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2000-024City of Southlake, Texas RESOLUTION NO. 00-24 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, OPPOSING H.R. 2372, THE PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS IMPLEMENTATION ACT; URGING THE TEXAS DELEGATION OF THE U.S. SENATE TO VOTE AGAINST THE BILL; ENCOURAGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO VETO THE BILL IF APPROVED BY THE U.S. SENATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Southlake, Texas, believes the enactment of HR 2372 would significantly reduce local control of land use issues that are of paramount importance to our citizens and voters; and WHEREAS, this bill would allow a property owner or developer to bypass the provisions for local oversight and control over land use decisions; and WHEREAS, throughout this country, local governments have been delegated the responsibility for regulating land use and development within their jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, land use decisions are the most significant decisions made in our community and more citizens and neighborhood associations appear for zoning hearings than any other matter that comes before our City Council; and WHEREAS, land use decisions affect property values, control the possibility of locating incompatible uses next to a home, may alter neighborhood character and may affect the ability of a city to provide utility or roadway services by overloading densities or directing growth into areas where the community does not have adequate infrastructure; and WHEREAS, the existing system of judicial review of land use decisions is and has been wholly adequate to protect the rights of all involved individuals; and WHEREAS, moving disputes concerning these matters far away from the development site serves to remove the public from the debate and preclude them from participating in the process; and WHEREAS, HR 2372 will encourage litigation in the federal court system over land use decisions that could otherwise be averted through the local review and approval process, thereby removing traditional local control over these decisions and causing or contributing to backlog in the federal court system; now THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, THAT: Resolution No. 00-24 Page 2 Section 1. The Texas Delegation of the U.S. Senate is hereby urged to vote against the Private Property Rights Implementation Act, recognizing the authority of local governments for local zoning and land use decisions. Section 2. A copy of this resolution be transmitted to the office of the President of the United States, encouraging veto of this bill should it be approved by the U.S. Senate. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE ON THIS THE 21sT DAY OF MARCH, 2000. O P E ass ATTE, 0 MA4 City Secretary CITY OF SOUTHLAKE By: Mayor