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DATE: February 19,2003
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager
SUBJECT: Consider a request for the abandonment of a 20'wide utility easement located between
Orange Street and Avenue A.
FILE: 642-OB
STAFF REPORT
The Planning Manager recommends approval of this request.
Lion Construction Company is requesting the abandonment of a 20'x 300'utility casement
located between Orange Street and Avenue A. This utility easement was created by the
abandonment of an alley in 1947. It is the desire of the applicant to abandon this utility
easement so that a Family Dollar Store can be built on a 1.05 acre tract that spans the utility
easement.
This abandonment was sent to all interested parties. No negative comments have been
received.
Exhibits are attached.
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Being a 20' x 300' utility easement located in Block 72, Van Wormer Addition, beginning at
the westerly right-of-way line of Orange Street and ending at the easterly right-of-way line of
Avenue A, containing 0.137 acres, more or less.
FILE 642-OB: Request to abandon the utility easement in the abandoned alley of NORTH
Block 72, Van Wormer Addition
-owe Location: College St. at Ave. A and Orange St.
Applicant: Austin Brown for Lion Construction SCALE
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GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT: Alf M. Barnes
PROPERTY OWNER: City of Beaumont
LOCATION: Between Orange Street and Avenue A
EXISTING ZONING: GC -MD (General Commercial -Multiple Family
Dwelling -Highest Density) District
PROPERTY SIZE: 0.137 acres, more or less
EXISTING LAND USES: Utility easement
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE:
"X" - Areas determined to be outside 500-year
floodplain
SURROUNDING LAND USES:
SURROUNDING ZONING:
NORTH: Residential and Union Hall
RCR (Residential Conservation and Revitalization) District
EAST: Vacant
GC -MD (General Connnercial-Multiple Family Dwelling)
District
SOUTH: Commercial
GC -MD
WEST: Commercial
RCR and GC -MD
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
Conservation and Revitalization
OTHER PHYSICAL
FEATURES:
None
STREETS:
Orange Street - 60' wide local street with 16'
pavement width; Avenue A - 60' wide local
street with 16'pavement width,
DRAINAGE: Orange Street - open ditch; Avenue A - open
ditch
WATER: Wall and Avenue A - 2" water line; College -
8" water line
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE: Wall - 8" sanitary sewer line; Avenue A - 6"
sanitary sewer line; College - 15" sanitary
sewer line