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DATE: January 28,
2008
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager
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SUBJECT: Request for the abandonment of portions of 6 Street and an
unnamed street
FILE: 726-OB
STAFF REPORT
The Planning Manager recommends approval.
Candy Melancon, right-of-way secretary for DD#6, has requested the
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abandonment of portions of 6 Street and an unnamed street. Both
rights-of-way are located north of Milam Street in the Columbus
Cartwright Addition.
Ms. Melancon states that DD#6 has developed a plan to relieve
flooding in the Corley Cartwright area of Beaumont. As part of that
plan, DD#6 is requesting that these two undeveloped streets be
abandoned.
DD#6 has recently acquired a portion of Block 32, on the west side of
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6 Street. It has also bought Block 33 and a portion of Block 34.
Therefore, DD#6 owns the property on both sides of these two
rights-of-way.
This item was sent to all interested parties. No negative responses
have been received.
Exhibits are attached.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCES PURPOSES
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6 Street - Being a 60' wide right-of-way beginning at
the north right-of-way line of Milam Street and
continuing in a northerly direction for a distance of
467' to the south property line of Lot 73, College
Acres Addition, City of Beaumont, Jefferson County,
Texas, containing 0.64 acres, more or less.
Unnamed Street - Being a 60' wide right-of-way beginning a the
northwest right-of-way line of the Sante Fe
Railroad and continuing in a northerly direction fora
distance of approximately 235' to the south
property lines of Lots 76 and 77, College Acres
Addition, City of Beaumont, Jefferson County,
Texas, containing 0.33 acres, more or less.
GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT: Candy Melancon for
DD#6
PROPERTY OWNER: City of Beaumont
LOCATION: North of Milam, between Blocks
32-34, Columbus Cartwright
Subdivision No. 1
EXISTING ZONING: GC-MD (General
Commercial-Multiple Family
Dwelling) District
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PROPERTY SIZE: 6 Street - 0.64 acres, more or
less
Unnamed street - 0.33 acres,
more or less
EXISTING LAND USES: Unimproved street right-of-way
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: A X @ - Areas determined to be
outside 500-year floodplain
SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING:
NORTH: Commercial GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family
Dwelling) District
EAST: Commercial, vacant GC-MD
SOUTH: Industrial, railroad GC-MD, LI (Light Industrial) District
WEST: Commercial, vacant GC-MD
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Conservation and
Revitalization
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STREETS: 6 Street - Local street with a
60' wide right-of-way,
unimproved; Unnamed street -
Local street with a 60' wide
right-of-way, unimproved
DRAINAGE: N/A
WATER: N/A
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE: N/A