. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION Notices mailed to property owners 16 . Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition . LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCES PURPOSES Being Lots 7 and 8, Block 3, South End Addition, City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0.38 acres, more or less. GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES APPLICANT: William V. Travis PROPERTY OWNER: Same LOCATION: 270 E. Chapin EXISTING ZONING: RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) District PROPERTY SIZE: 0.38 acres, more or less EXISTING LAND USES: Vacant single family house and vacant lot FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: A X @- Areas determined to be outside 500-year floodplain SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING: NORTH: Vacant GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling) District EAST: Vacant GC-MD SOUTH: Residential RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) District WEST: Residential RS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Conservation and Revitalization OTHER PHYSICAL FEATURES: None STREETS: E. Chapin Street - Local street with a 60' wide right-of-way and 16' pavement width. DRAINAGE: Open ditch WATER: 2" water line SANITARY SEWER SERVICE: 6" sanitary sewer line FIRE PROTECTION: Fire protection is provided by Stations #3, 805 Woodrow and #11, 2185 Sabine Pass. ADEQUACY OF SERVICE: Services are adequate.