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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCA-374DATE: April 12, 1999 TO: Historic Landmark Commission FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Director SUBJECT: Request for approval of a certificate of appropriateness for the demolition of a single family structure. FILE: CA- 374 Note: Action on this item was tabled at the April 12, 1999 meeting so that the Historic Landmark Commission could tour the house. A tour of the house was conducted on May 5, 1999. Gregg and Jeff Green, the property owners, and the Clean Community Department have requested a certificate of appropriateness for the demolition of a single family structure at 1810 Calder. The Clean Community Department has found the structure in violation of the City of Beaumont Code of Ordinances pertaining to dangerous structures. The property owners have been contacted and do not wish to repair the structure because it would be too costly to renovate. The house has extensive termite damage and there have been complaints received about transients entering the structure at night. The structure is valued at $13,560. The estimated cost of repairs will exceed fifty percent of the value of the structure. The property is listed in SPARE Beaumont. The structure was constructed c. 1910 and is of the Craftsman syle. It is an example of upper class housing built on Calder after the first Spindletop boom. In 1995, the Greens requested that the house be demolished and/or that this property be removed from the Oaks Historic District. The Historic Landmark Commission denied both requests. The City Council also denied the request for taking the property out of the Historic District. If this house is demolished, it is recommended that this property be deleted from the Oaks Historic District. Exhibits are attached. � RIO DATE: April 12, 1999 TO: Historic Landmark Commission FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Director SUBJECT: Request for approval of a certificate of appropriateness for the demolition of a single family structure. FILE: CA- 374 Gregg and Jeff Green, the property owners, and the Clean Community Department have requested a certificate of appropriateness for the demolition of a single family structure at 1810 Calder. The Clean Community Department has found the structure in violation of the City of Beaumont Code of Ordinances pertaining to dangerous structures. The property owners have been contacted and do not wish to repair the structure because it would be too costly to renovate. The house has extensive termite damage and there have been complaints received about transients entering the structure at night. The structure is valued at $13,560. The estimated cost of repairs will exceed fifty percent of the value of the structure. The property is Iisted in SPARE Beaumont. The structure was constructed c. 1910 and is of the Craftsman syle. It is an example of upper class housing built on Calder after the first Spindletop boom. In 1995, the Greens requested that the house be demolished and/or that this property be removed from the Oaks Historic District. The Historic Landmark Commission denied both requests. The City Council also denied the request for taking the property out of the Historic District. If this house is demolished, it is recommended that this property be deleted from the Oaks Historic District. Exhibits are attached.