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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ2023-370DATE: September 18, 2023 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Derni Engman, Planning Manager SUBJECT: Request for the closure of access to Interstate 10 East Feeder Road from 8111 and 9th Streets. FILE: PZ2023-270 STAFF REPORT The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT)1srequesting closure of access to Interstate 1OFast Feeder Road from 8thand qmStreets. This request istofacilitate construction ofa sound wall barrier between the feeder road and the Oaks Historic District to minimize impact from the State's |H-10 & U3-69 Interchange Project. Traffic will be able to access the feeder road by way of loth Street and 7m Street. This item was sent to all interested parties and received zero in opposition from City staff. Planning staff recommends approval of the request. Exhibits are attached. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES End of 8th and 9th Streets between the northern edge of pavement of Beech Street and southern GENERAL INFORMATIONIPUBLIC UTILITIES ABANDONMFNT . . EXISTING LAND USES: FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: SURROUNDING LAND USES: NORTH: |nterstatelO EAST Residential SOUTH: Street ROW WEST: Residential DRAINAGE: WATER: Texas Department ofTransportation City ofBeaumont End of8t� and 9m Streets between the northern edge of pavement of Beech Street and southern edgeofpavernentof|nterstatelOEastFeederRoad- None ~0.003 acres, more or less TXDOTdght'of-way X—determined tobeoutside the SOO'yearfloodp|a|n Noma RS None RS Stable Area 8111 Street — Local Street with approximately 38' right -of- .-'. 91h Street — Local Street with approximately 69' right -of- --,. —Highvvavwith approxmate k/24O r1ght-of-vvavand varying pavement widths. Open ditch G°water line a|ong0m Street None B EAV MC3 N T Planning & Community Development Case Type. -Planning and Zoning Case Status: REVIEW Case Sub Type: Abandonment Tag Name: Permanent Closure of 81h & 9th Streets' Case #: PZ2023-370 access to 1-10 Frontage Road Location: 2502 BEECH ST, BEAUMONT, 77702 Initiated On: 8/16/2023 4:30:15PM Individuals listed on the record: Agent Bethany Shearrer Home Phone: 7972412436 801 East Old Settlers Blvd., Ste. 120 Work Phone: Round Rock, Tx 78664 Cell Phone: E-Mail: bethan y.shearrer@voIkert.corn Applicant Nancy Peron Home Phone: 8350 Eastex Fwy Work Phone: Beaumont, Tx 77708 Cell Phone- 5129837876 E-Mail: nancy.peron@txdot.gov Property Owner Nancy Peron Home Phone, 8350 Ea to Fwy Work Phone: Beaumont, Tx 77708 Cell Phone: 5129837876 E-Mail: nancy.peron@txdot.gov Flood Zones Construction Type Occupancy Type Fire District Notes: Case Type: Planning and Zoning Page I of I Case #: PZ2023-370 Printed On: 8125/2023 oocuSionEnvelope ID: pzolcuor-Oo � Texas Department of Transportation 125sAST iiTH STREET, AUSTIm.TEXAS 78701-24831512�63.85881 City ofBeaumont P(]Box ]827 City Hall Beaumont, TX777O4'3O27 To Whom lt May Concern: Texas Department of Transportation iscurrently /nthe final design stages of designing the|H'10 &US'GOinterchange. |naccordance with TxDOT"sEnvironmental Process, asound study was completed during the schematic phase. During the study, soundwalls. between The Oaks Neighborhood and IH-10 EBIFIR along Beech Street were found to be reasonable and feasible. The public was surveyed, and the local property owners voted in favor of the soundwalls being placed between Beech Street and IH-10 E8FR. During the detailed PS&Eprocess, intersection sight distance calculations were performed at the intersections of IH-10 EBFR with8th & 9th Streets. It was determined that in order to achieve necessary sight lines at these intersections, the soundwalls would need to be reduced in length. A new analysis was performed with the reduced walls, and it concluded that the walls would have limited effect on sound reduction and thus would nolonger beconsidered reasonable and feasible. The remaining option tomeet both the intersection sight distance requirements and to achieve elevel of sound reduction that would make the soundwalls reasonable and feasible would be to close both the 8" & OmStreets' access to |H-1O EBFR. In closing access to the frontage road at these locations, the soundwall would be continuous from 101h Street through OmStreet. This would also allow the height ofthevvaUtobedecreasedfnom18|seenin the schemat­icphase, to14||norder tofit the sou ndwe||between Beech Street and the IH'1OEBFR, ,Beech �ech Street would be reconstructed between 9m 8' 8�Street shifting at most 4' to the south. TxDOT has sufficient right of way to accommodate this shift and no additional right of way would be needed. Beech Street would remain a two'waystreet, and the width would remain the same as existing. Tx[OTheld anadditional public meeting in Beaumont on May 181b,2023 to present to the community and property owners potentially impacted bythe wall the revised options of either having the soundwaU while closing 81h and9"' Streets' access to the frontage road orhaving nosoundwaUatall. Asurvey was ou*vA/usS: people ~A. ommnmmxty~ Trust ^ *ones ty OUR MISSION: Connecting You With Texas An Equal Opportunity Employer City ofBeaumont 2 August 23,2023 also sent out to property owners to facilitate input. The results from both the public meeting and the survey concluded that residents were in favor of the soundwall and the closing of 81" and 9` Streets' frontage road access. Please find attached public information collected during the schematic phase and an exhibit illustrating the new street closure design. It|sour recommendation that the access tolH'10E8FRfrom 8111 and9` Streets be permanently closed to allow construction ofsoundvveUbetween Beech Street and iH'lOEBFR. o="mune**. /&.W A, 14'' P. c MarUn N. Gonzalez, RE. Beaumont DistrictEngineer OUR VALUES: People ^ Accountability, nust~+mnouw An Equal Opportunity Employer Ln 0 LA CI r O 1 ■ v+ 0 a i z Ci Z m OL} VI •< a300 O JD 77 y� M -.* r iT1 C� h07 iJY t T z %D �, n CO m {0M 26m 7:� vzzr IOIR $i. I m i Ya, •• ff A I A e po - - i rrh I t A Y � . • I ' 1 a � o� n o ran A A j�l p , rn f I f zin 0 i I ffl z ,rn I I I Y r s Ln v IZ 23- : Request t for the closure of access to Interstate 10 East Feeler Road from M and "' Streets. applicant: Fancy Peron of Texas Department of Transportation ocation End of 'h and 9th Streets between the northern edge of pavement of Beech Street and outhern edge of pavement of Interstate 10 East Feeder Road. 0 100 200 1 1 1 I Feet