HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolutions (R-00-1641)-04/18/2000
RESOLUTION R-00-1641
A RESOLUTION OPPOSING H.R. 2372, THE PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS
IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 2000; 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 Colleyville, Texas, believes the enactment of
H.R. 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 homeowners 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, H.R. 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
COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS:
Resolution R-00-1641
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Sec. 1.
THAT 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.
Sec. 2.
THAT 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.
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
Passed l1i- VOf of ,') ayes,
day of t'1 , 2000.
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o nays and 0
abstentions on this the JJ Ij
ATTEST:
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CITY OF COLLEYVILLE:
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Mayor
an Harris, TRMC, CMC
City Secretary