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DATE: February 16,
2009
TO: Planning Commission and City Council
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager
SUBJECT: Consider a request for amendments to Chapter 30, City of
Beaumont Zoning Ordinance, to regulate allowable building
types in the City of Beaumont
FILE: 743-OB
STAFF REPORT
The Planning Manager recommends approval of the following
amendments to Chapter 30, City of Beaumont Zoning Ordinance:
Sec. 30-35.1. Allowable Building Types
(a) No accessory building shall be permitted in the
absence of a main building.
(b) All main buildings shall be located on a permanent
foundation, as defined by the Chief Building Official
of the City of Beaumont.
These amendments to the Zoning Ordinance are in response to
issues that continue to arise.
Property owners are often trying to construct an accessory
building on a lot when there is no main building. The property
owner has no intention of ever constructing a main building
on the property. In residential areas, property owners then
often try to use these accessory buildings for storage or
businesses, much to the chagrin of the neighbors.
The City has also encountered buildings (especially commercial)
being brought in and installed on properties without a permanent
foundation, as discussed during the January workshop. Not only
is this a safety issue, but an aesthetic one as well. This
amendment would require a permanent foundation, as defined by
the Chief Building Official, for all main or primary buildings.
Accessory buildings would not be subject to this requirement.