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DATE: January 25, 2010
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager
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SUBJECT: Consider a request for an abandonment of a portion of 8 Street
FILE: 752-OB
STAFF REPORT
The Planning Manager recommends approval subject to the following condition:
1. A 60' wide general utility easement shall be retained.
The Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) has requested
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the abandonment of a portion of 8 Street between Milam and
Blanchette.
BISD has demolished the old Fehl Elementary School and is
building a new school as part of the BISD bond program. Eighth
Street, between Milam and Blanchette, is unimproved. However,
over the years, BISD has used the right-of-way for bus parking
and a parking lot for Fehl Elementary School.
Now that the new school is being built and wishes to utilize
a portion of the right-of-way, BISD is asking that the entire
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length of 8 Street, between Milam and Blanchette be abandoned.
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Depending upon how 8 Street was originally dedicated to the
City, the abandoned right-of-way will be divided up between
the adjoining property owners.
This item was sent to all interested parties. AT&T has an aerial
pole lead and underground conduit run in the right-of-way.
AT&T objects to the abandonment unless the entire right-of-way
is retained as a general utility easement.
Exhibits are attached.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES
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Being a 60' x 860' portion of 8 Street, beginning at the north
right-of-way line of Blanchette Street, continuing in a
northerly direction and ending at the south right-of-way line
of Milam Street, City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas,
containing 1.18 acres, more or less.
GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT: Beaumont Independent School
District
PROPERTY OWNER: City of Beaumont
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LOCATION: 8 Street, between Milam and
Blanchette
EXISTING ZONING: RS (Single Family Residential
Dwelling) District
PROPERTY SIZE: 1.18 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: School and school bus parking RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) District
SOUTH: Residential RS
WEST: Residential RS
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Conservation/Revitalization
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STREETS: 8 Street - Unimproved local street
with a 60' wide right-of-way
DRAINAGE: N/A
WATER: N/A
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE: 8" sanitary sewer line