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6 • ZONINGCity of Ames (Liberty County)
Ordinance Repealing Restrictive Minimum Lot-Size & By-Right Residential Building Mandates
Presented in: City of Ames City Council Regular Meeting on 2025-04-01
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 7.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve planning and zoning: consideration of specific use permits, re-zonings, and ordinances”
BD
Barbara Domain
Mayor
YES
MT
Michael Trahan
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
EH
Elizabeth Hardy
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
EG
Eddie G. White
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
AL
Alfred L. Freeman, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
TB
Tiffany Burgos
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 6 on 2025-04-01
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.3/10). 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.