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Home My WebLink About1561-PDATE: July 16,2001 TO: Planning Commission and City Council FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager SUBJECT: Request for a specific use permit to allow the construction of a 10 car parking lot at 3395 North Street at 18"' Street. FILE: 1561-P The Planning Manager recommends approval of the dental employee parking lot for 10 cars with a modification of the landscaping requirements. This application is in compliance with seven of the eight conditions necessary for approval of the specific use permit. Three dentists at 3395 North Street at IH- 10 practice together and are in need of additional parking space. They have purchased the old two-story residence at 3395 North and will have it torn down. Ten parking spaces for employees will be constructed at the south or rear of the 140' x 105' tract. Access will be by a driveway from 18"' Street. The front of the lots will be kept natural. Landscaping and fencing will be installed as required by ordinance. This immediate neighborhood is developed with offices, the BISD Administration and Planetarium, stores and one residence. The dentists occupy one of the commercial buildings to the east at the other end of the block. Patients will continue to park in the existing clinic parking lot. Exhibits are attached. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION Notices mailed to property owners 16 Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES The west five feet of Lot 8 and all of Lots 9, 10, 11 and 12, Block 7, Janette Addition to the City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0.34 acres, more or less. wffl�� June 18, 2001 Mr. Stephen Richardson, Director Planning Division, Room 205 City of Beaumont P.O. Box 3827 Beaumont, Texas 77704 ATTN: Mr. Murray Duren MARK W. WHITELEY AND ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED CONSULTING IENGINEERS, SURVEYORS, AND PLANNERS P.O. BOX 5492 BEAUMONT, TEXAS 77726-5492 409 / 892-0421 REF: Specific Use Permit for Parking 3395 North Street lid CM, unr-, _'IT t 0JUN Attached please find a Specific Use Permit Application for the above referenced property. The request is made for the additional of an overflow parking lot in -a RM-H zoned area. The adjacent RM-H area will be separated by an 8-foot sight proof fence as shown on the site plan. The parking lot will serve the Dentist Offices located at the IHIO Frontage Road and North Street. It is our opinion that the specific use is compatible with the immediate vicinity and that it will only stimulate the normal and orderly development and improvement of the surrounding property. Utilities at this location are adequate and drainage is via inlets at North and18' Streets. The parking lot design provides for safe and convenient movement of traffic without causing any adverse affect on the general public. The parking lot proposed for this location will not present any nuisance to adjoining property owners and landscaping buffers are incorporated in the site plan. Existing trees are preserved in keeping with the required policy requirements. Directional lighting will not be used. With these factors in mind, it is felt that the proposed parking lot is in keeping with the comprehensive plan for this area. Enclosed is for $200.00 for review or the Specific Use Permit Application. Please process this request and place it upon the earliest available agenda for review by the Planning and Zoning Commission. If you have any questions, please call. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. I remain, Si cerely, Larry M. Sheppard', PE Project Manager Attachments cc: Dr. McCardell 3250 Eastex Freeway Beaumont, Texas 77703 1-888--830.5929 Fax (409) 892-1346 E-Mail mwwassoc@aol.com ! File 1561«P: Request for a specific use permit to allow a parking lot for a dental office in an RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling e High Density) district. Location: 3395 North St. at 18'h St. Applicant: Mark Whiteley and Associates, Inc. p xo uz zG a rv, 10 xace at 4vw4, `�' rzopv'a''i� sw ,V k scatter w t AVE HARRISON AVE. x—Zra7tv rlll y • BISD �- ADMINISTRATIVE«; w.; r • * '. '. OFFICES r, PLANETARIUM ' tt. i C T r Mr sr �r ^ NORTH ST. a ro r t is ref OF G 0 w Q Cr Uj N Z I - NORTH At SCALE 1 `r=200' N SOylw 'L/ME NORM LhW • .era '! ie -f it Jr it R ! * it0 w - I Fm N P1 3 I. I LINZ` 139419 tnuf 19"M M.96;��N ON.4 C4 OL,6n 3.38,zo ONI It it uo CD 11 OT HLVLSYdLN, ANALYSIS CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OF SPECIFIC USE PERMIT (SECTION 30-26.E, ZONING ORDINANCE) CONDITIONS: 1. 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; 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. "rhat directional lighting will be provided so as not to disturb or adversely affect neighboring properties; 7. That 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 isin is not in Comments Compliance Compliance Attached x ANALYSIS continued This application is in compliance with seven of the eight conditions necessary for approval. The applicants have purchased the 140' x 105' tract at 18'h and North to add 10 parking spaces to accommodate overflow parking at their dental clinic located at North Street and the 11-1- 10 southbound service road. The 10 spaces will be accessed by a driveway off 18'h Street. The front of the lots will be left in a natural state. This parking lot will be reserved for the dental clinic employees. 7. The east, west and south edges of the parking lot lack the 10 foot wide landscape strip. If the site plan is approved as submitted, a modification to the landscape requirements will need to be made. GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES APPLICANT: PROPERTY OWNER: STATUS OF APPLICANT: LOCATION: EXISTING ZONING: PROPERTY SIZE: FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: EXISTING LAND USES: SURROUNDING LAND USES: NORTH: B.I.S.D. Planetarium and administration offices EAST: One residence, offices SOUTH: Apartments, offices WEST: Offices Mark Whiteley & Associates Richard McCardell, Andy Duke and David Reynard Consulting engineer 3395 North Street at 18'h Street RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling -Highest Density) District 0.34 acres, more or less "C" - (Minimal) Vacant two-story house SURROUNDING ZONING: RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) District RM-H RM-H, GC -MD RM-H Stable Area GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES continued OTHER PHYSICAL FEATURES: 12M STREETS: North Street is a major collector with a 60' right-of-way width and a 36' wide concrete pavement. Eighteenth Street - a 60'right-of- way with a 16' wide asphalt pavement. DRAINAGE: SANITARY SEWER SERVICE: III.-jam-.1911 • There is a 15" storm sewer in North Street and a 15" sewer in 18"' Street. There is an 8" water line in North Street and a 2" line in 18" Street. There is a 6" sanitary sewer in North Street and a 6" in 18"' Street. Fire protection is provided by Station #4, Gladys Avenue at W. Lucas Drive. Existing services are adequate.