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DATE: April 18, 2016
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Chris Boone, Director of Planning and Community Development
SUBJECT: Consider a request to abandon the Muella Creek Drive Cul-de-sac, Beaumont,
Jefferson County, Texas.
FILE: 866-OB
STAFF REPORT
The Planning staff recommends approval of the request to abandon the portion of right-of-way
outside of the street right-of-way (60 feet), but within the balance of right-of-way within the
public cul-de-sac.
Rippeon Properties, LTD, is preparing to extend Muella Creek Drive to the west. The
preliminary plat for Old Dowlen Business Park Phase 2 was approved in July of 2015. Water,
sanitary sewer and drainage pipes are all located within the area to be abandoned, but will be
within the new 60' right-of-way as the street is extended.
This item was sent to all interested parties.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES
Being a 0.1709 acre tract (7,445 square feet) of land lying in the Wesley Dikes League,
Abstract No. 17 in Jefferson County, Texas, being out of and a portion of Muela Creek Drive,
a subdivision containing 1.136 acres of land as shown on a Plat of record in County Clerk’s File
No. 2005041365 of the Official Public Records of Jefferson County, Texas, specifically being
the 50’ cul-de-sac located at the West-end of said Muela Creek Drive (as shown on said plat),
said 0.1709 acres being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at 1/2” Rod found marking the South right-of-way of Muela Creek Drive (a 60’ wide
public roadway) the Northwest corner of that certain 8.37 acre tract of land described in an
instrument to Kohl’s Illinois, Inc. of record in County Clerk’s File No. 2008002490 of the said
Official Public Records, the East line of the remainder of 26.2 acres of land described in an
instrument to Rippeon Properties, LTD. designated as “Tract 2” of record in County Clerk’s File
No. 2015018987 of the said Official Public Records an being the Southeast corner of the herein
described tract;
THENCE N 03°08’46” W, over and across the said Muela Creek Drive and with the East line of
the herein described tract for a distance of 60.00’ to a 1/2” Rod found marking the North
right-of-way line of said Muela Creek Drive, the Southwest corner of Lot No. 1 of American
Home Center, a subdivision containing 2.638 acres of land as shown on a Plat of record in
County Clerk’s File No. 2009041848 of the said Official Public records, also being in the East
line of the said remainder of 26.2 acres and being the Northeast corner of the herein described
tract;
THENCE with the curve of said cul-de-sac to the left, having a Radius of 50.00’ with Texas
State Plane Coordinate (SCZ) values of N=13,986,784.63 E=3,494,706.85, Delta angle of
cul-de-sac is 286°15’37” with an Arc distance of 249.81’, closing to the point and place of
beginning, containing 0.1709 acres of land in area, more or less.
GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT: Rippeon Properties, LTD
PROPERTY OWNER: City of Beaumont
LOCATION: Cul-de-sac at the west end of Muella Creek
Drive
EXISTING ZONING: GC-MD (General Commercial - Multiple
Family Dwelling) and RS (Residential
Single Family Dwelling)
PROPERTY SIZE: 0.1709 acres, more or less
EXISTING LAND USES: Muella Creed Drive Cul-de-sac
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: “X” - Areas determined to be outside
500-year floodplain
SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING:
NORTH: Vacant GC-MD (General Commercial - Multiple
Family Dwelling)
EAST: Muella Creek Drive GC-MD
SOUTH: Commercial GC-MD
WEST: Vacant GC-MD
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Neighborhood Growth Unit
STREETS: N/A
DRAINAGE: N/A
WATER: 2" water line
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE: 12" sanitary sewer line