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2025-1333 • OrdinancesCity of Abilene (Taylor County)
Ordinance (First Reading) Z-2025-26: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Change the Zoning of Approximately 29.26 Acres from Agricultural Open (AO) to General Commercial (GC). Located at 4994x West Lake Road.
Presented in: City of Abilene City Council - November 20, 2025 on 2025-11-20
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 7.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Ordinance (First Reading) Z-2025-26: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Change the Zoning of Approximately 29.26 Acres from Agricultural Open (AO) to General Commercial (GC). Located at 4994x West Lake Road.”
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
Ordinance (First Reading) Z-2025-26: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Change the Zoning of Approximately 29.26 Acres from Agricultural Open (AO) to General Commercial (GC). Located at 4994x West Lake Road.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.3/10). 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.