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3B • Call To OrderCity of Bastrop (Bastrop County)

Conduct a public hearing, consider and act on a request for a zoning variance from Section 14.03.001, District 1832, Subsection (D)(1)(b), of the Bastrop Development Code, which allows Single Family Districts to have a build to zone of 15-25 feet from the property line.

Presented in: City of Bastrop Governing Body Meeting on 2026-09-10
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 6.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Conduct a public hearing, consider and act on a request for a zoning variance from Section 14.03.001, District 1832, Subsection (D)(1)(b), of the Bastrop Development Code, which allows Single Family D”
YES
PL
Perry Lowe
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
CS
Cynthia Sanders Meyer
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
KP
Kevin Plunkett
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
KF
Kerry Fossler
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
JK
John Kirkland
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

The applicant is requesting approval to allow the build to zone to go down to a 0-foot setback from the property line for a carport for the property being 0.354 acres out of Farm Lot 11 and 12 West of Main Street, located at 406 Magnolia Street, within the city limits of Bastrop, Texas. Zoning Board of Adjustments Agenda Page 2 of 2 Submitted by: James E. Cowey, Director of Development Services

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.5/10). 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.