O
Abilene
← All officials
JH

Board Member

John Havard

Abilene

No biography on file yet.

At a glance

News mentions
0

Voice

Meetings spoken in
4
Total speaking time
33:13
Avg per meeting
8:18
Segments
440

Want every word Havard has said?

The OpenCity MCP for Claude.ai answers questions like “what has Havard said about housing this year” with one prompt — full speaking history, with YouTube timestamps.

Voting record (38)

35 yes3 no

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Variance Request for 2101 W. Stamford Street (BA-2026-11)

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

Case BA 2026-10: Sign Variance for Bucketheads at 4801 Buffalo Gap Road

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

approve this request based upon the hardship to the petitioner, as the layout of the property line and the inherited large parking lot affects the placement of the sign.

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

approve the minutes of the regular meeting held on August 11, 2026

Voted yesSep 8, 2026

BA-2026-10: Variance Request for 4801 Buffalo Gap Road

Moved to approve based upon the hardship to the petitioner, as the layout of the property line and the inherited large parking lot affects the placement of the sign.

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

Variance for Liquor Store Separation (BA-2026-06)

Voted noJul 14, 2026

Variance for Zero-Foot Setbacks (BA-2026-07)

There's too many open ends to the snake, so to speak. We've got too many things that has to be done before it can show us...

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

approve the minutes of the regular meeting held on June 9, 2026

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

deny this request for a variance based upon the following criteria: There are no special circumstances or site constraints related to the physical surroundings, shape, topography, or other features of

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

approve this request for a variance based upon the hardship of a public school moving into the area, which could not have been anticipated when the applicant purchased the property.

Voted yesJul 14, 2026

approve this variance request based upon staff findings included in the report and the fact that it is simply and addition to the house, with setbacks in place. The hardship is actually the lot itself

Voted yesApr 14, 2026

The motion to approve the minutes prevailed by the following vote:

Voted yesApr 14, 2026

Mr. Havard moved to approve this request, stating the shape of the lot and design of the home are special circumstances that create undue hardship. This hardship suffered by the petitioners is not cau

Voted yesApr 14, 2026

Approval of March 10, 2026 Meeting Minutes

Voted yesApr 14, 2026

BA-2026-03: Variance Request for 1439 Woodland Trail

Voted yesMar 10, 2026

Variance Request BA-2026-02 for Signage

Voted yesMar 10, 2026

The motion to approve the minutes prevailed by the following vote

Voted yesMar 10, 2026

approve the Resolution

Voted yesMar 10, 2026

approve all three variance requests as presented

Voted yesFeb 10, 2026

Variance Request for Sign No. 2 (BA-2026-01)

Voted yesFeb 10, 2026

approve the minutes of the regular meeting held on December 9, 2025

Voted yesFeb 10, 2026

approve the variance request for Sign #1 based on special circumstances being the location and size of the existing billboard and the height of the overpass

Voted yesFeb 10, 2026

deny the variance request for Sign #2 based upon the staff report findings

Voted yesOct 14, 2025

Special Exception for Residential Use at 302 Willow Street (BA-2025-07)

Voted noOct 14, 2025

Variance Request for Carport at 1242 Chariot Circle (BA-2025-08)

Voted yesOct 14, 2025

Variance Request for Side Setback at 3451 Silver Oak Subdivision (BA-2025-09)

Voted yesJun 10, 2025

approve the minutes of the regular meeting held on May 13, 2025

Voted yesJun 10, 2025

approve the Special Exception request based upon the staff findings of criteria assessment. The motion includes approval of the Variance request with the hardship being the applicant is landlocked and

Voted yesJun 10, 2025

approve the Special Exception based upon the staff findings. The Variance request was approved with the hardship being there is no other option for expansion. The motion includes the need for protecti

Voted yesJun 10, 2025

Approval of May 13, 2025 Meeting Minutes

Voted yesJun 10, 2025

BA-2025-04: Special Exception and Variance for 701 S. Pioneer Drive

Voted yesJun 10, 2025

BA-2025-05: Special Exception and Variance for 222 Bois D'Arc Street

Voted yesMay 13, 2025

approve the minutes from the regular meeting held on March 11, 2025

Voted yesMay 13, 2025

approve the request based upon the lot size being a special circumstance

Voted yesMay 13, 2025

deny the request

Voted yesMay 13, 2025

Approval of March 11, 2025 Meeting Minutes

Voted yesMay 13, 2025

BA-2025-02: Variance Request for 1758 Oldham Lane

Voted noMay 13, 2025

BA-2025-03: Variance Request for 1441 Barrow Street