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D. • PUBLIC HEARINGSCity of Galveston (Galveston County)

<span style="margin-left:0in;">Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Creating A Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay Zoning District In A Commercial, Height And Density Development Zone, Zone 5 (C-HDDZ-5) And Residential Single-Family, Height And Density Development Zone, Zone 5 (R-1-HDDZ-5) Base Zoning District To Develop A Mixed-Use Development On Property Commonl

Presented in: City of Galveston City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-09-17
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve <span style="margin-left:0in;">Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Creating A Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay Zoning District In A Commercial, Height And Density Development Zone, Zone 5 (C-HDDZ-5) And Residential Single-Family, Height And Density Development Zone, Zone 5 (R-1-HDDZ-5) Base Zoning District To Develop A Mixed-Use Development On Property Commonl”
JP
John Paul Listowski
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
SB
Sharon B. Lewis
Councilmember (District 1)
YES
JL
Jeffrey L. Taylor
Councilmember (District 2)
YES
BB
Bob Brown
Councilmember (District 3)
YES
AP
Alex Porretto
Councilmember (District 4)
YES
MN
Michael Niebuhr
Councilmember (District 5)
YES
JM
Jason M. Hardcastle
Councilmember (District 6)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

<span style="margin-left:0in;">Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Creating A Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay Zoning District In A Commercial, Height And Density Development Zone, Zone 5 (C-HDDZ-5) And Residential Single-Family, Height And Density Development Zone, Zone 5 (R-1-HDDZ-5) Base Zoning District To Develop A Mixed-Use Development On Property Commonly Known As 10302 Seawall Boulevard, And Which Is Legally Described As Hall And Jones Survey, Part Of Lots 344, 345, 361 And 362 (344-1), Trimble And Lindsey Survey, Section 1, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas; Planning Case Number 26P-045; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject; And Providing For An Effective Date. (D. Lunsford)</span>

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.8/10). 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).