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21 • Agenda ItemCity of Mesquite (Dallas County)

Public Hearing and Ordinance - Zoning Application No. Z0626-0455

Presented in: City of Mesquite City Council on 2026-10-05
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Public Hearing and Ordinance - Zoning Application No. Z0626-0455”
DA
Daniel Alemán, Jr.
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
JC
Jeff Casper
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
KG
Kenny Green
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
ER
Elizabeth Rodriguez-Ross
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
AH
Andrew Hubacek
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
BS
B.W. Smith
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
BM
Brandon Murden
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Zoning Application No. Z0626-0455, submitted by Rita Prieto, for a zoning change from R-3 Single Family Residential to R-3 Single Family Residential with a Conditional Use Permit to allow an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) with modifications to reduce the minimum lot size requirement from 21,780 square feet to 9,780 square feet, increase the maximum allowable area of the ADU from 500 square feet to 756 square feet, and to increase the height of the ADU from 15 feet to 18 feet located at 3501 Antilles Drive. (No responses in favor or in opposition to the application have been received from property owners within the statutory notification area. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval with certain stipulations.)

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.6/10). 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).