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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ2020-168DATE: January 25, 2021 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Chris Boone, Director of Planning and Conu-nunity Development SUBJECT: A request for the abandonment of a utility easement, FILE: PZ2020-168 STAFF RE, PORT Fittz and Shipman, Inc. on behalf of Munro's Cleaners is requesting abandonment of the utility easement located within Block 12, Calder Addition. In 1985, the alley was abandoned with the retention of this easement. There is an existing sewer line in the alley that serves Munro's. If the easement is abandoned, the sewer line will become private. Munro's owns buildings on either side of this easement and would like to combine the two (2) structures. Staff recommends approval of the request. This item was sent to all interested parties and no negative responses were received. Exhibits are attached. LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES Being the approximately 250'x20' easement located in Block 12 of Calder Addition, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0.115 acres, more or less. GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES APPLICANT: Fittz & Shipman, Inc, PROPERTY OWNER: Munro's, Inc. LOCATION: 301 N. Martin Luther King Pkwy EXISTING ZONING: HI (Heavy Industrial) and GC -MD (General Commercial -Multiple Family Dwelling) PROPERTY SIZE: EXISTING LAND USES: FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: SURROUNDING LAND USES: NORTH: Commercial —0. 115 acres, more or less driveway between buildings "X" - Areas determined to be outside 500-year floodplain SURROUNDING ZONING: HI (Heavy Industrial) and GC -MD (General Commercial -Multiple Family Dwelling) EAST: M.L. King Pkwy, GC -MD SOUTH: Corn mercial HI and GC -MD WEST: Gulf Street and Railroad HI COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: STRE,ETS: SANITARY SEWER SERVICE: Conservation & Revitalization M.L. King Pkwy.: Major Arterial with a 120' right -of -way and 86" pavement width. Gulf Street.: Local Street with a 70+' right-of-way and 20' pavement width, Curb and gutter None in alley 6" pipe in alley APPLICATION FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY Revised I InOl OR UTILITY EASEMENT A13ANDONMENT CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS THIS IS AN APPLICATION TO ABANDON A: RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW), UTILITY EASEMENT (UE) OR ABANDON A RIGHT-OF-WAY BUT RETAIN A UTILITY EASEMENT. NAME OF APPLICANT: Fittz & Shipman, Inc. PHONE: 4 9-832-7238 FAX: 409— AUTHORITY OFAPPLICANT:_Owners Representative NAME OF OWNER: Munro' s, Inc. PHONE: 409-832-1417 FAX: ADDRESS: 301 N, MLK Parkway ALL OWNERS, ABUTTING THE ROW OR UE MUST SIGN WRITTEN REQUEST. (PLEASE ATTACH PROPERTY OWNER'S LIST TO THE APPLICATION) DESCRIPTION OF ROW OR UE TO BE ABANDONED: Attached PRESENT USE OF ROW OR UE (LIST UTILITIES IF PRESENT) Alley betwee.h two buildings AT&T Cables ATTACH A LETTER STATING THE REASONS FOR THE ABANDONMENT. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: LOT NO. 2 through 11 OR TRACT BLOCK NO. 1 ? PLAT ADDITION„ —calder SURVEY ATTACH A MAP OR PLAT DELINEATING THE PUBLIC ROW OR UE TO BE ABANDONED AND THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF ADJACENT PROPERTY (DIMENSIONED AND TO ENGINEERING SCALE), ATTACH THE $3010.00 APPLICATION FEE, TIM, ACTUAL COST OF NECESSARY APPRAISALS AND TITLE COMMITMENTS. IF PROPERTY IS ABANDONED, APPRAISED, VALUE OF THE FEE INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY SHALL BE CHARGED. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS TRUE AND CORRECT, SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT: DATE: PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT AND SUBMIT TO N DATE RECEIVED: CITY OF BEAUMONT PLANNING DIVISION 801 MAIN STREET, SUITE, 201 BEAUMONT,TX 77701 Phone - (409) 880-3764 Fax - (409) 880-3133 11-25-2020 APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC RIGHT-O&WAY, ALLEY OR UTILITY EASEMENT ABANDONMENT Application Ownership List Date: I November 25, 2020 We, the undersigned, being the sole owners of all the property abutting the proposed abandonment of utility easement in Lots 2 through 11, inclusing, in Block 12 of the Calder Addition that the right-of-way, alley, or utility easement be closed and abandoned. OWNER and ADDRESS (survey) munro's, inc. Lot 2-11 hereby respectfully petition Block Addition (tract) (tax plat) 12 Calder NOTE: Please print or type your name .and then use signature. Separate 'sheets may be used. Please note that if the Planning Commission votes to recommend approval of the abandonment, an appraisal and Title Commitment for the property to be abandoned must be made at the applicants expense and submitted to the Planning office., In addition, proof must be submitted that payment in the amount of the appraised value has been arranged. Once these items are submitted, the item will be placed on City Council's agenda for final consideration. Fittz&Shipman luc. Ronald D. Fitt4 P.E., R,P,L,S. (1948-1987) Terry G. Shipman, P.E., Senior Consultant Daniel A. Dotson, P,E., President/Treasurer November 25, 2020 Planning Commission City of Beaumont, Texas Re: Utility Easement Abandonment Planning Commission: Consulting EDigineeiw and Land Swveyoi's Bernardino D. Tristian, P.E., COO/Vice President Donald R. King, P.E./Secretary Mitch Brackin, RPLS Please accept this request to abandon the Utility Easement that abuts Lots 2-11 in Block 12 of the Calder Addition in the City of Beaumont, The one -block area that the easement encompasses entirely consists of Munros Cleaners operations. It is an open area between two buildings that Munros occupys, Munros wishes to enclose the area and create one building and needs to have the easement abandoned in order to build. Attached' are the survey, legal description and aerial photo. Thank you for your consideration. Respectfully submitted, tm e"'t Donald Burrell for the firm 1405 Cornerstone Court - Beaumont, Texas 77706 - (409) 832-7238 - fax (409) 832-7303 Tx Board of Prof Engineers Firm No. 1160 * Tx Board of Prof Land Surveyors Firm No. 100186 E �I N 4V /1vWr fMIU` n�Rd ryd 1Pr(.;"�,,"7 �,CcrtG'➢� t,�,,(C111iA1r�11Pt1�y �F ��r1`a;'G; )�= 0 20 40 5 W C A L E Munro Dry Cleomng Company Called 0.0449 Acres CCF No. 2004042814 O.P.R.J.C.T. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway TX - 380 - Spur Cl VS 03'40'01" E 140,00' " Iron Pipe Found N: 13, 974, 316.55' E: 3,514,300.03' Lot 2 m -,a Lot 3 ID ra t Q o d!) . ca a a._... to '\0 0 as G a (a a°5�� as C). Lot 4 ra �c f 0 56 12 ow5 0, a $a P i .. rn 0 u3 00 �4a oN U m b a 00 O L1 Lot 5 ua r(aa 0 o' ar Lot 6 Line Table Line # Direction Length Lt NO3"40'01"W 20.00 U A— Lot 11 0.117 Acres Lot 10 a N cad W > uar'S •�`. ,!a _tart) Lot 9in a cc) 0011 00 L} a M .J Lot 8 POC 1 i° Iron Pipe Found N: 13, 974, 001.18' Lot 7 F' 3,5'`,069.73' Li MC1 N 0,r 140,00` Gulf Street PrB (a public roadway) N: 13,974„140.89' E: 3, 514,060.78' F=, 1, Mitchell Zee Brackin, Texas Registered Professional Land Surveyor No. 5163, do hereby certify that 1 N have made a survey on the ground of the property legally described hereon, that the survey is correct, i' and that there are no discrepancies or conflicts, shortages in boundaries, intrusions, protrusions, or 0 overlapping of improvements, or visible utility lines or roads in place, except as shown hereon, and that said property has access to and from a dedicated public roadway,unless otherwise shown hereon. Survey Dated. October 30, 2020 Notes:or- 1. This survey was completed without the benefit % of a Title Commitment, and net all easements" or servitudes, whether of record or not, were researched at the time of this survey or shown `'. (P z hereon..... • •• ...... Mitchd Lee Eirackin 2. Reld Note Description of even date ',a" 51�63"":.,"` accompanies this plot. aF or •' C7 S U Ft°t Subject .Property located in Flood Zone: )C" Community Panel No, 4485457 0020 t FIRM Doted: 08106102 Mitchell Lee 8rackin ° Registered Professional Land Surveyor No., 516.3 Q:NPROJECTS\20117.0000 — Munroe 301 end 399 N MLK\Survey\20117.0000—SV_Tilte.d Ng Oct 30, 2020 14:26arm f Utility Easemant Abandot' ont. SHT.N'C. ING4. PROJECT NAME: Munro Dry Cleaning Company S 1 CaruailfialgLalgutccasandLarndSrwseyrirs 301 North MLKJr. Parkway 140E rORNERSTONE COURT, B AUMONT, TEXAS Beaumont, Texas. 77701 PROJECT N0. i PH (409) 672-72311 EATS. (409) 8311303 o. T.®.P.E. "RM 04160 v T.X.L.S. FIRM WO186 (D COPYRiGi T2020 FITTZ& SHIP)AN, WO, DATE: Oct. 30, 2020 20117.01300 2020-168: Request for the abandonment of a utility easement. plicant: Fittz & Shipman, Inc. cation: 301 N. Mai -tin Luther King Parkway. I I I --. I I Feet IJP' '%I