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Beaumont council asks for changes to 49‑lot tentative map after safety and drainage concerns
Summary
At a public hearing on tentative tract map No. 38926, planners described a proposal to subdivide about 12.58 acres into 49 single‑family lots. Council members raised safety, drainage and access concerns—especially about a proposed private Lot D off Orchard Heights—and directed staff to return with revisions and re‑notice the hearing.
Jillian Fountain, the city’s associate planner, presented Tentative Tract Map No. 38926, saying the applicant proposed to subdivide “approximately 12.58 gross acres into 49 single‑family residential lots” and that no homes are being approved at this time.
Several council members focused on traffic and emergency access near Orchard Heights and on Brookside. Council member Martinez said she was “mostly worried about the safety,” citing Orchard Heights as “very narrow” and saying parked cars could turn the proposed private drive into a hazard for large emergency vehicles. Council member Finn asked whether drainage improvements could change the floodplain designation, and staff said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) map can be amended through the FEMA process if the developer pursues it.
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