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20. • REGULAR AGENDA - ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS - City of Abilene (Taylor County)

<span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ordinance (Final Reading) </span></strong></span>Z-2026-44:</span></strong> Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Change the Zoning of Approximately 8.05 Acres from General

Presented in: City of Abilene City Council Meeting on 2026-08-27
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 7.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ordinance (Final Reading) </span></strong></span>Z-2026-44:</span></strong> Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Change the Zoning of Approximately 8.05 Acres from General ”
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

<span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ordinance (Final Reading) </span></strong></span>Z-2026-44:</span></strong> Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Change the Zoning of Approximately 8.05 Acres from General Commercial (GC) to Multi-Family (MF). Located on the 1200 Block of Spur 707. <strong><em><u>(Tim Littlejohn)</u></em></strong></span>

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.2/10). 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.