HomeMy WebLinkAbout1351-ZDATE: March 17,1997
TO: Planning Commission and City Council
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Director
SUBJECT: Request to, rezone a tract of land in the French Subdivision from RM-H (Residential
Multiple Family Dwelling -Highest Density) to GC -MD (General Commercial -Multiple
Family Dwelling) District.
FILE: 1351-Z
STAFF REPORT
The Planning Director recommends approval of the zone change to GC -MD. This
recommendation is in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan relative to commercial
development along a major highway. Resulting district transition lines will be proper.
Landscaping and fence buffers and screening will be required of any commercial development
abutting residential zones.
The property is a triangular shaped tract lying on the north side of Blackmon Lane and has
345' of frontage along the west side of the Eastex Freeway southbound service road,
Delaware Street ties about 900' farther to the south.
The applicant has requested the GC -MD district so that he may open and operate an
automobile sales lot.
This property was originally zoned RS (R-1) in 1955. This was prior to the construction of
the Eastex Freeway, Highway 69 (North Eleventh Street) was then located several hundred
feet to the east. The part of Delaware to the south of the subject tract was then known as
French Drive. The city park located on Blackmon, French Road and Delaware was the site
of the Jefferson County T. B. Hospital.
There are four single family homes located west of the subject property. These houses are
situated on large tracts on the north side of Blackmon Lane. West of these homes is a dental
clinic on a tract platted as a professional office park. West of the dental clinic is a church.
This church recently expanded north to the freeway and northwest to French Road. The new
sanctuary is under construction on the freeway 350' north of the tract being considered for
change.
The Northwood 2nd Addition, consisting of 25 lots, lies along 19th Street between Delaware
and Blackmon. This addition of single family one-story brick and frame residences is south
STAFF REPORT continued
of the subject tract. The addition is west of the Eastex Freeway and a strip shopping center
and east of the Delaware Office Plaza, The office plaza extends from Delaware to Blackmon
and ties east of Wuthering Heights Park.
The subject 0.69 acres lies within the activity corridor of U.S. Highways 69, 96 and 287.
Commercial development is recommended along these corridors by the Comprehensive Plan
of Beaumont. Since this property was originally zoned and then changed to RM-H there has
been a major change in the physical makeup of this neighborhood as a result of the
construction of the freeway and subsequent land use changes.
Exhibits are attached.
PUBLIC NO` WICATION
Notices Mailed to Property Owners: 13
Responses in Favor: — Responses in Opposition:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES
Being Tax Tracts 2C and 2D out of Lot 2, Block 1, French Subdivision, being more
particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a Texas Department of Transportation disk found at the intersection of the
southwesterly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 69, 96, 287 with the north line of Blackmon
Lane;
THENCE South 89'28'22" West along the said north line of Blackmon Lane at 101.06 feet
pass a found 5/8" iron rod and continuing in all a total distance of 202.23 feet to a 5/8" iron
rod found for the southwest corner of a 0.6908 acre tract;
THENCE North 000 16'21" West, a distance of 279.24 feet to a 2-1/2" iron pipe found in the
said southwesterly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 69 for the north corner of the said
0.6908 acre tract;
THENCE South 40 " 10' 47" East along the said southwesterly right-of-way line of U. S.
Highway 69, 96, 287, a distance of 158.42 feet to a Texas Department of Transportation disk
found for an angle point in the northeasterly line of the said 0.6908 acre tract-,
THENCE South 32' 57' 10" East, continuing along the said southwesterly right-of-way line
of U.S. Highway 69, 96, 287, a distance of 186.32 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and
containing 0.6908 acres of land, more or less, said tract lying in the City of Beaumont,
Jefferson County, Texas.
MARCH 6, 1997
PLANNING AND RE -ZONING COMMITTEE 14A R 6 1997
RE: RE -ZONING Of EASTEX FEEDER AND CORNER Of BLACKMAN STREET
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I AM WRITING TO YOU IN REQUEST OF HAVING THE
PROPERTY THAT I PURCHASED ON THE EASTER FEEDER ROAD AND THE CORNER OF
BLACKMAN STREET BE RE -ZONED, I FEEL WITH THE GROWTH IN THIS AREA THAT
NOT ONLY WOULD THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, BUT MYSELF WILL BENEFIT GREATLY
WITH YOUR DECISION TO RE -ZONE THIS AREA, YOUR PROMPT CONSIDERATION
WILL BE GREATLY APPREICIATED,
SINCERELY,
DWAYNE STEWART
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File 1351-Z: Request for a zone change from RM-B to GC -MD for an 0.69 NORTH
acre tract out of the French Subdivision
Location: 3550 Blackmon. Lane at Eastex: Freeway (northwest corner)
Applicant: Dwayne Stewart
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GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT: Dwayne Stewart
PROPERTY OWNER: Eula Mae Ashby and A. N. 'Walton, Jr.
LOCATION: 3550 Blackmon Lane
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Tax Tracts 2C and 2D out of part of Lot 2,
Block 1, French Subdivision
EXISTING ZONING: RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling -
Highest Density) District
PROPERTY SIZE: 0.69 acres, more or less
EXISTING LAND USES: Vacant tract and vacated single family
residence,
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: "C" - (Minimal)
NORTH: Eastex Freeway, woods, new church RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling -Highest
Density) & CC -MD (General Commercial -Multiple
Family Dwelling) District.
EAST: Eastex Freeway RM-H
SOUTH: Professional office complex and RM-H and RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling)
single family subdivision
WEST: Single family residences, dental RM-H
clinic and church
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Activity Corridor (U.S.Highways 69, 96 and
287)
OTHER PHYSICAL FEATURES: None
STREETS: Blackmon Lane is a 60'wide residential right-
of-way with an 18' wide asphalt pavement.
The east side of this triangular shaped tract
fronts the Eastex Frepway (U.S. Highways 69,
96 and 287). The freeway at this point has a
700' wide right-of-way. The tract has access
on the south bound service road.
GENERAL INFORMATION continued
DRAINAGE:
SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE:
FIRE PROTECTION
There is open ditch drainage in Blackmon
Lane, There are storm sewers along the west
side of the Eastex Freeway right-of-way.
There is a 6" water line in Blackmon Lane,
There is also a 6" line in the west side of the
Eastex Freeway right-of-way.
There is an 8" sanitary sewer in Blackmon
Lane.
Fire protection is provided by Station #4,
Gladys at Lucas.
ADEQUACY OF SERVICE: Services and utilities are adequate,