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DATE: November 18,2002
TO: Planning Commission and City Council
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager
SUBJECT: Consider a request for a specific use permit to allow a church in an LI (Light Industrial)
District.
FILE: 1643-P
The Planning Manager recommends approval of this request.
The Family Worship Center is in the process of buying the former night club property located
at 1170 Montrose for use as a worship center.
The Family Worship Center activities will include adult worship services, children and youth
services, and nursery/toddler care for families. Sunday worship services will consist of one
service from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday night services will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Other activities may include BBQ dinners, fall festivals and other group fellowships.
Exhibits are attached,
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
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Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES
Being Lots 13-17 and 23-30, Block C, Mayfair Second Addition, City of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Texas, containing 6.5 acres, more or less.
The Planning Commission and City Council, City of Beaumont Texas
This letter is written to answer each of the eight conditions required by the Zoning
Ordinance and explicate the future use of property found at 1170 Montrose. This
property is in the process of being purchased by The Family Worship Center of
Beaumont.
Condition I
The primary use of the property is all church related. This includes an adult
worship service, children's service, youth service and nursery/toddler care for families
with little ones.
Sundays will consist of one service beginning at 10:00A.M. and ending around
12:OOP.M..
Wednesdays will consist of one service starting at 6:30P.M. and ending around 8:OOP.M..
The church does provide counseling services that will typically take place during our
business hours. Business hours are from 8:30A.M. to 4:30P.M. Other activities may
include BBQ dinners, fall festivals and other group fellowships. This in no way should
bring any harm to surrounding properties or impair property values to those inside or
outside its immediate vicinities.
Condition 2
Since The Family Worship Center of Beaumont will operate primarily on its own
boundary lines it will not hinder the normal and orderly development or improvement of
any surrounding vacant property. Also, with the previous use of the property being an
adult club, we believe that our worship center will allow- our neighbors more peace of
mind and blend with a residential atmosphere.
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Adequate utilities, access roads and other necessary supporting facilities have been
provided either on layout map or previously determined information.
Condition 4
Since this facility was pre-existing, all driveways, parking spaces or vehicular and
pedestrian traffic areas have been previously designed to have no adverse affects on the
general public or adjacent developments.
Condition 5
All prevention measures have been taken so as not to disturb surrounding
properties. Outside walls are double insulated to keep in any offensive noise or odors.
Dust will be minimal
as a result of a paved parking lot and surrounding wooden fence. We see no future issues
of excess fumes, vibrations or other disturbances that would interfere with our
surrounding community.
Condition 6
The Family Worship Center has no desire to disturb our neighbors with lighted
facilities. Any and all future lighting will be directed away from surrounding properties.
Condition 7
The Family Worship Center wants our neighbors to be pleased with the look of
our property and not consider it an eyesore. For this reason new landscaping will be
taken into consideration in areas that we see as drab or out of harmony with our local
homes and businesses.
Condition 8
The Family Worship Center will be in accordance with the comprehensive plan.
We desire in every way to be an asset to our community, something our neighbors can be
proud of, and may even want to be a part of.
Thank you for your consideration,
Pastor Brandon Gray/The Family Worship Center
The Family Worship Center will be hanging its sign on the main
building. It will not be a detached or standing sign and will replace the
existing "Mainstreet West" sign.
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FILE 1643-P: Request for a specific use permit to allow a church an LI (Light NORTH
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Location: 1170 Montrose
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ANALYSIS
CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OF SPECIFIC USE PERMIT
(SECTION 30-26.E, ZONING ORDINANCE)
CONDITIONS:
I. That the specific use will be
compatible Nvith and not injurious
to the use and enjoyment of other
property, nor significantly diminish
or impair property values within
the immediate vicinity;
2. That the establishment of the
specific use will not impede the
normal and orderly development and
improvement of surrounding vacant
property;
3. That adequate utilities, access
roads, drainage and other necessary
supporting facilities have been or
will be provided;
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;
5. That adequate nuisance prevention
measures have been or will be taken
to prevent or control offensive odor,
fumes, dust, noise and vibration;
6. That directional lighting will be
provided so as not to disturb or
adversely affect neighboring properties;
7. I'liat there are sufficient landscaping
and screening to insure harmony and
compatibility with adjacent property; and
8. That the proposed use is in accordance
with the Comprehensive Plan.
Application Application
is in is not in Comments
Compliance Compliance Attached
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ANALYSIS continued
This application is in compliance with all eight conditions necessary for approval.
GENERAL, INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT: The Family Worship Center of Beaumont, Inc.
PROPERTY OWNER:
LOCATION:
EXISTING ZONING:
PROPERTY SIZE:
EXISTING LAND USES:
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE:
SURROUNDING LAND USES:
NORTH: Commercial
EAST: Commercial
SOUTH: Commercial and Vacant
WEST: Residential
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
OTHER PHYSICAL
FEATURES:
STREETS:
DRAINAGE:
WATER:
JPE, Ltd.
1170 Montrose
LI (Light Industrial) District
6.5 acres, more or less
Former night club
"X" - Areas determined to be outside 500-year
floodplain
SURROUNDING ZONING:
Ll (Light Industrial) District
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Stable area
None
Montrose Avenue - 60' wide local street with
20'pavement width; Amelia Avenue - 60'wide
local street with 20' pavement width.
Open ditch drainage
Montrose Avenue - 6" water line; Amelia
Avenue- 3" and 6" water line
GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES continued
SANITARY SEWER Montrose Avenue - 8" sanitary sewer line;
SERVICE: Amelia Avenue - 8" sanitary sewer line
FIRE PROTECTION: Fire protection is provided by Station #6, 1880
Major Drive
ADEQUACY
OF SERVICE: Services are adequate.