HomeMy WebLinkAbout1353-ZDATE: March 17, 1997
TO: Planning Commission and City Council
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Director
SUBJECT: Request to rezone a tract of land from C-M (Commercial -Manufacturing) to CBD
(Central Business District) located at 1310 Pennsylvania at Blanchette and Park.
FILE: 1353-2
STAFF RE, PORT
The Planning Director recommends approval of the zone change from C-M to CBD. This
change will be in complete compliance with the Comprehensive Plan and the change will not
create any non -conforming land uses as a result.
The applicant wishes to open a work release program -- residential correctional rehabilitation
services center in a 5,200, sq. ft. vacant office building attached to the north end of the Delta
Career Institute building on property fronting along Blanchette, Park and Pennsylvania.
The property (1.79 acres) is owned by John McCrey. The building is leased to Ken Webb
who will sub -lease the 5,200 sq. ft. to Bannum, Inc., Largo, Florida. The chairman of
Bannum is Arnold R. Rich and the applicant is David A. Lowry, President and Executive
Director of Bannum.
Bannum, operates residential community correction centers under the auspices of the United
States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. Bannum's staff are not peace
officers and do not carry weapons or wear uniforms.
The subject property is now zoned C-M and residential uses are not permitted in the district.
Residential uses are permitted in the CBD, however.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
Notices Mailed to Property Owners: 22
Responses in Favor: Responses in Opposition:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES
ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: Lots 735, 738, 739 and 740, Block 74,
Beaumont Towns,ite; Tracts D, E, F and G, Tax Plat "S", Noah Tevis Survey and Lots 1, 2,
3 and 4, Bryan Addition, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 1.79 acres, more
or less.
ANALYSIS
Under the regulations of the permitted use table of the zoning ordinance, most social service
activities are permitted in the commercial and industrial districts. However, "residential care"
combined with social services is not permitted in the C-M District, If the property is rezoned
to CBD, the proposed use will be permitted. In addition, the use would also be subject to
special condition no. 19. This condition is printed in the ordinance as follows:
Section 30-33 (b) 19.
Residential Care Uses: Compliance with the following conditions is, required.
At least fifteen (15) days prior to the issuance of a building permit and/or a Certificate
of Occupancy, written documentation must be submitted to the Building O,fficial
outlining the type, size, location, characteristics and proposed activities of the facility.
The names, addresses and phone numbers of the operators, general operation
information, a site plan and a list of the licenses and grants the facility will operate
under must also be submitted.
b. The owners of the property within two hundred (200) feet of the proposed facility's
property lines must receive a written notice of compliance with the ordinance no less
than ten (10) days prior to the issuance of the building permit and/or the Certificate
of Occupancy. The notice will contain a copy of the written documentation submitted
to the Building Official as required in Special Condition (19) (A). A processing fee
of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) shall be paid to the City.
C. A facility must be licenses, certified, or accredited by an agency of the county, state
or federal government prior to providing services and the issuance of a Certificate of
Occupancy. Approval of a specific use permit by City Council may be used in lieu of
a license,
d. A facility must provide twenty-four (24) hour on -site supervision of its residents or
clients.
e. A facility must comply with the following densities:
Zoning District Minimum Square Feet of Lot Area Per Resident
RM-M
800
RM-H
500
RCR
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CBD
No minimum
PUD
As determined by specific use permit
ANAYLSIS continued
f A sign measuring not less than ledger (I V x 17") in size will be posed in the public
right-of-way adjacent to the proposed facility's location not less than ten (10) days
prior to the issuance of a building permit. The sign will state the type of land use and
the name, address and phone number of the agent or agency responsible for the
proposed facility.
The CBD and the C-M District were created as two of the several new districts in
1981 when the "new" zoning ordinance was adopted. The City has from time to time
extended the CBD to accommodate economic development in different parts of the
downtown area. These included changes which helped institutiona➢, professional and
industrial land use concerns. The Comprehensive Plan does, show the subject property
as being in the Central Business District. This area as shown on the plan includes land
in several different zoning, districts.
The land uses now existing on the 1.79 acres are commercial, professional and
institutional. There are no manufacturing concerns on the subject property. This is
a logical extension of the CBD and will be in compliance with the Comprehensive
Plan.
GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT:
STATUS OF APPLICANT:
LOCATION:
EXISTING ZONING:
PROPERTY SIZE:
EXISTING LAND USES:
David Lowry of Bannum, Inc.
John McCrey (purchased from Southwest
State Savings)
Ken Webb - 10 year ➢ease from McCrey on
building.
1310 Pennsylvania
C-M (Commercial -Manufacturing) District
1,79 acres
Delta Career Institute, bail bond company,
parking lots, County office
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: "C" - (Minimal)
GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES continued
SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING:
NORTH: Vacant commercial buildings, parking CBD (Central Business District)
lot, vacant lot, law office, Jeff.Cty. Svc. Ctr.
EAST: Street r,o,w., Port of Bmt., Neches River PD (Port Development) District
SOUTH: Delta Career Institute (same bldg. as
subject), American Legion, parking lots,
city park
WEST: Vacant lots and tracts, commercial
uses
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OTHER PHYSICAL FEATURES:
STREETS:
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE:
FIRE PROTECTION:
CM (Commercial -Manufacturing) District
LI (Light Industrial) and CM (Commercial -
Manufacturing) District
Central Business District
Subject request is 1310 Pennsylvania and is the
5,200 sq. ft. North part of the Delta Career
Institute building (leased by Webb).
Blanchette - secondary arterial; 61' right-of-
way; 40" pavement; Direction - two-way
traffic
Park - secondary arterial; 58'right-of-way; 40'
pavement; Direction - one-way traffic, south
Penns yjvania - secondary arterial; 5 V right-of-
way; 36' pavement; Direction - one-way
traffic, north
Blanchette - 18" storm sewer
Park - 12" storm sewer
Pennsylvania - 18" storm sewer
Blanchette- 8" water line
Park - 8," water line
Pennsylvania - None
Blanchette - 6" sanitary sewer
Park - 6" sanitary sewer
Pennsylvania - 6" sanitary sewer
Fire protection is provided by Station #1, 747
College.
ADEQUACY OF SERVICE: Services and utilities are adequate.
File 1353Z: Request for a zone change from C-K (Comaercial-Manufacturjngi NORTH
to CBD Central Business District) ors mare restrictive district.
Location: 1310 Pennsylvania at Blanchette and Park A
Applicant: Bannua, Inc., David A. Lowry, President and Executive Director
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February 3, 1997
The Honorable David Moore
Mayor, City of Beaumont
P.O. Box 3827
Beaumont, TX 77704
Dear Mayor Moore:
BANNUM, INC.
1301 SEMINOLE BOULEVARD
SUITE 126 jJ
LARGO, FLORIDA 33770
OFFICE: (813) 688.2594
FAK (813) 588-2689
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The United States Department of Justice has issued a "Request for
Proposals" for a 30-bed Community Corrections Center program to
be located in the Beaumont, TX area. Bannum will be submitting a
proposal to the Department of Justice to locate this Federal
program at 1310 Pennsylvania, Beaumont, TX.
Bannum will provide housing and related services to' those persons
from Beaumont and the immediately surrounding area who are
returning to their homes, family, and friends. Our residents
will sleep at the facility and go to work daily, returning to the
facility after work. Then, as long as they are honoring their
agreement to qualify for the program, they can go visit their
family and friends if they wish. They would then return to the
facility in the weekday evening at their individual curfew time.
Many residents would be allowed to check out on Friday and would
not return again until their Sunday night curfew.
Bannum will monitor each resident's movement in the community by
periodic on -site and telephone verification of their employment,
educational pursuits, family visits, or other whereabouts.
Bannum will assist the resident to find employment if they are
not employed by making referrals to local employment agencies and
local employers which have expressed interest in employing these
residents.
since this is a period of transition for these persons, Bannum
simply assists them in re-establishing employment and family
ties, locating suitable housing and preparing to function
normally within the community to which they are returning.
Bannum also makes referrals to local community agencies as
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CITY OF BEAUMONT
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Rannum's personnel monitors the program on a 24-hour basis, but
there are no locks, bars, or other physical restraints. Bannum
will employ a professional staff to include social workers to
monitor and guide the residents through this period of
transition.
If a resident violates his agreement to remain in the program, by
missing curfew, by unexcused absence from work, etc., or if the
resident fails to return to the facility or decides to leave the
facility without our permission, we cannot and will not stop
them. in these cases we simply report the resident to the
appropriate Federal authorities. Penalties include a return to
incarceration. #
Bannum's staff are not peace officers, are not permitted to carry
weapons of any kind, and are not authorized to physically
restrain any person. Bannum's staff do not wear uniforms or
possess any other form of identification or powers than any other
citizen of Beaumont.
We look forward to servicing the City of Beaumont and working
with you and City officials in establishing this program and
ensuring its success.
If I can provide any additional information or be of any further
assistance, please let me know.
Sincerely,
David A. Lowry
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February 20, 1997
TO: Planning Commission and City Council City of Beaumont, Texas
FROM: Ken Webb and Foxworth Real Estate Corporation
The purpose of this letter is to request an amendment to the zoning ordinance of
Beaumont, TX for the property located at 1310 Pennsylvania Street, Beaumont, Texas,
legal description being Block #74 lot numbers 735,738,739, and 740 out of the Beaumont
Addition and tracts D,E,F, and G out of the Noah Tevis survey. The subject property is
currently zoned CM. We would like to request to change the zoning to CBD, The
subject's current use is not indicative of Commercial Manufacturing. It is now part of the
greater downtown Beaumont area and should be considered as the Central Business
District,
"Commercial Manufacturing is designed for intensive commercial uses and those selected
manufacturing uses which are compatible with commercial development.'" Historically
there may have been a need for manufacturing in this particular section of downtown but
currently on the subject property there is no manufacturing activity nor is there any on
property bordering the subject. On the subject property there is currently an office
building housing the Delta Career Institute. It is bordered on the South by the American
Legion Post 33 and to the West by another office building. 30 feet North of the subject is
the CBD. It functions as CHI) and therefore should be changed to CBD.
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