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TX Loc Govt Code § 231.141 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 231 - County Zoning Authority|Subchapter G. Zoning Around Lake Alan Henry, Lake Cooper, Lake Ralph Hall, Post Lake, and Lower Bois D'arc Creek Reservoir|Section 231.141. Regulation of Sam Wahl Recreation Area

Sec. 231.141.  REGULATION OF SAM WAHL RECREATION AREA.  (a)  The Commissioners Court of Garza County may zone for commercial or residential development the area adjacent to Lake Alan Henry known as the Sam Wahl Recreation Area.(b)  Notwithstanding this chapter, Chapter 253, or other law, a municipality owning property in the Sam Wahl Recreation Area may develop, change the use of, or dispose of the property.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 109, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 231 - County Zoning Authority|Subchapter I. Zoning and Other Regulation in El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area|Section 231.171. Legislative Findings; Purpose

Sec. 231.171.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS;  PURPOSE.  (a)  The legislature finds that:(1)  the El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area will be frequented for recreational and educational purposes by residents from every part of the state;(2)  orderly development and use of the area is of concern to the entire state;  and(3)  buildings in the area that will be frequented for recreational, cultural, or educational purposes will tend to become congested and to be used in ways that interfere with the proper use of the area as a place of recreation, education, and historic preservation to the detriment of the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.(b)  The powers granted under this subchapter are for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, peace, morals, and general welfare, protecting and preserving places and areas of historical, cultural, or architectural importance and significance, and encouraging recreation and education.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 755, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.172 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 231 - County Zoning Authority|Subchapter I. Zoning and Other Regulation in El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area|Section 231.172. Area Subject to Regulation

Sec. 231.172.  AREA SUBJECT TO REGULATION.  This subchapter applies to the area of land in El Paso County, to be known as the El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area, described by Section 2, House Bill No. 2561, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1991.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 755, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.173 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 231 - County Zoning Authority|Subchapter I. Zoning and Other Regulation in El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area|Section 231.173. Zoning and Other Regulations Generally

Sec. 231.173.  ZONING AND OTHER REGULATIONS GENERALLY.  The commissioners court of El Paso County may regulate in the El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area:(1)  the height, number of stories, and size of buildings or other structures;(2)  the percentage of a lot that may be occupied;(3)  the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces;(4)  population density;(5)  the location and use of buildings, other structures, and land for business, industrial, residential, or other purposes;(6)  the construction, reconstruction, alteration, or razing of buildings or other structures of historical, cultural, or architectural significance;(7)  the placement of water and sewage facilities, parks, and other public requirements;(8)  the style of and construction standards applying to buildings and other structures;  and(9)  the location, size, style, and other characteristics of signs.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 755, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.174 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 231 - County Zoning Authority|Subchapter I. Zoning and Other Regulation in El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area|Section 231.174. Compliance With Comprehensive Plan

Sec. 231.174.  COMPLIANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.  The regulations must be adopted in accordance with a comprehensive plan and must be designed to:(1)  lessen congestion in the streets and roads;(2)  secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers;(3)  promote health and the general welfare;(4)  provide adequate light and air;(5)  prevent the overcrowding of land;(6)  avoid undue concentration of population;(7)  facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewers, parks, and other public requirements;  or(8)  assist in developing the area into parks, playgrounds, recreational areas, and educational areas and in preserving areas of historical, cultural, or architectural importance or significance for the residents of this state and other states and nations.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 755, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.175 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 231 - County Zoning Authority|Subchapter I. Zoning and Other Regulation in El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area|Section 231.175. Districts

Sec. 231.175.  DISTRICTS.  (a)  The commissioners court may divide the El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area into districts of a number, shape, and size the court considers best for carrying out this subchapter.  Within each district, the commissioners court may regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction, removal, alteration, repair, or use of buildings, other structures, or land.(b)  The regulations must be uniform for each class or kind of building in a district, but the regulations may vary from district to district.  The regulations shall be adopted with reasonable consideration, among other things, for the character of each district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, with a view of conserving the value of buildings, protecting historic landmarks and structures, and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the area.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 755, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.176 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 231 - County Zoning Authority|Subchapter I. Zoning and Other Regulation in El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area|Section 231.176. Commission

Sec. 231.176.  COMMISSION.  (a)  To exercise the powers authorized by this subchapter, the commissioners court shall appoint a commission.  If the county has a planning commission or historic commission, the commissioners court may designate either of those commissions to serve as the commission required by this section.  The commission shall recommend boundaries for the original districts and appropriate regulations for each district.(b)  The commission shall elect a chairman from its members.  The chairman serves in that capacity for a term set by the commission.  The commission may at any time choose for a particular meeting or occasion an acting chairman as necessary from its members.  In the event of resignation, end of term, or a vacancy, the commissioners court shall appoint new members.  The commission shall fill a vacancy in the office of chairman by election.  The commission may employ a secretary, an acting secretary, and other technical or clerical personnel.(c)  A member of the commission is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to expenses actually incurred while serving on the commission as provided by order of the commissioners court.(d)  The commission shall make a preliminary report and hold public hearings on that report before submitting a final report to the commissioners court.  The commissioners court may not take final action or hold a public hearing until it has received the final report of the commission.(e)  Before the 10th day before the hearing date, written notice of each public hearing before the commission on a proposed change in a classification in the district shall be sent to:(1)  each owner of affected property or to the person who renders the property for county taxes;  and(2)  each owner of property that is located within 200 feet of property affected by the change or to the person who renders the property for county taxes.(f)  The notice may be served by depositing it, postage paid and properly addressed, in the United States mail.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 755, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.177 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 231 - County Zoning Authority|Subchapter I. Zoning and Other Regulation in El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area|Section 231.177. Procedures Governing Adoption of Regulations and District Boundaries

Sec. 231.177.  PROCEDURES GOVERNING ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS AND DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.  (a)  The commissioners court shall establish procedures for adopting and enforcing regulations and district boundaries.  A regulation or district boundary is not effective until it is adopted by the commissioners court after a public hearing on the matter at which parties in interest and citizens have an opportunity to be heard.  Before the 15th day before the date of the hearing, the commissioners court must publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.(b)  The commissioners court by a majority vote may amend or reject a regulation or boundary proposed by the commission.(c)  If a proposed change to a regulation or boundary is protested in accordance with this subsection, the proposed change must receive, in order to take effect, the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of all members of the commissioners court.  The protest must be written and signed by the owners of at least 20 percent of either:(1)  the area of the lots covered by the proposed change;  or(2)  the lots immediately adjacent to the rear of the lots covered by the proposed change and extending 200 feet from those lots or from the street frontage of the opposite lots.(d)  After the commissioners court receives the protest, the court shall hold a public hearing.  The court shall publish notice in the manner provided by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 755, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.178 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 231 - County Zoning Authority|Subchapter I. Zoning and Other Regulation in El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area|Section 231.178. Board of Adjustment

Sec. 231.178.  BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.  (a)  The commissioners court may provide for the appointment of a board of adjustment.  In the regulations adopted under this subchapter, the commissioners court may authorize the board of adjustment, in appropriate cases and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, to make special exceptions to the terms of the regulations that are consistent with the general purpose and intent of the regulations and in accordance with any applicable rules contained in the regulations.(b)  A board of adjustment must consist of five members to be appointed for staggered terms of two years.  The appointing authority may remove a board member for cause on a written charge after a public hearing.  A vacancy on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term.(c)  The board shall adopt rules in accordance with any order adopted under this subchapter.  Meetings of the board are held at the call of the chairman and at other times as determined by the board.  The chairman or acting chairman may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses.  All meetings of the board shall be open to the public.(d)  The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings that indicate the vote of each member on each question or indicate that a member is absent or fails to vote.  The board shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions.  The minutes and records shall be filed immediately in the board's office and are public records.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 755, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.179 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 231 - County Zoning Authority|Subchapter I. Zoning and Other Regulation in El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area|Section 231.179. Authority of Board

Sec. 231.179.  AUTHORITY OF BOARD.  (a)  The board of adjustment may:(1)  hear and decide an appeal that alleges error in an order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of this subchapter or a regulation adopted under this subchapter;(2)  hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of a regulation adopted under this subchapter when the regulation requires the board to do so;  and(3)  authorize in specific cases a variance from the terms of a regulation adopted under this subchapter if the variance is not contrary to the public interest and, due to special conditions, a literal enforcement of the regulation would result in unnecessary hardship, and so that the spirit of the regulation is observed and substantial justice is done.(b)  In exercising its authority under Subsection (a)(1), the board may reverse or affirm, in whole or in part, or modify the administrative official's order, requirement, decision, or determination from which an appeal is taken and make the correct order, requirement, decision, or determination, and for that purpose the board has the same authority as the administrative official.(c)  The concurring vote of four members of the board is necessary to:(1)  reverse an order, requirement, decision, or determination of an administrative official;(2)  decide in favor of an applicant on a matter on which the board is required to pass under a regulation adopted under this subchapter;  or(3)  authorize a variation in a regulation adopted under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 755, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.180 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 231 - County Zoning Authority|Subchapter I. Zoning and Other Regulation in El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area|Section 231.180. Appeal to Board

Sec. 231.180.  APPEAL TO BOARD.  (a)  Any of the following persons may appeal to the board of adjustment a decision made by an administrative official:(1)  a person aggrieved by the decision;  or(2)  any officer, department, board, or bureau of the county or of a municipality affected by the decision.(b)  The appellant must file with the board and the official from whom the appeal is taken a notice of appeal specifying the grounds for the appeal.  The appeal must be filed within a reasonable time as determined by board rule.  On receiving the notice, the official from whom the appeal is taken shall immediately transmit to the board all the papers constituting the record of the action that is appealed.(c)  An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action that is appealed unless the official from whom the appeal is taken certifies in writing to the board facts supporting the official's opinion that a stay would cause imminent peril to life or property.  In that case, the proceedings may be stayed only by a restraining order granted by the board or a court of record on application, after notice to the official, if due cause is shown.(d)  The board shall set a reasonable time for the appeal hearing and shall give public notice of the hearing and due notice to the parties in interest.  A party may appear at the appeal hearing in person or by agent or attorney.  The board shall decide the appeal within a reasonable time.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 755, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.181 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 231 - County Zoning Authority|Subchapter I. Zoning and Other Regulation in El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area|Section 231.181. Judicial Review of Board Decision

Sec. 231.181.  JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BOARD DECISION.  (a)  Any of the following persons may present to a court of record a verified petition stating that the decision of the board of adjustment is illegal in whole or in part and specifying the grounds of the illegality:(1)  a person aggrieved by a decision of the board;(2)  a taxpayer;  or(3)  an officer, department, board, or bureau of the county or of the municipality.(b)  The petition must be presented within 10 days after the date the decision is filed in the board's office.(c)  On the presentation of the petition, the court may grant a writ of certiorari directed to the board to review the board's decision.  The writ must indicate the time within which the board's return must be made and served on the petitioner's attorney, which must be after 10 days and may be extended by the court.  Granting of the writ does not stay the proceedings on the decision under appeal, but on application and after notice to the board the court may grant a restraining order if due cause is shown.(d)  The board's return must be verified and must concisely state any pertinent and material facts that show the grounds of the decision under appeal.  The board is not required to return the original documents on which the board acted but may return certified or sworn copies of the documents or parts of the documents as required by the writ.(e)  If at the hearing the court determines that testimony is necessary for the proper disposition of the matter, the court may take evidence or appoint a referee to take evidence as directed.  The referee shall report the evidence to the court with the referee's findings of fact and conclusions of law.  The referee's report constitutes a part of the proceedings on which the court shall make its decision.(f)  The court may reverse or affirm, in whole or in part, or modify the decision that is appealed.  The court may not assess costs against the board unless the court determines that the board acted with gross negligence, in bad faith, or with malice in making its decision.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 755, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.182 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 231 - County Zoning Authority|Subchapter I. Zoning and Other Regulation in El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area|Section 231.182. Enforcement; Penalty; Remedies

Sec. 231.182.  ENFORCEMENT;  PENALTY;  REMEDIES.  (a)  The commissioners court may adopt orders to enforce this subchapter or an order or a regulation adopted under this subchapter.  (b)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter or an order or a regulation adopted under this subchapter.  An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.  Each day that a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.  Trial shall be in a county court.(c)  A person who violates this subchapter or an order or a regulation adopted under this subchapter is liable to the county for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each day the violation exists.  The appropriate attorney representing the county in civil actions may file a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the civil penalty.  If the appropriate attorney for the county prevails in the civil action, the person shall reimburse the attorney for the costs of the civil action, including court costs and attorney's fees.  In determining the amount of the penalty, the court shall consider the seriousness of the violation.  A penalty recovered under this subsection shall be deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the general fund.(d)  If a building or other structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, razed, or maintained or if a building, other structure, or land is used in violation of this subchapter or an order or a regulation adopted under this subchapter, the appropriate county authority, in addition to other remedies, may institute appropriate action to:(1)  prevent or remove the unlawful action or use, including an unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, razing, or maintenance;(2)  enjoin, restrain, correct, or abate the violation;(3)  prevent the occupancy of the building, structure, or land;  or(4)  prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use on or about the premises.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 755, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.|