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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION
April 14, 2025
Council Chambers, City Hall, 801 Main Street, Beaumont, Texas
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A Regular Meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission was held on April 14, 2025 and called
to order at 3:31 p.m. with the following members present:
Chairman Dohn LaBiche
Commissioner Hester Bell
Commissioner John Berube
Commissioner Christina Crawford
Commissioner Theresa Goodness
Commissioner Ronald Kelley
Commissioner Lynda Kay Makin
Commissioner Marva Provo
Commissioner Thomas Sigee
Commissioner Janelle Templeton
Commissioner Kirk Thomas
Commission Members absent : Commissioner Marty Craig
Also present: Elayna Luckey, Planner I
Susan Smith, Recording Secretary
Abigail LeBlanc, Oaks Historic Code Enforcement
Inspector
Silas Clutter, Demolition Coordinator
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Goodness moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting held on January
13, 2025. Commissioner Makin seconded the motion. The motion to approve carried 11:0.
REGULAR MEETING
1) PZ2025-76
: A request for a Certificate of Demotion to demolish a garage structure.
Applicant: City of Beaumont
Location: 2405 Laurel Street
Ms. Luckey presented the staff report. Boyd Meier, Building Official, requests a Certificate of
Demolition for the garage structure located at 2405 Laurel Street. According to the inspection
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report, this structure was originally tagged as a substandard structure on January 23, 2024 after
multiple code violations were discovered. The foundation is collapsing, rotten exterior walls, and
is considered unsafe for human occupancy. The owner has signed a demolition consent, and at this
time has no plans to reconstruct an additional parking structure.
Based on the extensive repairs needed for this structure the Building Codes Staff is recommending
approval of the raze order.
The property is not listed in the SPARE Beaumont survey.
Slides of the subject property were shown.
Twenty-six (26) notices were mailed to property owners within two hundred (200) feet of the
subject property. Zero (0) responses were received in favor and zero (0) were received in
opposition.
Planning staff recommended approval of the request.
Mrs. Luckey stated that the residence is a multiple-tenant lease space and on-street parking is
currently utilized. She further stated that demolition of the garage will be subsidized through
CDBG grant funding and, once the garage is demolished, residents will park on the remaining
concrete foundation.
Brief discussion followed concerning off-street parking/parking lot requirements as it relates to
new construction and existing structures.
Silas Clutter, Demolition Coordinator, stated that bids will be accepted for demolition of the
garage. He further stated that the foundation of the structure is unsafe for human occupancy,
however, the foundation of the concrete foundation is safe.
The public hearing on this item was opened and closed without comment.
Commissioner Sigee moved to approve the request for a Certificate of Demolition to demolish a
garage structure, as requested in PZ2025-76.
Commissioner Makin seconded the motion.
A roll call vote was taken. Chairman LaBiche-Aye; Commissioner Bell-Aye; Commissioner
Berube-Aye; Commissioner Crawford-Aye; Commissioner Goodness-Aye; Commissioner Kelly-
Aye; Commissioner Makin-Aye; Commissioner Provo-Aye; Commissioner Sigee-Aye;
Commissioner Templeton-Aye; Commissioner Thomas-Aye. The motion to approve the request
carried 11:0.
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HISTORIC DISTRICT CODE ENFORCEMENT REPORT
Ms. LeBlanc presented the Historic District Code Enforcement Report for the months of January,
February and March 2025, including information about current violations and inspections.
The Commission thanked Officer LeBlanc for her work in the District.
OTHER BUSINESS
None.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT
3:40.
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