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Beaumont commission approves library expansion after residents raise property‑impact concerns
Summary
The commission approved a 9,114‑sq. ft. addition to the Beaumont Library and a parking variance for 60 stalls (staff said the code-equivalent would require 81), after residents raised concerns about potential impacts to a neighboring home; staff clarified the library owns 730 N. California and will not acquire 720 N. California.
The Beaumont Planning Commission on Dec. 11 approved a plot plan and a parking variance for a proposed expansion of the Beaumont Library at 125 E. Eighth Street, following public comments from nearby residents worried about the projectthat a neighboring family might be displaced.
Planning staff Melody Adichiga described the project as a 9,114‑square‑foot addition to the existing 10,991‑square‑foot Carnegie‑era building, bringing new community space, family areas, offices and a garage for a bookmobile. The project site comprises four parcels (about 1.3 acres); the applicant proposes to demolish a dwelling parcel the applicant owns (identified in the staff presentation as 730 N. California) to make room for the addition, reconfigure the parking lot to provide 60 stalls (including…
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