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2025-578 • OrdinancesCity of Midland (Midland County)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE IX, “PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY”, OF THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, BY ADDING CHAPTER 8, “RIGHT-OF-WAY PATIO PROGRAM”, SO AS TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS GOVERNING BUSINESSES’ USES OF PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY; CONTAINING A
Presented in: City of Midland City Council - December 16, 2025 on 2025-12-16
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 6.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“Action on Item 2025-578: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE IX, “PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY”, OF THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, BY ADDING CHAPTER 8, “RIGHT-OF-WAY PATIO PROGRAM”, SO AS TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS GOVERNING ”
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE IX, “PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY”, OF THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, BY ADDING CHAPTER 8, “RIGHT-OF-WAY PATIO PROGRAM”, SO AS TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS GOVERNING BUSINESSES’ USES OF PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY; CONTAINING A
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.5/10). 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).