C. • PUBLIC HEARINGSCity of Edinburg (Hidalgo County)

Hold Public Hearing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment from General Commercial Uses to Auto-Urban Uses and the Rezoning Request from Agriculture and Open Space (AO) District to Residential, Urban (RU) & Townhome District, Being a 0.91 Acre Tract of Land Out Lot 72, Kelly-Pharr Subdivision, located at 1815 W. Owassa Road, as Requested by R. Gutierrez Engineering Corporation.

Presented in: City of Edinburg Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting on 2026-08-13

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.0/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 0)

“Motion to approve Hold Public Hearing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment from General Commercial Uses to Auto-Urban Uses and the Rezoning Request from Agriculture and Open Space (AO) District to Residential, Urban (RU) & Townhome District, Being a 0.91 Acre Tract of Land Out Lot 72, Kelly-Pharr Subdivision, located at 1815 W. Owassa Road, as Requested by R. Gutierrez Engineering Corporation.”

Omar Ochoa

Mayor (At-Large)

YES

Daniel "Dan" Diaz

Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)

YES

J. Jason De Leon

Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

D. David Salazar Jr.

Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)

YES

Gerardo "Gerry" Lozano

Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Hold Public Hearing for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment from General Commercial Uses to Auto-Urban Uses and the Rezoning Request from Agriculture and Open Space (AO) District to Residential, Urban (RU) & Townhome District, Being a 0.91 Acre Tract of Land Out Lot 72, Kelly-Pharr Subdivision, located at 1815 W. Owassa Road, as Requested by R. Gutierrez Engineering Corporation.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.0/10). 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).