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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPreliminary Plat - James Acres DATE: June 18, 2018 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Chris Boone, Director of Planning and Community Development SUBJECT: Consider a request for approval of a Preliminary Plat of James Acres, Jefferson County, Texas. FILE: Preliminary Plat - James Acres ___ STAFF REPORT Soutex Surveyors & Engineers, has requested preliminary plat approval of James Acres. The project is located on the east side of LaBelle Road, just south of Bayou Din, within the Planning Area of the City of Beaumont E.T.J. The 25.948 acre development is a seven (7) lot, single family, residential subdivision. All lots will front on the existing LaBelle Road 160' wide, right-of-way. Water will be provided by West Jefferson County Municipal Water District and sewer will be individual septic systems. Since the subdivision lies within the Planning Area of the E.T.J., Jefferson County construction specifications and regulations shall apply. The Planning staff recommends approval of the plat. This item was sent to all interested parties. Exhibits are attached. GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES APPLICANT: Soutex Surveyors & Engineers PROPERTY OWNER: James E. Thigpen LOCATION: The east side of LaBelle Road, just south of Bayou Din, in the Planning Area of the City of Beaumont E.T.J. EXISTING ZONING: NA PROPERTY SIZE: 25.948 acres, more or less EXISTING LAND USES: Vacant FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: “X” – Areas determined to be outside the 500-year floodplain SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING: NORTH: Vacant NA EAST: Vacant NA SOUTH: Residential NA WEST: Vacant NA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Neighborhood Growth Unit/Low Density Rural Development STREETS: LaBelle Road – Major Arterial with a 120’ right-of-way with a 24' wide paved roadway. DRAINAGE: Open Ditch WATER & SANITARY SEWER West Jefferson County Municipal Water District and SERVICE individual septic systems.