HomeMy WebLinkAboutPreliminary Plat of Walker-Arena Highway 347
DATE: March 16, 2015
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Chris Boone, Planning & Community Development Director
SUBJECT: To Consider the preliminary plat of Walker-Arena Highway 347, 59.55 acres out of the
Pelham Humpries Survey, Ab. 32.
FILE: Preliminary plat of Walker-Arena Highway 347.
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STAFF REPORT
The Planning staff recommends approval subject to the following conditions:
1. Show location of existing and proposed storm drainage easements and improvements.
(A copy of all design computations shall be submitted along with the plans). (City
Engineering)
2. Storm drainage improvements shall be reviewed and approved by TXDOT. (City
Engineering)
3. Street addresses for Tracts 1 & 2 must be located along State Hwy 347.
and with a variance to:
1. The right-of-way frontage requirement for lots Section 26.03.007(a).
Paula Leger for Soutex Surveyors & Engineers is requesting approval for the preliminary plat
of Walker-Arena Highway 347. The property is located on the west side of State Highway
347, in the City of Beaumont’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction.
The property owner has potential buyers for two (2) lots, and hopes to therefore cut two (2)
industrial tracts out of the existing 59.55 acre tract of land. The lots would be accessed by a
2.54 acre portion of one of the tracts designated for access to both industrial tracts through
easement agreements. City of Beaumont Subdivision Regulations state: "All lots shall
abut a public or private street and shall abut the street no less than the required lot width for
that lot with the exception of cul-de-sacs which shall have no less than twenty-five (25) feet
of frontage. Minimum lot widths within the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) shall be based
on proposed use corresponding to the zoning requirements if developed within the city
limits."
All lots exceed the minimum lot area, width and depth requirements for industrial properties.
Although one lot provides street frontage, the width of the portion fronting the street is not
consistently wide enough to meet City requirements. The minimum lot width requirement
for industrial lots is one hundred (100) feet. Given the industrial nature of this area, the
configuration should not pose a problem.
Exhibits are attached.
GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT: Paula Leger for Soutex Surveyor's &
Engineers
PROPERTY OWNER: Walker-Arena Land Holdings, LLC
LOCATION: West side of Highway 347, in the City of
Beaumont’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
EXISTING ZONING: N/A - Outside of city limits
PROPERTY SIZE: 59.55 acres, more or less
EXISTING LAND USES: vacant
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: Flood Zone X, defined as an area of minimal
flood hazard.
SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING:
NORTH: Vacant N/A - Outside city limits
EAST: Vacant N/A
SOUTH: Vacant N/A
WEST: Vacant N/A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Growth Reserve
STREETS: US Highway 347 - Major arterial with 4
lanes
DRAINAGE: Open ditch
WATER: No City of Beaumont water
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE: No City of Beaumont sanitary sewer service