REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE FROM THE CITY OF HARKER HEIGHTS CODE OF ORDINANCES §150.33, WHICH REQUIRES THAT FENCES AND GATES BUILT IN THE FRONT YARD WITHIN THE 25-FOOT BUILDING SETBACK, WHERE PERMITTED, SHALL NOT EXCEED FOUR FEET IN HEIGHT AND MUST BE CONSTRUCTED OF CHAIN LINK, WROUGHT IRON, OR OTHER SEMITRANSPARENT MATERIALS AS APPROVED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS COUNTRY TRAILS ADDITION, 15TH PHASE AMENDED (LT 11-12 BLK 35), BLOCK 001, LOT 0001, (TOD DEED), ACRES 0.902, GENERALLY KNOWN AS 705 PIONEER TRAIL, HARKER HEIGHTS, TX 76548. (DIRECTOR OF PLANNING/BUILDING OFFICIAL) Warrick Craig, 705 Pioneer Trail Robert Henderson, 706 Pioneer Trail Board Member #4 Dr. Desi Roberts made a motion to grant a request for a variance from the City of Harker Heights Code of Ordinances §150.33 (C), to allow the construction of a six-foot (6’) fence within the front yard, within the required 25- foot building setback, and constructed of non-semitransparent materials, on property described as Country Trails Addition, 15th Phase Amended (LT 11-12 BLK 35), Block 001, Lot 0001, (TOD DEED), Acres 0.902, generally known as 705 Pioneer Trail, Harker Heights, TX 76548, based on staff's recommendations and findings. Alternate Board Member #2 Dr. Angela Butts seconded the motion. Carried unanimously.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). 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).