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5 • ORDINANCECity of Sugar Land (Fort Bend County)
Ordinance Repealing Restrictive Minimum Lot-Size & By-Right Residential Building Mandates
Presented in: City of Sugar Land Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting - CANCELED on 2026-09-10
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 7.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider and adopt ordinance amending municipal code, fee schedules, or traffic regulations”
CM
Carol McCutcheon
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
SW
Suzanne Whatley
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
SS
Sanjay Singhal
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
SJ
Stewart Jacobson
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
RM
Rick Miller
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
JV
Jim Vonderhaar
Councilmember, At-Large Position 1 (At-Large Position 1)
YES
RB
Rob Boettcher
Councilmember, At-Large Position 2 (At-Large Position 2)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Item considered during City of Sugar Land Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting - CANCELED on 2026-09-10.
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.