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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1621-PDATE: June 17,2002 TO: Planning Commission and City Council FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager M SUBJECT: Consider a request for a specific use pert -nit to allow a masonic lodge in an NC (Neighborhood Commercial) District. (This case was postponed from May 29, 2002) FILE: 162 1 -P STAFF REPORT The Planning Manager recommends approval of this request for a specific use permit subject to a redesign of the parking lot to comply with city design requirements. Beaumont Masonic Lodge No. 286 wishes to construct a 1,980 sq. ft. building for meeting purposes at the northwest corner of Phelan Blvd, and Berry Rd. Meetings will be held at least once a month to conduct regular fraternal business and as deemed necessary for conducting open meetings, presentations and programs for the fraternity and public interest. The property will be screened with an eight foot tall screening fence and 10 foot wide landscape strip on the north side of the property. The parking lot will be landscaped to meet Zoning Ordinance requirements. Exhibits are attached. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION Notices mailed to property owners 13 Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition -. LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES Being Tract 75A, Plat SP6, C. Williams Survey, City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0.577 acres, more or less. MEETS SECOND THURSDAY IN EACH MONTH i �:' 16 SECfiE:TARY'S OFFICI, MASONIC TE -St PLE 91.x1 lnt, r.,talv 10 Nurth PHONE (409) &-1046 R 0. Box 3188 ApH127,2002 venuawnt, &X40 77704 The Planning Commission and City Council of Beaumont, Texas 801 Main St. P.O. Box 3827 Beaumont, Texas 77704-3827 SUBJECT: SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR PROPERTY AT THE CORNER OF PHELAN AND BERRY ROAD, C. WILLIAMS SURVEY, A-59. Ladies and Gentlemen: Attached with this letter are the current survey, preliminary site plan, legal field note description, and Specific Use Permit application for the above tract. This information is being submitted for the purpose of obtaining a Specific Use Permit to construct and operate a Masonic Lodge building on the referenced tract. Presently, there are no structures existing on the property and it is the intent of Beaumont Lodge #286, A.F. & A.M., to purchase this property from the current owner and erect a lodge building to serve as its meeting place. The activities conducted at this building will include: 6 Meeting at a minimum of monthly to conduct regular fraternal business, • Conducting open meetings, presentations, and programs for the fraternity and public interest as deemed necessary by the membership, Im Section 30-26.E of the Zoning Ordinance requires that eight (8) conditions must be met before a Specific Use Permit can be issued. Beaumont Lodge #286, A.F. & A.M., can meet the conditions as follows: 1. There is only one (1) structure located immediately adjacent to the above tract and it is the West End Baptist Church. It borders the property on the West As we are a serious and philanthropic organization, we have strict rules prohibiting the consumption of alcohol or the illegal use of any controlled substance in or around the proposed lodge building and/or grounds. The property shall be maintained by the membership with the required effort to keep it from becoming a public eye sore and/or health or other hazard. 2, Beaumont Lodge #286, A.F. & A.M., as sole property owner will not impede but encourage the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding vacant property. 3. The property currently has access to the same utilities provided to the church, immediately adjacent, and Beaumont Lodge #286, A.F, & A.M., intends to construct the building, which includes tying to the available utilities, using all applicable local building codes, standards and regulations. An access road to and from the parking lot will be provided connecting to Berry Road. Any drainage issues will be addressed by grading the property, as necessary, before construction of the building's slab foundation. All necessary -supporting facilities, if required by the design, will be provided during construction. 4. The lodge building will be located as close to Phelan Blvd, as possible, while still complying with all applicable local building codes, standards and regulations, A parking lot will immediately adjoin the building to the North with one (1) access road connecting it to Berry Road, bordering the property to the East. The parking lot will have a minimum of one (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet (ft) of gross floor area, Currently the site plan shows the parking lot to have greater the twenty (20) but less than one hundred (100) parking spaces and this is as planned. As per section 30-31, "Landscaping and Screening Requirements" of the Zoning Ordinance., the parking lot for this site shall have: • one (1) landscaped island, peninsula, or median per twenty (20) parking spaces, • the landscaped island or peninsula located within the parking spaces shall be no less than nine (9) feet (ft.) wide or if a landscaped median shall be no less than six (6) feet (ft.) wide, • each island or peninsula required shall at a minimum contain one (1) Class A tree or two (2) Class B trees, • each median required shall at a minimum contain one (1) Class A tree or two (2) Class B trees for each twenty-five (25) linear feet (ft.), • all such landscaped areas shall be protected from vehicular access by curbing or other protective devices, • no automobile or other type of vehicle shall be driven on any required landscaped space. All these issues will be addressed during the design phase of the project and will be reflected in the final site plan. Bent' Road is not a major traffic thoroughfare and providing sole access to the parking lot from this road should not impede traffic flow on Phelan Blvd.. 5. As we are not a manufacturing facility, or business, and do not produce anything, no odor, fumes, dust, or vibration will be produced on the premises. As we prohibit the consumption of alcohol or the illegal use of any controlled substance in or around the proposed lodge building and/or grounds, the noise produced will be the same as that produced at the weekly meetings of the West End Baptist Church. 6. Directional lighting will be provided for the building and parking so as not to disturb or adversely affect the neighboring properties within the boundaries required for safe and secure access during all hours of the day. This issue will be addressed during the design phase of the project and will be reflected in the final site plan. 7. Landscaping and screening shall be provided as necessary to ensure harmony and compatibility with adjacent property. Section 30-31, "Landscaping and Screening Requirements" of the Zoning Ordinance, requires the following landscaping for the project: • a ten (10) foot (ft.) wide open -space buffer strip shall be Installed and maintained between this site and the adjacent residentially zoned property, to the North, • the open -space buffer strip shall contain a minimum of one (1) Class A tree or two (2) Class B trees for each twenty-five (25) linear feet (ft.) or portion thereof, with the required trees being planted anywhere within the buffer strip with a minimum of ten (10) feet (ft.) apart for the Class A trees and a minimum of five (5) feet (ft.) apart for the Class B trees, • an eight (8) foot (ft.) high opaque fence or wall shall be erected and maintained along the property line, to the North, • the fence or wall shall be masonry or a wood diagonal, horizontal, or vertical stockade type privacy fence, although the framing may be metal. All these issues will be addressed during the design phase of the project and will be reflected in the final site plan. • 8. As indicated by this letter and the other attached documentation, the proposed building is designed for the uses set forth above. Thank you for your consideration and help with this project. Respectfully, Michael W . Hurley Worshipful Master Beaumont Lodge #286, A.F. & A.M. ............ FfLE 1621- : Request for a specific use permit to allow a masonic lodge in an NC NORTH (Neighborhood Commercial) District. Location: Northwest corner of Phelan Blvd. and Berry Rd. Applicant: Beaumont Lodge #286 A.F. & A.M. SCALE /Il 4 '95 MOO WHITE RD, o 4VOrz HA44M sJa LLIDXLN. sozee sr !aI•JP•! - P t/t!r mI Cr >_ x PO JACKSOA JACKSON ST. so kv tooN-SP-1 NIF Is$ ao 66 __RT 9 ?Y4 rye TS 4t et 43.7 L ;-)e- Al N LMe W1 249.97 7276 G Cl $04 P44-SA. t4 IV ?j1$P.e 0 4v%9/W . . ................................................. ..... LEAN DR McLEAN DR. 60 A� 6 7 is tr 1 I eg 40 Cl I Ix CA Ui & tr SP-. 01 0: J-7- 60 ac 1: N 89* 25" E 152.2T IV 75P bro. U) 00 '-PO'e �- -IAN Ali — Proposed Site Plan N) Beaumont Lodge # 286 A.F. & A.M. Notes: .677 ACRE C. Williams Survey, A-59 1. Drainage will be addressed by grading Beaumont Jefferson County, Texas the props, prior to construction. 2. Landscaping shall be done in accordance with Section 30-31, landscaping and wneniS Prepared By: M.W. Hurley requirements. This includes the parking lot Date: April 23, 2002 and along the north proparty ling. "MMAT&I 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 enjoyment 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 8, That the proposed use is in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. x ANALYSIS continued This application is in compliance with seven of the eight conditions necessary for approval. Comments on items I and 4 follow: I This use will be a low impact use on surrounding property and will be a natural transition between higher impact uses to the west and residential to the north and east. 2. The Traffic Manager conditioned his approval upon a redesign of the parking lot to meet with City design requirements. GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILYFIES APPLICANT: Beaumont Lodge #286 PROPERTY OWNER: George Traylor LOCATION: Northwest corner of Phelan Boulevard and LEGAL DESCRIPTION: EXISTING ZONING: PROPERTY SIZE: EXISTING LAND USES: FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: SURROUNDING LAND USES NORTH: Residential EAST: Residential SOUTH: Commercial WEST: Church COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: OTHER PHYSICAL FEATURES: Berry Road. Tract 75A, Plat SP6, C. Williams Survey NC (Neighborhood Commercial) District 0.577 acres Vacant "C"-Minimal flooding SURROUNDING ZONING: RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) District RS and RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling -Highest Density) District GC -MD (General Commercial -Multiple Family Dwelling) District GC -MD Stable Area None GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES continued STREETS: Phelan Boulevard - a major collector with a 60' wide right-of-way. Berry Road - a local street with a 40' wide right-of-way and an 18' pavement width. DRAINAGE: WATER: SANITARY SEWER SERVICE: FIRE PROTECTION: Phelan Boulevard - Curb and gutter; Berry Road - Open ditch Phelan Boulevard - 3" water line; Berry Road - 6" water line, Phelan Boulevard - 8" sanitary sewer line; Berry Road - 10" sanitary sewer line Fire protection is provided by Station A, 1880 Major. Services are adequate.