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Home My WebLink About1454-ZDATE: June 21, 1999 TO: Planning Commission and City Council FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Director SUBJECT: Request for a zone change from RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling - Highest Density) to NC (Neighborhood Commercial) District. FILE: 1454-Z STAFF REPORT Mr, and Mrs. Edgard Aguillard have acquired the 52' x 150' tract which faces south at 3504 Delaware Street just west of 19th Street and the Eastex Freeway. There is a 1,250 square foot house located at the front of the tract. They wish to open a costume rental shop in the house. There is a two -unit garage apartment located at the rear of the tract. The apartments (3506 and 3508 Delaware) are accessed by the existing driveway at the front of the tract. A 1992 traffic count on Delaware Street showed 12,240 vehicles per day cast and westbound. A shop would require a minimum of four off-street parking spaces and two spaces minimu►rr for the garage apartments. Presently there are three parking spaces for the apartments. There is one paved space in front of the subject structure at 3504 Delaware. At least six parking spaces would be required by ordinance, including one handicap space. There does not appear to be enough parking area for a business and the apartments. Visibility of oncoming westbound traffic is poor leaving the property. Exhibits, are attached. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION Notices mailed to property owners 16 Responses in Favor _. Responses in Opposition LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES Tax Roll Lot 8, Tract 6, Block 2, French Subdivision, A. Williams Survey, Abs-385, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0.179 acres, more or less. May 11, 1999 DEAR SIRS, This letter is to accompany an application request for a zone change. I would like to rezone this property for commercial use. The current zoning of both buildings is for commercial residential (RMH). The intent is to change the zoning of both buildings too commercial. I purchased the property with the intent of renting the back apartments, The front budding would be used for a commercial business. We currently own a costume rental business. We rent costumes for all occasions. Such as Halloween, Christmas, School plays, and Church functions. We also, sell accessories example: WIGS, Clown make-up, and Hats. We want to relocate the business in Beaumont because over 75% of out customers five or work in Beaumont. In addition, customers come from LurnbertonVidor, Orange and Port Neches and the surrounding Golden Triangle area. By relocating to Beaumont, I can continue to serve my working customers better, They can come in right after work, are on their lunch hour and have their time free in the evening. This will help us all. Beaumont customers are what have kept us in business for 4.5 years. We must be doing something right. We have repeat customers each year. Our whole fife revolves around this business. There are other costume renters in the area, but I have my own clientele who keep coming back. I am not in business to put anyone else out of business. This has been something I have wanted to do for a long time. I intend to continue this business. I enjoy doing this and have wonderful customers. . There are currently other businesses around our property. For example: on our side of the street some of the businesses are: A convenient store, Karate school, a Day Care and an office complex. Across the street, there is a Dental office, Dry cleaners, a plant nursery, apartments, and a vacant lot that is zoned commercial. We would appreciate your consideration in the rezoning of our property, Please see the enclosed. Sincerely Edgard and Yo uvon Aguillard Boundaries. See attached survey and legal description, Location of existing and proposed drainage ways and significant features: Drainage will remain the same. No changes will be made unless a problem arises which requires attention . See attached surveys. Proposed landscaping and screening buffers: shall remain the same. Neighbors on three sides have existing 3 '/-,, foot chain link fences and shrubs. The location and dimensions of all curb, cuts public and private streets, parking and loading areas pedestrian walks, fighting facilities ( see section 30-27 and section 30-3 1): See attached surveys. All shall remain the same. Public and private streets, parking walkways, lighting ( There are two service lights in the back one on the front and one on the back of the apartments. Providing fight for parking. There is a street light on a pole right in the front of the building. This lights, up the whole front .and sides of the front building . See attached pictures. The parking still will remain the same. There is existing parking already in the front area which is a rock drive which must entered to by the concrete drive from the street. There is room for designated parking on one side of the drive way which will be clearly marked off to accompany handicapped also. A ramp will be added to provide easy access. The second option would be to extend a wood deck with would extend from the parking lot which is in front of the building and is already elevated even with the front door which would extend 6 foot to the door and ' ) foot wide. This area would have a sign for handicap parking. The area will provide safe entrance and existing of the building. There is already existing parking in the rear which has a rock drive. On thee back half of the lot. Also the concrete will still provide easy access in and out for renters and customers, can park the full length of the budding, right next to the front structure which will specify "COSTUMES PLUS PARKING'. The other parking space will have a sign saying for private parking for tenants. As far as the trash container will be used and stored at the back of building and MH be pushed up front like everyone else does on trash day. A large metal container is not necessary because we never have anymore than the average amount of kitchen trash that residents have. f The neighbors have provided their own screening with a fence 3 1/z foot and trees and shrubs. The 4 foot by eight wooden sign which will have " COSTIJUvffiS PLUS" advertisement printed on it will be placed at the end of the front drive way in the front parking area. It will not obstruct the view of people in or out of the drive, or my neighbors drive. "NOTE: If required by the city. I will build a ramp starting at ground level angling upwards with the highest point being 8' fitted to the door for wheelchair access 52 inches wide, 185 feet long. With a cap railing to keep people from failing off It will extend from the front parking area. The parking area extends 24 1/2 feet running parallel with the street by 13 feet the ramp will run like this. FILE 1454-Z: Request for a zone change from RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling - High Density) to NC (Neighborhood Commercial) district A N�I Location: 3504 Delaware Street Applicant: Edgard & Youvon "Bonnie" Aguillard RM-H 10 8L A CKMON 5L4CKMON LANE: L A'NE 01 Olt" 0\ 0 0 \0 ,ep 0 Of 1.AWArR9 4 NORTH A I SCALE 111-2001 --vGC-MD AIHO UT SALES SURVEY LEGEND ELECTRIC LINE' roNaun- svurux A. C. AInCONMIMMIUr PHIr Wnap f Pmrp PIPPLIMF COMM) AREA 1'.I,. POWER MIX CHAIN LINK rFNCF —r—r— FFLEPHOMP LINP flocK OR - wri, sm,,yniriir mnun Winp rpmet, CLIEM., -.EPGdRI) A-CdM-d-J-1M--. C[ _qqoop _11j_ N Now oil, I'onm)-,,ory SANDRA SPRIKI.E VOL P-145. PACP 3r.0 JrOo? 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RORDAII/I C't V`01,. $625, PAGE 072 JrDI1 1* N 1-a 28.40' I-IFIF PINCHED Q) , ONF STORY WOOD > RESIDENCE PENCE, aN A/ NOW On rnnMKIOLy 0 JIM)ANX, DOWNER as m VOL 2236, PACK .751 jr[ol 14 200.89, -jCTI TP 4 WEST IMST 126 66- FOUND I" fvmrR rea�rino MA111,M) WRIV On.) )10, /,. / IRON PIPE ran COMMIT SET 60d NAIL UND IN rjux noor Innm I?Dn PniNt or, nrcimimr 3504 DEI LA WA RRI DUET T (rwn,n k) DESCRIPTION 6P SEIM= —LaCA1X,-G0j?NEBS-4N17_SJjojr jjfLM0_VEMEM;S_ SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATION: TO TUE LIENHOLDFRS AMD/017 r1JE Off'Nj.'RS OF 77117 PnPAfISFS SURVEYED AND TO SrAMART 7-171K GIIARANTY cw(PANY The undersigned does hereby certify that this survey was this finy _FED, 23, 1999 made an the ground of the property legally described hereon and is riirroc.l, and that there are no discrepancies, conflirls, shortages of area, boundary line conflicts. encroachments, overlapping of improvements, easements or right of way, except as shnion hereon and that said proportt y has access to and from a dedicated roadway. The above tract being located at 3504 DELAWARE STREET. 8PAUMnNT TEXAS 77 Qfl and being described as 0. 170 ACRE TRACT OUT OF L,_OT & BLOCK 2 OF FI?FNCII sUjjL)jVj,5j0M as recorded in Volume 3 . page 227 of jjjc__J(AP lee,c,ds of. JEFFERSON County, Texas, [it accordance with the Flood Insurance Rale Map Of the Fderal KinerYpxp; ',?tagemenl Agency, map reference .5hrruot, lite subject tract ties in the flood zone noted- Location On 7nap was de 'ini�lMinedAV scalp, Actual P. vatinn not deleri,aine(k f Unless TeqUOSted, PAUST Engineering and Surveying, 1; e not a it Or sit c to, I P. arcurricy or scale of said map. RICHARD r. rAU,9j' REGISTERED PROFESSIONA1, LAND SURVEYOR NO, 47132 ENCROACIRIFNT NOTF.q: Date: FAT-97, 1999 Census Tract. 4 FrMA Flood Cn-mmunity Panel MO.: a.............. ... 485457-0035-11 RICHARD F. PAUSfi ...... ............... 7A Panel nalp: Ai A US T .9 4782 ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING, INC. Field Book Na.: 21755 Project Apo. --L)-905--0'U1!- fleflumold, Vvxus 77700' (400) n92-3550 Fox. (w).9) Pf)Z 0066 GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES APPLICANT: Edgard and Youvon Aguillard PROPERTY OWNER: Same LOCATION: 3504, 3506 and 3508 Delaware EXISTING ZONING: RM-H (Residential Multi Family Dwelling - PROPERTY SIZE: EXISTING LAND USES: SURROUNDING LAND USES: NORTH: Vacant land and residential EAST: Residential SOUTH: Dentist office, apartments and vacant WEST: Day care, vacant lot and residential COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: OTHER PHYSICAL FEATURES: STREETS: DRAINAGE: WATER: SANITARY SEWER SERVICE: FIRE PROTECTION: ADEQUACY OF SERVICE: Highest Density) District 52' x 150' (0.179 acres) Residential "C" - (Minimal Hazards) SURROUNDING ZONING: RM-H RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) RM-H RM-H and OP (Office Park) Activity Corridor and Stable Area Frontage along Delaware taken when Delaware pavement was widened. Delaware Street, major arterial, 60' right-of- way and a 44' wide concrete pavement. There is a 27" storm sewer in Delaware. There is a 6 " water line in the street. There is a 12" sanitary line in the street. Fire protection is provided by Station #4, Gladys and Lucas. Services are adequate,