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2026-515 • Public HearingCity of Abilene (Taylor County)
Ordinance (Final Reading) CUP-2026-07: 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 a Property to Allow Utility Generation within Agricultural Open (AO) Zoning (T
Presented in: City of Abilene City Council - May 14, 2026 on 2026-05-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 7.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Ordinance (Final Reading) CUP-2026-07: 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 a Property to Allow Utility Generation within Agricultural Open (AO) Zoning (T”
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 (Final Reading) CUP-2026-07: 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 a Property to Allow Utility Generation within Agricultural Open (AO) Zoning (T
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.3/10). 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).