ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST FOR AN ORDINANCE TO CHANGE ZONING DESIGNATION FROM R-1 (ONE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT) TO R-1 (ONE- FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT) WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP) TO OPERATE A HOME OCCUPATION FOR A MEDICAL RELATED THERAPY OFFICE BUSINESS ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS COUNTRY TRAILS ADDITION 14TH PHASE, BLOCK 035, LOT 0001, UNDIVIDED INTEREST 50.0000000000%, GENERALLY KNOWN AS 2003 ELK TRAIL, HARKER HEIGHTS, BELL COUNTY, TEXAS. (PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR) Tynesha Coleman, owner, Harker Heights Alternate Commissioner Claudette Morgan-Scott made a motion to recommend approval of Case Z26-10 as read in the caption by the Planning & Zoning Chairman, with the conditions as listed in Exhibit A based on staff's recommendations and finding. Commissioner Natalie Austin seconded the motion. Carried 8-1 (opposed: Commissioner Frank Stewart).

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). 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).