Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 2025-45, an ordinance rezoning approximately 0.6 acres from “CG” (General Commercial) to “RSF-5” (Residential Single-Family 5), MAP-25-0006 (1908 Carolina Avenue Rezoning), generally located south of East Independ

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Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 2025-45, an ordinance rezoning approximately 0.6 acres from “CG” (General Commercial) to “RSF-5” (Residential Single-Family 5), MAP-25-0006 (1908 Carolina Avenue Rezoning), generally located south of East Independence Avenue, east of State Highway 3, and west of Dickinson Avenue - Second Reading (Director of Planning) The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, 5-0-0, on September 22, 2025. Council approved first reading, 7-0-0 with one absent, on October 14, 2025.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.3/10). 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).