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DATE: December 18,
2006
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager
SUBJECT: Consider a request for the abandonment of 60' x 1580' of
Maime St., 60' x 1120' of Regent Street, 60' x 683' of St.
Helena Street, 60' x 300' of Jirou St., 20' x 500' of alley in
Block 9, 20' x 660' of alley in Block 10, 20' x 300' alley in
Block 11, Gold Hill Addition.
FILE: 705-OB
STAFF REPORT
The Planning Manager recommends approval of this request.
The Beaumont Housing Authority is requesting the abandonment of a
portion of Maime, Regent, St. Helena and Jirou Streets and a portion
of alleys in Block 9, 10 and 11 of the Gold Hill Addition.
The Housing Authority has recently received a $20 million HOPE VI
grant to demolish and redevelop Magnolia Gardens and a portion of
Fair Park with 372 units of mixed income housing for rental and
home ownership. In order to develop the property as planned, the
aforementioned streets and alleys must be abandoned.
Exhibits are attached.
GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT: Beaumont Housing Authority
PROPERTY OWNER: City of Beaumont
LOCATION: Fair Park
EXISTING ZONING: GC-MD (General
Commercial-Multiple Family
Dwelling) District
PROPERTY SIZE: 6.58 acres, more or less
EXISTING LAND USES: Fair Park
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: A X @ - Areas determined to be
outside 500-year floodplain
SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING:
NORTH: Residential RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) District
EAST: Gulf Street GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family
Dwelling) District
SOUTH: Fair Park GC-MD
WEST: Fair Park GC-MD
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Conservation and
Revitalization
OTHER PHYSICAL
FEATURES: None
STREETS: Maime Street, Regent Street, St.
Helena, Averill Street and Jirou
Street - Local streets with 60'
rights-of-way undeveloped.
DRAINAGE: Developed as part of Fair Park
WATER: Regent St. and St. Helena St. - 2"
water lines
Glasshouse St. and Gulf St. - 12"
water lines
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE: 6" sanitary sewer lines