Public Hearing and Introductory Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning approximately 5.2 acres, as further described by metes and bounds in attached Exhibit A, located south of Lomas Del Sur Boulevard and west of Cuatro Vientos Road, from R-1 (Single Family Residential District) and R-1A (Single Family Reduced Area District) to B-3 (Community Business Distr

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Public Hearing and Introductory Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by rezoning approximately 5.2 acres, as further described by metes and bounds in attached Exhibit A, located south of Lomas Del Sur Boulevard and west of Cuatro Vientos Road, from R-1 (Single Family Residential District) and R-1A (Single Family Reduced Area District) to B-3 (Community Business District). The applicant has amended the application and is now requesting a B-3 zoning. The applicant originally requested a B-4 (Highway Commercial District) zoning. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial of the B-4 zoning request and recommended approval of a B-3 zoning. Staff did not support the B-4 zoning but supported a B-3 zoning. ZC-069-2026 District I

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.0/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.