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Home My WebLink About1444-ZDATE: March 15, 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) and GC -MD (General Commercial -Multiple Family Dwelling) to Ll (Light Industrial) for two blocks in the Oakwood Addition for the Mobil Oil Corporation. FILE: 1444-Z Mobil Oil Corporation plans to construct a co -generation plant to produce electric power to use at the refinery in case of emergencies. Excess power will be sold back to Entergy. The operation will be steam driven from byproduct steam produced at the refinery. The electrical energy produced will be an alternative power source. The plant as proposed will extend south of Van Buren Avenue to the Kansas City Southern Railroad, also being the corporate limits of Beaumont. This property south of Van Buren is zoned LI and is Mobi I Oil property. Mobil Oil has acquired all of Lots 1-16, Block 6 and Lots 1-14, Block 15, Oakwood Addition. The company is in the process of purchasing the two remaining lots 15 and 16, Block 15 at this time. This property is bound on the north by Doucette Avenue and on the south by Van Buren Avenue. The boundary on the east is Grove Street with Holly Street on the west. Madison Avenue bisects the two platted blocks from Grove to Holly. The total of the 30 lots and the two former alleys in Blocks 6 and 15, Oakwood, equals 5.14 acres of land. Houses and other structures now occupying the lots are being demolished or removed to clear the land. In conjunction with this rezoning request, Mobil has requested abandoning the following street segments and retained utility easements: (1) Grove Street between Doucette and Van Buren; (2) Madison Avenue between Grove and Holly; (3) Van Buren from the cast right-of- way line of Grove Street extending a distance of 360 ft. west to a point perpendicular to and parallel with the southeast comer of Lot 15, Block 15, Oakwood Addition, same being the southwest comer of Lot 14, Block 15, said addition; (4) The 15' wide general utility easement lying between Grove and Holly in Block 6, Oakwood Addition; and (5) The 20' wide general utility easement lying between Grove and Holly in Block 15, Oakwood Addition. The total area of the abandonment requests is 2.23 acres, This combined with the 5.14 acres to be rezoned is 7.37 acres. This does not include the proposed area of the co- generation plant south of Van Buren. The 15'x 400'alley in Block 6 was abandoned by city ordinance in 1943 and the 20'x 400' alley in Block 15 was abandoned by city ordinance in 1931 Utility easements were retained. STAFF RFPORT continued The abandonments, File 586-OB, will be considered by the Planning Commission at the Regular Meeting scheduled for March 15, 1999. Their recommendation will be sent to City Council for final action. The City's Comprehensive Plan shows this property as an area of Conservation and Revitalization, The Charlton -Pollard Neighborhood Plan shows the area to be rezoned as "Light Industrial" south of Madison Avenue and cast of Carroll Street to Grove Street. East of Grove is shown as "Heavy Industrial," North of Madison the neighborhood plan proposes commercial and commercial/warehousing. This part of Beaumont was annexed in 1920. The original 1955 zoning of the subject property east of Holly Street was Light Industrial (LI). Exhibits are attached. PL➢BLIC NOTIFICATION Notices mailed to property owners 33 Responses in Favor Responses in Opposition LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES Being all of Lots 1-16, Block 6, Oakwood Addition and Lots 1-14, Block 15, Oakwood Addition, D. Brown Survey, Ab-5, City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 5.14 acres of land, more or less. ' F�Lf - 1444-Z• Zone change request from RI I-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling - NORTH i[fgh Density) and GC -MD (General Commercial - Multiple Family Dwelling) districts to LI NO (Light Industrial) for 5.19 acres of land adjacent to the Mobil Cfil Refinery. � �v Location: Bound by Holb,, Grove, "Van Buren and Doucette. SCALE Applicant: Fittz and Shipman for Mobil Oil Corp. t" =200. i MNI sn - - - xe 91 t) y Q 1 Xr a rr ss• ;o _ _ f r Ys rr fY rr r � V rr er rr ' � �.r � � f l r♦ . r r r 5+d. 4 Ip I GC—MD---;7I. "X 50 A a r I /460 LJ DOUCETTE AVE. . Q EMMOVIS'S' :,ri✓r�rrr��ir�.�+i�rrr.�r,✓r"/ r��.r.Yrrfirirr.__. . , �� r-�reeei �✓, �ieeeeereeeieee�� ;� / VAN BUREN AVE. I f30y. �. r r a7 f/ r r II 3 I+ I i r r p /s" a+ r F'ULTON AVE. % TJr, 'r 7; r r, r ®®I � P � Ll c9 -3 0 It 1 i X � wrprl� lye ffi �� g3 pi'@gipall �� 11 00E)0QOQE)E?(R) 0 (DO (D (DO 0 0(Do 0+9000vQcoo 0006a+ffi+Og00; i 1 r a �Z ■ LZ IK p>e� ° t �I a 9 a ; CI I 1 :L ! e 1 FIM&Shipman INC. Conmitting Engineers and Land Surve)ws February 18, 1999 City of Beaumont P.O. Box 3827 Beaumont, Texas 77704 Attention: Stephen Richardson Planning Director Reference: >-Appllc-ation for Amendment of Zoning Blocks 6 and 15, Oakwood Addition Dear Steve: Attached are copies of the application form, application fee and exhibits for the subject zone change request. Mobil Oil Corporation has acquired the property in Blocks 6 and 15 (except Lot 15 of Block 15) and the Valspar Plant to build a co -generation plant. See attached site plan., The construction and operations of the proposed co -generation plant is consistent with Mobil's pledge of energy conservation/recycling and Mobil's commitment to operate Its refinery in a safe environment. In addition to the cost effectiveness of the co -generation plant, the plant would allow Mobil to bring down itfifknery very safely during a catastrophe event, i.e. tornadoes, hurricanes, etc. This safety feature is very important. If you or your staff have any questions, please advise. Respectfully submitted, UUMM1129 I Tfful�l JRH/rIp 440 18th St., Suite A - Beaumont, Texas 77707 - (409) 832-7238 03/11/99 18:06 V409 757 1029 MOBIL 011, I Z002 MOBIL OIL CORPORATION BEAUMONT REFINERY UTILITIES EXPANSION PROJECT MOBIL O]IL/CALPINE JOINT VENTURE COGENERATION PROJECT A cogeneration plant is another name used for a power plant which produces both steam and electricity. The proposed Calpinelmobil Cogeneration Project will feature three natural gas fired gas turbines/generators and one steam turbine/generator. These gas turbines are state of the art machines which are very reliable and produce only a fraction of the emissions produced by gas fired boilers. The exhaust gases from the turbines are captured and tunneled to boilers to generate steam. These types of boilers are referred to as heat recovery steam generators. This project will supply all the steam demand for the refinery. It will also produce an abundance of electrical power. All electrical power generated above the refinery's demand will be sold on Entergy's electrical grid network. GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES STATUS OF APPLICANT: Fitt z & Shipman, Inc. Mobil Oil Corporation Consulting engineer LOCATION: A southeast corner of the city limits in the D. Brown Survey, Ab-5, south of Doucette, north of Van Buren, west of Grove and cast of Holly Street. EXISTING ZONING: 11TWOU416MM 4 jigm 12rom maka bawl IffSTOWNT.-VAN-11 19 byxel SURROUNDING LAND USES: NORTH: Commercial building, warehouses, vacant lots EAST: Mobil Oil Refinery, old Valspar plant SOUTH: Mobil Oil property, refinery, vacant tracts, KCS Railroad right-of-way WEST: Vacant lots, storage yard, residences (Doucette, west of Holly) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: OTHER PHYSICAL FEATURES: RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling -Highest Density) and GC -MD (General Commercial -Multiple Family Dwelling) District (one lot). 5.14 acres, more or less Vacant lots, abandoned single family residences and residences (being removed). "C" - (Minimal Hazards) SURROUNDING ZONING: GC -MD (General Commercial -Multiple Family Dwelling) LI (Light Industrial) LI RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling -Highest Density)and GC -MD Conservation and Revitalization All subject property purchased by Mobil Oil Corporation for a co -generation plant. GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES continued STREETS: Right-of-way Doucette 60' Madison 60" Van Buren 60' Holly 60' Grove 60' SANITARY SEWER SERVICE: FIRE PROTECTION: ADEQUAC OF SERVICE: Pavement Varies Varies (to be abandoned) Varies (to be abandoned) Varies Varies, (to be abandoned) Storm sewers and street side ditches. In abutting streets (to be abandoned in place). In abutting streets and easements (to be abandoned in place). Fire protection is provided as called on by Mobil if needed, otherwise, protection by Mobil Oil firefighters. Existing services and utilities are adequate.