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3 • ZONINGCity of Freeport (Brazoria County)
Ordinance Enacting Stricter Zoning Overlay, Setback Mandates, and Land-Use Restrictions
Presented in: City of Freeport City Council Regular Meeting on 2014-09-02
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 1.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Ordinance Enacting Stricter Zoning Overlay, Setback Mandates, and Land-Use Restrictions”
JC
Jerry Cain
Mayor
YES
LM
Larry McDonald
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
JD
Jarvis Davis
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
NM
Nicolasa Mireles
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
WR
Winston Rossow
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal regulatory, land-use, and capital procurement docket action considered by City of Freeport on 2014-09-02.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 1.5/10). 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).