YDHLGE Logo
YDHLGEYou Don't Hate Local Government Enough
Back to Docket Search
6 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)

Consider an ordinance changing the zoning from C-2 to R-2 on approximately 0.0186 acres, described as Lot 1, Block 1, Wollett & Riley Addition, known as 1414 Docusign Envelope ID: 91B19CFA-63CB-4D28-A5F8-F511B477BE90 City Council Agenda September 2, 2025 Speight Avenue. (Case Z-25-30 Charles Merritt on behalf of Len Williams) SECOND READING District 2

Presented in: City of Waco: 9/2 Regular Council Meeting on 2025-09-02
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 6.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Consider an ordinance changing the zoning from C-2 to R-2 on approximately 0.0186 acres, described as Lot 1, Block 1, Wollett & Riley Addition, known as 1414 Docusign Envelope ID: 91B19CFA-63CB-4D28-A5F8-F511B477BE90 City Council Agenda September 2, 2025 Speight Avenue. (Case Z-25-30 Charles Merritt on behalf of Len Williams) SECOND READING District 2”
JH
Jim Holmes
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
AJ
Andrea J. Barefield
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
IL
Isabel Lozano
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
JC
Jed Cole
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
DE
Darius Ewing
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
GC
George Chase
Councilmember, District 5 (District 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Waco City Council Item 6: Consider an ordinance changing the zoning from C-2 to R-2 on approximately 0.0186 acres, described as Lot 1, Block 1, Wollett & Riley Addition, known as 1414 Docusign Envelope ID: 91B19CFA-63CB-4D28-A

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.7/10). 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.