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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
July 2, 2026
Council Chambers, City Hall, 801 Main Street, Beaumont, Texas
A meeting of the Board of Adjustment was held on July 2, 2026 and was called to order at 3:03
p.m.
The following members were present:
Chairman Jeff Beaver
Board Member Jeromy Buberl
Board Member Tom Rowe
Board Member Rogers Sorrell Jr.
Alternate Board Member Chris Jones (voting)
Board Members absent: Board Member Rob Clark
Also present: Tyraan Albert, Planner I
Susan Smith, Recording Secretary
Sharae Reed, City Attorney
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Alternate Board Member Jones moved to approve the minutes of the June 4, 2026 meeting. Board
Member Sorrell seconded the motion. The motion to approve the minutes carried 5:0.
Chairman Beaver announced that the meeting will recess for ten minutes to allow for the arrival
of the applicant. The meeting was recessed at 3:03 p.m.
The meeting reconvened at 3:13 p.m.
SWEARING IN OF WITNESSES
All witnesses were sworn in at 3:13 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARING
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
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1 File PZ2026-172: To consider a request for a Variance to the minimum rear yard
setback requirements.
Applicant: Curtis Roy White
Location: 335 Summerwood Drive
Ms. Albert presented the staff report. Curtis Roy White, on behalf of Nick Lampson, is requesting
a Variance to the minimum rear yard setback for the property located at 335 Summerwood Drive.
The property is zoned R-S (Residential Single-Family Dwelling) which requires a minimum rear
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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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(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.
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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
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Twenty-eight (28) notices were mailed to property owners within two hundred (200) feet of the
subject property. Two (2) were received in favor and zero (0) were received in opposition.
Slides were shown of the subject property and site plan.
A brief discussion ensued regarding the existing storage building location and the proposed setback
width along the rear property line.
The applicant was present. Curtis Roy White, 4930 Fannett Road, Beaumont, Texas addressed the
Board. He stated that he is the contractor for property owner Nick Lampson. Mr. White stated that
the property owner wishes to demolish the existing storage building and to replace it with a
properly constructed storage building. He further stated that the request is for a reduction of the
setback requirement along the entire rear property line to allow for construction of both a new
storage building and pergola. Mr. White also stated that the original plat has been corrected by
amendment to remove the existing setback.
Further discussion followed concerning specifics of the request.
Board Member Buberl moved to approve the request for a Variance to the minimum rear yard
setback requirement to be reduced from 212to allow for the installation of a pergola for
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property located at 335 Summerwood Drive, as requested in File PZ2026-172.
Alternate Board Member Jones seconded the motion.
A roll call vote was taken. Chairman Beaver-Aye; Board Member Buberl-Aye; Board Member
Rowe-Aye; Board Member Sorrell-Aye; Alternate Board Member Jones-Aye. The motion to
approve the request carried 5:0.
OTHER BUSINESS
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Chairman Beaver wished everyone a happy and safe 4 of July.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS,THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 3:25
P.M.
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