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6 • ORDINANCECity of Royse City (Rockwall County)
Ordinance Repealing Restrictive Minimum Lot-Size & By-Right Residential Building Mandates
Presented in: City of Royse City Heritage Preservation Committee Meeting on 2026-07-08
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 6.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider ordinances, zoning adjustments, subdivision plats, and municipal code amendments”
JN
Janet Nichol
Mayor
YES
MH
Mike Holder
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
CE
Clay Ellis
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
RS
Russell Summers
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
MW
Matt Wheatley
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
JB
James Branch
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
City Council public docket item 6 on 2026-07-08
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.7/10). 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.