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Commission approves demolition and new GLO-funded home at 2246 South Street with design conditions
Summary
The commission approved demolition of the existing structure at 2246 South Street and a certificate of appropriateness for a new home to be built under the Texas General Land Office program, with conditions on columns, shutters, lattice and permits.
The Beaumont Historic Landmark Commission approved file PZ2025-122 on April 14, 2025, authorizing demolition of the existing dwelling at 2246 South Street and granting a certificate of appropriateness for a replacement home to be constructed through the Texas General Land Office (GLO) program, subject to four staff conditions on design details and standard permitting.
Planning staff described the proposed new house as a roughly 1,545-square-foot home on pier-and-beam foundation with HardiePlank siding, 6-over-6 windows, a 12-over-6 roof pitch and 30-year architectural shingles. Staff said the existing structure, listed in the 1990 Beaumont survey as a vernacular craftsman built circa 1925, "lacks architectural integrity" due to porch enclosures and additions and that the GLO program will require construction consistent with program specifications; staff recommended approval with conditions including tapered craftsman-style columns, shutters on front windows, and lattice screening around the base.
Property owner Arturo Aguilar and his daughter Stephanie told the commission the existing house sustained damage from storms and age and that they applied for the GLO program because repair costs were prohibitive. Staff and commissioners discussed finished-floor elevation, flood-ordinance compliance and the lattice required to screen elevated foundations. Planning staff said the GLO requires compliance with the city's flood-damage prevention ordinance and that lattice screening has been required in similar recent projects.
The commission voted to approve the demolition and new construction with the four staff conditions; the approval permits the property to proceed through the GLO approval and builder-selection stages and then to the construction phases subject to program and permit reviews.
