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
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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.
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City Secretary
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
By:
Mayor