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Beaumont commission approves raze order for dilapidated garage at 2405 Laurel Street
Summary
The Beaumont City Commission unanimously approved file PZ22025-76, authorizing demolition of a deteriorated garage at 2405 Laurel Street. Staff said the structure is unsafe, the work will be paid with CDBG funds, and city staff will solicit open bids.
The Beaumont City Commission voted unanimously to approve file PZ22025-76, authorizing demolition of a deteriorated garage structure at 2405 Laurel Street and directing staff to solicit bids for the work using Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
City building official Boyd Meyer told commissioners the garage was deemed substandard in an inspection and is "unsafe for human occupancy," citing a collapsing foundation and rotting exterior walls. "According to the inspection report, the structure was originally tagged as a substandard structure in January of 2024 after multiple code violations were discovered," Meyer said.
Commissioners were told the structure to be removed is a rear garage associated with a multiunit rental building; staff corrected an earlier address read into the record and said the demolition request covers the garage, not the primary residence. Staff said the main residence remains occupied and is configured as a four-unit rental.
Meyer said removal of the dilapidated garage will allow the property’s tenants to use the existing concrete area behind the main building for on-site parking. "It was boarded up for probably five to 10 years," Meyer said, describing why tenants could not use the garage previously.
Silas, the city’s demolition coordinator, told the commission the project will be paid with federal CDBG funds and "will go out to open bids" to local contractors. "It will still be used with CDBG funds, but it will be open bids out to local contractors," Silas said. Staff said the city sent 26 property-owner notifications about the request and received zero responses for or against.
A commissioner asked whether the demolition would cost the city; staff replied the work would be funded through CDBG and "no cost to the taxpayers" was expected. Commissioners also asked whether the slab would remain usable for parking; staff said the concrete foundation will remain and can be used for on-site parking once the garage is removed.
A motion to approve file PZ22025-76 carried on a roll-call vote; Chair Labiche and all commissioners present voted to approve. The commission approved the demolition certificate and staff will proceed with bidding and demolition under the CDBG-funded program.
The commission then moved on to its next agenda item.
