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DATE: November 16,
2009
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager
SUBJECT: Consider a request for the abandonment of a 118' portion of
Forsythe Street and a 121' portion of a 20' wide alley in Block
25, Cartwright Terrace Addition
FILE: 751-OB
STAFF REPORT
The Planning Manager recommends approval subject to the following
conditions:
1. Retain 15' general utility easements along the east and
west ends of the abandoned rights-of-way.
2. The existing 6 inch sanitary sewer main in the 20' alley
will become a private sanitary sewer main within that
section of the abandonment.
William Anderson has made a request to abandon a 118' portion
of Forsythe Street and a 121' portion of a 20' wide alley in
Block 25, Cartwright Terrace Addition.
Mr. Anderson owns the property on both sides of the subject
rights-of-way and states that he would like to construct a fence
around his properties.
This item was sent to all interested parties. Entergy has an
over head primary electrical line running along both sides of
Mr. Anderson=s property. Entergy does not object to the
abandonments as long as easements are retained. Water
Utilities also states that the sanitary sewer main in the
abandoned portion of the alley will become private.
Exhibits are attached.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
Notices mailed to property owners 2 .
Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition
.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES
Forsythe Street - Being a 118' portion of Forsythe Street beginning at the east
right-of-way line of a 20' wide alley located in Blocks 25 and 32, Cartwright Terrace
Addition and extending in an easterly direction for a distance of approximately 118' to the
west property line of the S & ET Railroad, City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas,
containing 0.16 acres, more or less.
Alley - Being a 121' portion of an alley beginning at the east right-of-way line of a 20'
wide alley located in Blocks 25 and 32, Cartwright Terrace Addition and extending in an
easterly direction for a distance of approximately 121' to the west property line of the S &
ET Railroad, City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0.05 acres, more or
less.
GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT: William Anderson
PROPERTY OWNER: City of Beaumont
LOCATION: East of an alley in Blocks 25 and
32, Cartwright Terrace Addition
and west of the S & ET Railroad
EXISTING ZONING: HI (Heavy Industrial) District
PROPERTY SIZE: 0.21 acres, more or less
EXISTING LAND USES: Unimproved rights-of-way
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: A X @ - Areas determined to be
outside 500-year floodplain
SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING:
NORTH: Vacant HI (Heavy Industrial) District
EAST: Railroad HI
SOUTH: Storage HI
WEST: Residential, vacant RS (Residential Single Family
Dwelling) District
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Conservation and
Revitalization
STREETS: Forsythe Street - Local street with
a 60' wide unimproved
right-of-way
DRAINAGE: N/A
WATER: Forsythe - None
Alley - 2" water line running
perpendicular to the alley
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE: Forsythe - None
Alley - 6" sanitary sewer line
running perpendicular to the alley
PROPERTY OWNERS
William Anderson
S & ET Railroad (Southern Pacific)
