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K.1 • OrdinanceCity of Farmers Branch (Dallas County)

Ordinance No. 4007: Case No. 26-SU-04

Presented in: City of Farmers Branch City Council on 2026-08-18
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Ordinance No. 4007: Case No. 26-SU-04”
TL
YES
LG
Lupe Gonzalez
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
TB
Tina Bennett-Burton
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
DR
David Reid
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
EV
Elizabeth Villafranca
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
RN
Roger Neal
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Conduct a public hearing and consider a Specific Use Permit request to allow guest quarters within an attached accessory structure, on an approximately 1.0-acre property, located at 3125 Brookhollow Drive and located within the One-Family Residential District-1 (R-1) zoning district; and take appropriate action.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.2/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).