HomeMy WebLinkAbout(03) A21-03 PwPt.Presentation.Abandonment.Request.PortCITY OF PORT ARTHUR
PUBLIC HEARING
ABANDONMENT REQUEST
A21-03 –
PORT OF PORT ARTHUR
(Portion of Railroad Avenue & 5th Street)
Department of Development Services
Division of Planning
March 16, 2021
Request…
City Council is being asked to consider an abandonment request for
approximately 1.351-acre portion of the following improved dedicated
public street rights-of-way:
➢Railroad Avenue 70’x 720’(1.1570-Acre/50,400 SF)
➢Fifth Street 60’x 140’(0.1928-Acre/8,400 SF)
Background…
On November 23, 2020, applicant, Port of Port Arthur, submitted
an application for review and acceptance.
Utility Entities were contacted, and responses were received and
made part of the application packet.
A public hearing was scheduled with the Planning and Zoning
Commission for February 1, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.
Notices were mailed to adjacent property owners within a 200
feet radius, as well as published in the Port Arthur Newspaper on
January 16, 2021.
The Planning Commission tabled the matter due to one of three
commissioners in attendance recusing themselves because of a
potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
The Commission reconvened on the item on February 15, 2021, a
regularly scheduled meeting, where the Commission voted 3:1 to
recommend approval of said request.
Purpose…
The purpose of the abandonment request is
the manage public traffic entering into
designated areas owned/controlled by the
Port.
Survey…
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Railroad Avenue (between5thStreetandRev.Ransom Howard Street)and 5th Street (betweenHoustonAvenueandRailroadAvenue),PortArthur,TX
Public Comment…
Public Notices were mailed to fifteen (15)property
owners within a 200 feet radius of the proposed site
and published in the Port Arthur Newspaper on the
following dates:
•January 16, 2021 (P&Z Commission)
•Written Opposition: 0
•Verbal Opposition: 0
•February 27, 2021 (City Council)
•Written Opposition: 0
•Verbal Opposition: 0 (before public hearing)
Questions?