The City of Beaumont, in its continuing effort to support the revitalization of the Downtown Area, has created a Downtown Fire Sprinkler Installation Program (Program) for all property owners within the designated program area as defined in Section II.A of these guidelines.
The purpose of the Program is to provide financial assistance to commercial property and/or business owners to make qualifying fire safety improvements on commercial buildings within the area. The goals of the Program are to facilitate commercial revitalization; stimulate private investment and customer patronage; preserve and beautify the Downtown Area; generate shopping opportunities by creating a pleasant walking environment resulting from certain uses locating into or current uses expanding into the Downtown Area, which may help aid in eliminating blight, generating sales tax revenues and enhancing property values. In particular, the Program will bring existing buildings up to current