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3 • ENGINEERINGJefferson County Drainage District #7 (Jefferson County)

Ordinance Repealing Restrictive Minimum Lot-Size & By-Right Residential Building Mandates

Presented in: Jefferson County Drainage District #7 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2022-09-14
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 1.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 1)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Repealing Restrictive Minimum Lot-Size & By-Right Residential Building Mandates”
CL
Chester Levy
President
NO
JG
James Gamble Sr.
Commissioner, Groves Representative (Groves)
YES
RB
Richard Beaumont
Commissioner, Port Neches Representative (Port Neches)
YES
AM
Albert Moses Jr.
Commissioner, Port Arthur Representative Place 1 (Port Arthur Place 1)
YES
MV
Mathew Vincent
Commissioner, Nederland Representative (Nederland)
YES
LC
Lester Champagne
Commissioner, Port Arthur Representative Place 2 (Port Arthur Place 2)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal regulatory, land-use, and capital procurement docket action considered by Jefferson County Drainage District #7 on 2022-09-14.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 1.5/10). 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.