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HomeMy WebLinkAbout604-BA DATE: December 3, 2009 TO: Board of Adjustment FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager SUBJECT: Consider a request for a variance to the screening requirement from an 8' tall opaque fence to a 6' tall opaque fence FILE: 604-BA STAFF REPORT Rob Clark, representing BISD, has applied for a variance to the screening requirement from an 8' tall opaque fence to a 6' tall opaque fence. The property is located at 102 N. Caldwood Dr. BISD is building a new school for the Caldwood Elementary School. The old school building will be demolished and a new school will be built in its place. As a result of the demolition, the current screening requirement of providing an 8' tall opaque fence along the property lines that abut residential zoning applies. Mr. Clark states that BISD would like to construct 6' tall fences along the south, west and a portion of the east property lines. The main purpose for the request for 6' tall fences is BISD=s goal to reduce the chance of severe damage to the fences due to hurricane winds since the exposure across the open fields hare high and, if damaged, the issue of delays in having the fences repaired for school security issues. The applicant shall have the burden of proof to demonstrate that all three conditions necessary for approval have been met. Exhibits are attached. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION Notices mailed to property owners 48 . Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition . GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES APPLICANT: Rob Clark for BISD PROPERTY OWNER: Beaumont Independent School District LOCATION: 102 N. Caldwood EXISTING ZONING: RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) District PROPERTY SIZE: 8.081 acres, more or less EXISTING LAND USES: Elementary school FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: A X @ - Areas determined to be outside 500-year floodplain SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING: NORTH: Residential RS (Residential Single Family Dwelling) District EAST: Residential RS SOUTH: Residential RS WEST: Residential RS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Stable Area STREETS: N. Caldwood Drive - Local street with a 60' wide right-of-way and a 21' pavement width; Berkshire Lane - Local street with a 60' wide right-of-way and a 26' pavement width DRAINAGE: Curb and gutter WATER: 6" water line SANITARY SEWER SERVICE: 6" sanitary sewer line PROPERTY OWNERS AMMENHEUSER JAMES M JR ANDREWS ESAU DOUGLAS ET UX BLACK RONNIE E BLACKWELL LACHUNRIA DANELLE BLANK JOE BANNOCKBURN HIGHLAND RANCH BOBB JESSIE BRADLEY DAVID BROOKS WILLIAM A ET UX BRYANT STANLEY W BULLER BEATRICE BURNS NANCY L BYROM JEREMY & RACHEL CARSON R J CHERRY ROBERT LEE & NANCY W DEVILLIER JAMES MITCHELL DIXON GENEVA L DORRIS ELIZABETH M DUERR KARL F JR ESPREE ELBERT J & JANICE R FARNIE TIMOTHY D FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF BMT GOLDEN TRIANGLE INVESTMENTS LP GREENSPAN ARTHUR HEATH LIONEL HENSON PAUL R & ANITRA M HOHMANN LILTH M HOLLAND TOM F JR KELLEY DOLOROUS KUNETKA WM F LANDRY JOSEPH & SHERRY MAHAN JEANNIE C MARSH L P MARTIN-ANDREPONT CHERYL MCGINNIS VIOLET M MILTIMORE PATRICIA S MONROE ALICE AZILEE MOON JACK W PHILLIPS JERRY LYNN RATCLIFF THOMAS P ET UX RATHGEBER D D SHERMAN JERRAYE JO SKINNER SAMANTHA L SPARKS H B JR ST CLAIR ROBERT L STAFFORD NADIA SUMMERLIN WILLIAM D & CAROL TAPIA RICARDO