ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST FOR AN ORDINANCE TO CHANGE ZONING AGENDA ITEM #VII.1. Planning & Zoning Commission: Meeting June 24, 2026 DESIGNATION FROM R-1 (ONE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT) TO R1-R (RURAL ONE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT) ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LAKESIDE HILLS SECTION THREE, LOT TRACT 70, ACRES 6.884, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE NORTHERN CUL DE SAC ON ORLAN DRIVE, BELTON, BELL COUNTY, TEXAS, PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LAKESIDE HILLS SECTION THREE, LOT TRACT 71, ACRES 6.64, GENERALLY KNOWN AS 11711 ORLAN DRIVE, BELTON, BELL COUNTY, TEXAS, PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LAKESIDE HILLS SECTION THREE, LOT TRACT 72, ACRES 5.34, GENERALLY KNOWN AS 5550 LAKESIDE DRIVE, BELTON, BELL COUNTY, TEXAS, PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS SCENIC HILLS ADDITION, BLOCK 001, LOT 073A, ACRES 3.065, GENERALLY KNOWN AS 5928 LAKESIDE DRIVE, BELTON, BELL COUNTY TEXAS, AND PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS SCENIC HILLS ADDITION, BLOCK 001, LOT 073B, ACRES 4.104, GENERALLY KNOWN AS 5932 LAKESIDE DRIVE, BELTON, BELL COUNTY, TEXAS (ALL PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF HARKER HEIGHTS). (PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR) AnnMarie and Jamie McKenna, owners, Harker Heights Commissioner Elizabeth McDaniel made a motion to recommend approval of Case Z26-12 as read in the caption by the Planning & Zoning Chairman, based on staff's recommendations and findings. Commissioner Natalie Austin seconded the motion. Carried unanimously.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.2/10). 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).