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

Ordinance (Final Reading) CUP-2026-11: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Apply a Conditional Use Permit to Approximately 0.32 Acre

Presented in: City of Abilene City Council Meeting on 2026-08-13

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 7.2/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (7 - 0)

“Motion to approve Ordinance (Final Reading) CUP-2026-11: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Apply a Conditional Use Permit to Approximately 0.32 Acre”

Weldon Hurt

Mayor (At-Large)

YES

Shane Price

Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)

YES

Lynn Beard

Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

Blaise Regan

Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)

YES

Benjamin L. Bailey

Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)

YES

Miguel Espinoza

Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)

YES

Travis Craver

Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance (Final Reading) CUP-2026-11: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Apply a Conditional Use Permit to Approximately 0.32 Acres Zoned Central Business (CB) to Allow a Tattoo Parlor. Located at 1240 N 8th Street. (Tim Littlejohn)

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.2/10). 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.