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Home My WebLink About774-OB DATE: January 24, 2011 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager SUBJECT: Consider a request to close a portion of Trinity Street at the railroad right-of-way FILE: 774-OB STAFF REPORT The City of Beaumont Public Works Department has applied to close a portion of Trinity Street at the KCS Railroad right-of-way. Patrick Donart, Public Works Director, states that the reason the City would like to permanently close Trinity Street is to participate in a Federal Signal Program. In the interest of public safety, TxDOT and the railroad companies work to identify and close existing, redundant, non-essential highway-railroad crossings. Trinity was selected to participate and the City elects to be in the program. By closing this crossing, a quiet zone would be created which would benefit those residents living and working in Downtown Beaumont. Exhibits are attached. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION Notices mailed to property owners 3 . Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition . LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES Being a 0.08 acre portion of Trinity Street beginning at the east right-of-way line of the intersection of Trinity Street and the Kansas City Southern Railroad right-of-way and continuing in a southwesterly direction to the west right-of-way line of the intersection of Trinity Street and the Kansas City Southern Railroad right-of-way, City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0.08 acres, more or less. GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES APPLICANT: City of Beaumont Public Works Department PROPERTY OWNER: City of Beaumont LOCATION: Intersection of Trinity Street and Kansas City Southern Railroad EXISTING ZONING: CBD (Central Business District) and LI (Light Industrial) District PROPERTY SIZE: 0.08 acres, more or less EXISTING LAND USES: Improved street and railroad FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: A X @ - Areas determined to be outside 500-year floodplain SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING: NORTH: Church CBD (Central Business District) EAST: Industrial CBD SOUTH: Industrial LI (Light Industrial) District WEST: Government CBD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Central Business District STREETS: Trinity Street - Local street with a 61' wide right-of-way and a 36' pavement width DRAINAGE: Curb and gutter WATER: 8" water line SANITARY SEWER SERVICE: 8" sanitary sewer line PROPERTY OWNERS CITY OF BEAUMONT EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH EASTHAM FORGE, INC.