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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION
April 14, 2003
City Council Chambers
A Regular Meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission was held on April 14, 2-003 with
the following members present:
Commission members present: Commissioner June Brailsford
Commissioner Julia Levy
Commissioner Bill Yoes
Commissioner Ralph Jordan
Commissioner Shaheen Farah
Commissioner Felix McFarland
Commissioner Leonie Bodin
Commissioner Pollie Dean
Commission members absent: Chairman Tracy Richardson
Commissioner Marie Broussard
Commissioner Dale Hallmark
Commissioner Philip Long
Councilmembers present: Mayor Pro-Tem Lulu Smith
Councilman -at -Large Andrew Cokinos
Also present: Stephen Richardson, Planning Manager; Jill Cole, Recording Secretary;
Adina Abshire, Planner; Cheryl Robinson, Senior Planner; Pam Loiacano,
Clean Community Department
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Commissioner McFarland made a motion to approve the minutes of the February 10, 2003
Regular Meeting. Commissioner Yoes seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 7:0.
REGULAR MEETING
1) CA-785: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to allow the widening of a
driveway for parking.
Location: 2540 Liberty
Applicant: Connie Bass
Planning Commission
April 14, 2003
The applicant would like to widen her driveway by Gat her house at 2540 Liberty.
The curb cut would remain as is. The expanded drive would then curve to a
maximum of Gin width. It will be constructed of brick so that when it is not in use
it will appear to be a patio.
The existing driveway is a single care width and runs along the side of the house to
the garage in the rear. The purpose for the expansion is to allow a visitor's car to
be pulled over so that the other vehicles can be moved. There is no on -street
parking on Liberty.
Mr. Richardson recommended approval of the request.
(Commissioner Brailsford arrived.)
Commissioner Farah, acting as Chairman, asked for the applicant's comments.
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Connie Bass, the avWicant addressed the Commission. ~
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Commissioner Jordan made a motion to approve the request for a Certificate of
Appropriateness to allow the widening -of a driveway for parking at 2540.Liberty
as requested in CA-785. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion. Motion to
approve carried 8:0.
2) CA-791: Request for a Certification of Appropriateness to allow the demolition of
a residential structure and accessory building.
Location: 2241 Liberty
Applicant: City of Beaumont Clean Community Department
The Clean Community Department is requesting approval of the demolition of the
residential s tructure a nd a dj oining s hed a t 2 241 L iberty. T he s tructures w ere
inspected and found to be in violation of the City of Beaumont Code of Ordinances
pertaining to dangerous structures.
The structures were tagged as substandard on October 9, 2002. Inspection found
that the structures have 50% or more damage to non -supporting members and 3 3 %
or more damage to supporting members. The structures have been determined to
be substandard and unsuitable for rehabilitation.
The property is listed in the 1989 SPARE Beaumont. SPARE states that the main
structure is of the Neoclassic style with a Craftsman influence. The house was built
c. 1915.
The tax roll values the land at $4,800 and the improvements value at 19,900 for a
total of $24,700,
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Planning Commission
April 14, 2003
The structures will be.presented to City Council in the near future for a raze order.
Mr. Richardson recommended approval of the request.
Pam Loiacano with the Clean Community Department addressed the Commission.
Commissioner Jordan made a motion to approve the request for a Certificate of
Appropriateness to allow the demolition of a residential structure and accessory
building at 2241 Liberty as requested in CA-791. Commissioner McFarland
seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 8:0.
3) Historic Preservation Loan Report
Mr. Richardson stated that $12,751.20 was available.
4) Director's Report
Mr. Richardson asked that lterei #6 be postponed until Chairman Richardson was
present.
5) Discussion on 325 Tb Street
5) Discussion on possible projects for the Historic Landmark Commission.
(Postponed until a later date.)
OTHER BUSINESS
Mrs. Abshire distributed a list of properties for the historic brochure.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED
AT 4:10 P. M.
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