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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
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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.