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21. • REGULAR AGENDA - ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS - City of Abilene (Taylor County)

<span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ordinance (Final Reading) </span></strong></span>Z-2026-48:</span></strong> Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to change the zoning of approximately 30.08 acres from Agricul

Presented in: City of Abilene City Council Meeting on 2026-09-10
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ordinance (Final Reading) </span></strong></span>Z-2026-48:</span></strong> Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to change the zoning of approximately 30.08 acres from Agricul”
WH
Weldon Hurt
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
SP
Shane Price
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
LB
Lynn Beard
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
BR
Blaise Regan
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
BL
Benjamin L. Bailey
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
ME
Miguel Espinoza
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
TC
Travis Craver
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

<span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ordinance (Final Reading) </span></strong></span>Z-2026-48:</span></strong> Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to change the zoning of approximately 30.08 acres from Agricultural Open (AO) to Residential Single Family (RS-6). Located at 6648 Butterfield Trail. <strong><em><u>(Tim Littlejohn)</u></em></strong></span>

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.8/10). 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).