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D. • PUBLIC HEARINGSCity of Galveston (Galveston County)

<span style="margin-left:0in;">Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Creating A Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay Zoning District In A Commercial, Height And Density Development Zone, Zone 5 (C-HDDZ-5) And Residential Single-Family, Height And Density Development Zone, Zone 5 (R-1-HDDZ-5) Base Zoning District To Develop A Mixed-Use Development On Property Commonl

Presented in: City of Galveston City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-09-17
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve <span style="margin-left:0in;">Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Creating A Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay Zoning District In A Commercial, Height And Density Development Zone, Zone 5 (C-HDDZ-5) And Residential Single-Family, Height And Density Development Zone, Zone 5 (R-1-HDDZ-5) Base Zoning District To Develop A Mixed-Use Development On Property Commonl”
JP
John Paul Listowski
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
SB
Sharon B. Lewis
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
JL
Jeffrey L. Taylor
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
BB
Bob Brown
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
AP
Alex Porretto
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
MN
Michael Niebuhr
Councilmember, District 5 (District 5)
YES
JM
Jason M. Hardcastle
Councilmember, District 6 (District 6)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

<span style="margin-left:0in;">Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Creating A Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay Zoning District In A Commercial, Height And Density Development Zone, Zone 5 (C-HDDZ-5) And Residential Single-Family, Height And Density Development Zone, Zone 5 (R-1-HDDZ-5) Base Zoning District To Develop A Mixed-Use Development On Property Commonly Known As 10302 Seawall Boulevard, And Which Is Legally Described As Hall And Jones Survey, Part Of Lots 344, 345, 361 And 362 (344-1), Trimble And Lindsey Survey, Section 1, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas; Planning Case Number 26P-045; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; And Providing For An Effective Date. (D. Lunsford)</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).