HomeMy WebLinkAbout1714-PDATE: May 17,2004
TO: Planning Commission and City Council
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager
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SUBJECT: Consider a request for a specific use pert -nit to allow a residential care facility in an
RCR (Residential Conservation and Revitalization) District.
FILE: 1714-P
STAFF REPORT
The Planning Manager recommends approval subject to omitting parking space #I and with
a modification to the landscaping requirements along the north, east and south sides of the
property.
Patty Lee, Executive Director of Watts Home, Inc. is requesting a specific use permit to allow
a residential care facility in an existing structure at 1901 Park. This facility will be used as an
extension of their current facility at 695 Irma. That property received a specific use permit in
1997.
The two story house on the subject property has 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a kitchen, living
room and dining room. No cooking will be done at this address. Meals will be prepared in the
commercial kitchen at 695 Irma.
Watts Homes would like to house 18 men that have lived at the Irma facility and have practiced
the Watts Home's "family living style program" but still cannot go home or live by themselves.
Ms. Lee states that they will continue to have their tenants practice life skills such as good
hygiene, work search, continuing education and self help outreach.
Exhibits are attached.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
Notices mailed to property owners 17
Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition -.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES
Being Tract 30 and the south 10' of Tract 29, Plat P, D. Brown Survey, City of Beaumont,
Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0.22 acres, more or less.
WATTS HOME, INC.
691 Irma
Beaumont, TX 77700
Pit (409) 833-4854
FAX (409) 8394787
April 22, 2004
Planning Division, Room 210
City Hall, 801 Main Street
Beaumont, Texas 77701
Ref. Letter for City of Beaumont
Specific Use Permit Application
For Property Located at 1901 Park Street Beaumont, Texas
Dear Sir or Madam:
Watts Home, Inc (Watts Home) is pleased to submit the following letter to Planning Division
City Hall, Beaumont as a part of the City of Beaumont Specific Use Permit Application for
property located on 1901 Park Street in Beaumont, Texas.
Introduction
Watts Home is a locally based non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide residential,
family living rather than institution living environment to homeless and mentally challenged
persons. The Corporate Headquarters is located at 695 Irma Beaumont, TX The key staff on
board includes founder and Executive Director Patty Lee, Director Kintezy Lee and Thomas, full
time cook. With virtually no marketing effort Watts Home housed and fed lot9of homeless and
mentally challenged people within last 10 years. We are thankful for all the support that we have
received from the community & city grants, charity organization grants, Community Service
workers from Probation and Prison and other charity organizations. A.A.R.P Workers, Plumbing
& Electric companies. With all of this help we have outgrown our present home. Today Watts
Home is one of the largest and most respected operations of its kind in this area.
Purpose
Watts Home is seeking a specific use permit to open a Family style living Boarding Home at
1901 Park St. We need to use this Home as a overflow House to our present Watts Home located
at 695 Irma Beaumont TX The Park St. home will be a no cooking House with meals being
prepared in the commercial kitchen at 695 Irma (Approved by city health *department). We have
been opened forl 0 years abiding by Health & Safety Rules at our present location.
The need for an overflow home is great. The park street two-story house has a 6 bedroom, 4
bathrooms, kitchen, living room and dining room. In this home we would like to house 18 men
that have lived in Watts Home and have practiced our family living style program but still cannot
go home or live by themselves.
WATTS HOME, INC.
695 Irma
Beaumont, TX 77706
P11 (409) 833-4854
FAX (409) 8394787
We will continue to practice life skills such as good hygiene, work search, and continue
education & self help out reach. This House will be called " MY HOUSE" because this is where
the Residents desire to go.
Compliance
As shown in Site Plan Watts Home will complete the following tasks necessary to meet the
requirements as outlined in City of Beaumont Specific Use Permit Application codes of
ordinance (Section 30-26):
1. installations of adequate utilities on the property like lighting, drainage and other necessary
facilities as shown on Site Plan.
2. The design, location and arrangement of driveway (20 ft.wide at entrance and then 17 ft.
wide) and parking spaces (8 spaces) will provide the safe and convenient movement of
pedestrians as well as vehicles without adversely affecting the general public or adjacent
development. One handicap space with ramp will be provided at the front of the building.
Landscape buffer parallel to the Park Street will be provided between handicap parking and
Park Street. Also Handicap Parking sign will be installed according to city codes.
3. The directional lighting will be provided at the places shown in Site Plan to insure safe traffic
at night so as not to disturb or adversely affect neighboring properties.
4. As shown in the Site Plan Watts Home will provide landscape buffer (10 ft. wide) from
adjacent properties as well as from Park street to comply this purpose. Watts Home will also
provide 8 ft, high fence around property to separate adjacent properties to insure harmony
and compatibility with adjacent property and streets. Thus nuisance prevention measures will
be taken to prevent or control offensive odor, fumes, dust, noise and vibration.
5. According to Code of Ordinance for City of Beaumont, this property comes under RCR area,
which requires 500-sq. ft. of lot per person. This property has 9695.7-sq. ft., which can allow
19 people to stay in Residential Building. Watts Home has proposed to keep 18 people in this
house.
Watts Home appreciates the opportunity to provide Planning Division City Hall, Beaumont with
this City of Beaumont Specific Use Permit Application and kindly requests approval of it. If
more information is needed, please contact me at (409) 833-4854.
WATTS HOME, INC.
695 Irma
Beaumont, TX 77706
Pli (409) 833-4854
FAX (409) 8394787
Sincerely,
oe, Inc.
Zy e rn
atty Lee
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WATTS HOME, INC.
PROJECT:
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LOCATION: 1901 PARK
STREET BEAUMONT,TX
APPR: GS
DATE: 04/21/04
DRAWN BY: SB
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DATE: 04/20404
FIGURE: 1
ANALYSIS
CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OF SPECIFIC USE PERMIT
(SECTION 30-26.E, ZONING ORDINANCE)
Application Application
is in is not in Comments
Compliance Compliance Attached
CONDITIONS:
I. That the specific use will be
compatible with and not injurious
to the use and eqjoyment of other
property, nor significantly diminish
or impair property values within
the immediate vicinity; x x
2. That the establishment of the
specific use will not impede the
normal and orderly development and
improvement of surrounding vacant
property; x
3. That adequate utilities, access
roads, drainage and other necessary
supporting facilities have been or
will be provided; x
4. The design, location and arrangement
of all driveways and parking spaces
provides for the safe and convenient
movement of vehicular and pedestrian
traffic without adversely affecting
the general public or adjacent
developments; x x
5. That adequate nuisance prevention
measures have been or will be taken
to prevent or control offensive odor,
fumes, dust, noise and vibration; x
6. That directional lighting will be
provided so as not to disturb or
adversely affect neighboring properties; x
7. That there are sufficient landscaping
and screening to insure harmony and
compatibility with adjacent property; and x x
8. 'rhat the proposed use is in accordance
with the Comprehensive Plan. x
ANALYSIS continued.
This application is in conformance with all eight conditions necessary for approval. Comments
on Conditions 1, 4 and 7 follow:
I The proposed residential care facility for sheltering homeless and disabled persons in
this large old home is consistent with the surrounding land uses. The immediate
neighborhood consists of a VFW Post, residential, commercial and vacant land uses.
4. The Traffic Manager conditionally approved the site plan subject to removing parking
space #1. Its location would interfere with the existing garage.
7. Watts Home, Inc. will construct an 8'tall wood screening fence along the north, south
and east sides of the subject property. In addition, an 10'wide landscape strip would
be provided along the north side and the majority of the cast and south sides of the
property. Ms. Lee is requesting that the existing landscape buffers suffice.
GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT:
PROPERTY OWNER:
LOCATION:
EXISTING ZONING:
PROPERTY SIZE:
EXISTING LAND USES:
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE:
SURROUNDING LAND USES:
NORTf I: Vacant multil)1e family
FAST: Vacant
SOUTH: Residential
WEST: Residential, VFW Post
Watts Home, Inc.
Patty Lee
1901 Park Street
RCR (Residential Conservation Revitalization)
District
0.22 acres, more or less
Residential
"X" - Areas determined to be outside 500-year
floodplain
SURROUNDING ZONING:
RCR (Residential Conservation Revitalization) District
RCR
RCR
RCR
GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES continued
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Conservation and Revitalization
OTHER PHYSICAL
FEATURES: None
STREETS: Park Street - major arterial with a 60' wide
right-of-way and a 40' pavement width
DRAINAGE: Curb and gutter
WATER: 6" water line
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE: 8" sanitary sewer line
FIRE PROTECTION: Fire protection is provided by Station # 11,
2185 Sabine Pass.
ADEQUACY
OF SERVICE: Services are adequate.