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DATE: April 16, 2007
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager
SUBJECT: Consider a request for an abandonment of an alley.
FILE: 715-OB
STAFF REPORT
The Planning Manager recommends approval of this request subject to
retaining a 20' wide easement or relocating the existing facilities at
the applicant=s expense.
Joe Dougharty, representing Shiner Investments, Inc., is requesting the
abandonment of a 20' x 50' portion of an unimproved alley in Block
29, Calder Addition. Mr. Dougharty states that Shiner Investments
owns the property on either side and abandoning the alley will tie its
current properties together as well as increase the usefulness of its
property.
This item was sent to all interested parties. AT&T has buried cable in
the right-of-way and grants conditional approval subject to the
retention of an easement or moving the facilities at the applicant=s
expense . No other objections were received.
Exhibits are attached.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCES PURPOSES
Being a 20' x 50' portion of an alley that extends from the west lot
line
of
Lots
4
and
9 to
what
is the
south
east
corne
r of
Lot 4
and
the
north
east
corne
r of
Lot
9,
Block
29,
Calde
r
Addit
ion,
City
of
Beau
mont
,
Jeffer
son
Count
y,
Texas
,
conta
ining
0.02
2
acres,
more
or
less.
GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT: Joe Dougharty, representing
Shiner Investments, Inc.
PROPERTY OWNER: City of Beaumont
LOCATION: Between Mariposa and M.L. King,
Jr. Parkway
EXISTING ZONING: GC-MD (General
Commercial-Multiple Family
Dwelling) District
PROPERTY SIZE: 0.022 acres, more or less
EXISTING LAND USES: Alley
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: A X @ - Areas determined to be
outside 500-year floodplain
SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING:
NORTH: Vacant GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple
Family Dwelling) District
EAST: MLK Parkway GC-MD
SOUTH: Commercial GC-MD
WEST: Unimproved alley GC-MD
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Conservation and
Revitalization
DRAINAGE: Unimproved
WATER: None
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE: None