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* M I N U T E S *
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
March 5, 2026
Council Chambers, City Hall, 801 Main Street, Beaumont, Texas
A meeting of the Board of Adjustment was held on March 5, 2026, 2025 and was called to order
at 3:01 p.m.
The following members were present:
Chairman Jeff Beaver
Board Member Jeromy Buberl
Board Member Rob Clark
Board Member Tom Rowe
Board Member Rogers Sorrell Jr.
Alternate Board Member Chris Jones
Board Members absent: Alternate Board Member Steve Lucas
Also present: Elayna Luckey, Planner II
Sharae Reed, City Attorney
Catherine Saur Allen, Recording Secretary
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Board Member Clark moved to approve the minutes of the February 5, 2026 meeting. Board
Member Buberl seconded the motion. The motion to approve the minutes carried 5:0.
SWEARING IN OF WITNESSES
All witnesses were sworn in at 3:02 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARING
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File PZ2026-33: To consider a request for a Variance to the minimum lot width
requirements.
Applicant: Charles Weinbaum
Location: 1726 N. Major Drive
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Mrs. Luckey presented the staff report. Charles Weinbaum is requesting a Variance to the
minimum lot width requirements for the property located at 1726 N Major Drive. The property is
zoned GC-MD (General Commercial-Multi-Family Dwelling) which requires a minimum lot
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proposed Replat. The Replat will divide the existing lot into two (2) lots separating the existing
cell tower lease and allow the remainder to be utilized for new commercial construction.
The applicant shall have the burden of proof to demonstrate that all three conditions necessary for
approval have been met:
A) That the granting of the Variance will not be contrary to the public interest;
B) That literal enforcement of the ordinance will result in unnecessary hardship because
of exceptional narrowness, shallowness, shape topography or other extraordinary or
exceptional physical situation or hardship physical condition unique to the specific
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relating to the property itself. The following may also be considered when determining
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(i) The cost of compliance with the zoning ordinance is greater than fifty (50) percent
of the appraised value of the structure as shown on the most recent certified appraisal
roll;
(ii) Compliance would result in a loss to the lot on which the structure is located of at
least twenty-five (25) percent of the area on which development may physically occur;
(iii) Compliance would result in the structure not in compliance with a requirement of
another city ordinance, building code, or other requirement;
(iv) Compliance would result in the unreasonable encroachment on an adjacent
property or easement; or
(v) The city considers the structure to be a nonconforming structure.
As distinguished from a hardship relating to convenience or caprice, and the hardship must
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C) That by granting the Variance, the spirit of the ordinance will be observed and
substantial justice will be done.
Twenty-two (22) notices were mailed to property owners within two hundred (200) feet of the
subject property. Zero (0) were received in favor and zero (0) were received in opposition.
Slides of the subject property, site plan, and surrounding area were shown.
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Brief discussion followed concerning the specifics of the request.
The applicant was present. Wesley Berlin, 2583 Pine Bluffs Court, Highland, MI addressed the
Board. Mr. Berlin stated that he was a representative for Auto Zone which plans to purchase the
remaining commercial portion of the subject property and allow the owner to retain the portion of
the property with the cell tower. He requested the frontage width reduction for this purpose.
Board Member Rowe moved to approve the request for a Variance to the minimum lot width
requirements by reducing the lot width requirement from which
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will divide the existing lot into two (2) lots separating the existing cell tower lease and allow the
remainder to be utilized for new commercial construction, as requested in File PZ2026-33.
Board Member Sorrell seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Chairman Beaver- Aye;
Board Member Buberl-Aye; Board Member Clark-Aye; Board Member Rowe-Aye; Board
Member Sorrell-Aye. The motion to approve the request carried 5:0.
OTHER BUSINESS
None.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS,THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 3:08
P.M.
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