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TX Loc Govt Code § 231.281 (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 M. Regulation of Cottage Food Production Operations|Section 231.281. Definitions

Sec. 231.281.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter, "cottage food production operation" and "home" have the meanings assigned by Section 437.001, Health and Safety Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 653 (H.B. 970), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.282 (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 M. Regulation of Cottage Food Production Operations|Section 231.282. Certain Zoning Regulations Prohibited

Sec. 231.282.  CERTAIN ZONING REGULATIONS PROHIBITED.  A county zoning ordinance may not prohibit the use of a home for cottage food production operations.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 653 (H.B. 970), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.283 (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 M. Regulation of Cottage Food Production Operations|Section 231.283. Action for Nuisance or Other Tort

Sec. 231.283.  ACTION FOR NUISANCE OR OTHER TORT.  This subchapter does not affect the right of a person to bring a cause of action under other law against an individual for nuisance or another tort arising out of the individual's use of the individual's home for cottage food production operations.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 653 (H.B. 970), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 232.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions|Subchapter A. Subdivision Platting Requirements in General|Section 232.001. Plat Required

Sec. 232.001.  PLAT REQUIRED.  (a)  The owner of a tract of land located outside the limits of a municipality must have a plat of the subdivision prepared if the owner divides the tract into two or more parts to lay out:(1)  a subdivision of the tract, including an addition;(2)  lots;  or(3)  streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts of the tract intended to be dedicated to public use or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting on or adjacent to the streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts.(a-1)  A division of a tract under Subsection (a) includes a division regardless of whether it is made by using a metes and bounds description in a deed of conveyance or in a contract for a deed, by using a contract of sale or other executory contract to convey, or by using any other method.(b)  To be recorded, the plat must:(1)  describe the subdivision by metes and bounds;(2)  locate the subdivision with respect to an original corner of the original survey of which it is a part;  and(3)  state the dimensions of the subdivision and of each lot, street, alley, square, park, or other part of the tract intended to be dedicated to public use or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting on or adjacent to the street, alley, square, park, or other part.(c)  The owner or proprietor of the tract or the owner's or proprietor's agent must acknowledge the plat in the manner required for the acknowledgment of deeds.(d)  The plat must be filed and recorded with the county clerk of the county in which the tract is located.(e)  The plat is subject to the filing and recording provisions of Section 12.002, Property Code.(f)  The commissioners court may require a plat application submitted for approval to include a digital map that is compatible with other mapping systems used by the county and that georeferences the subdivision plat and related public infrastructure using the Texas Coordinate Systems adopted under Section 21.071, Natural Resources Code.  A digital map required under this subsection may be required only in a format widely used by common geographic information system software.  A requirement adopted under this subsection must provide for an exemption from the requirement if the owner of the tract submits with the plat application an acknowledged statement indicating that the digital mapping technology necessary to submit a map that complies with this subsection was not reasonably accessible.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 3.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 422, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 979, Sec. 29, eff. June 16, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 129, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 550 (H.B. 2033), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 232.0013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions|Subchapter A. Subdivision Platting Requirements in General|Section 232.0013. Chapter-Wide Provision Relating to Regulation of Plats and Subdivisions in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

Sec. 232.0013.  CHAPTER-WIDE PROVISION RELATING TO REGULATION OF PLATS AND SUBDIVISIONS IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.  The authority of a county under this chapter relating to the regulation of plats or subdivisions in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality is subject to any applicable limitation prescribed by an agreement under Section 242.001 or by Section 242.002.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 523, Sec. 7, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 232.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions|Subchapter A. Subdivision Platting Requirements in General|Section 232.002. Approval by County Required

Sec. 232.002.  APPROVAL BY COUNTY REQUIRED.  (a)  The commissioners court of the county in which the land is located must approve, by an order entered in the minutes of the court, a plat required by Section 232.001.  The commissioners court may refuse to approve a plat if it does not meet the requirements prescribed by or under this chapter or if any bond required under this chapter is not filed with the county.(b)  The commissioners court may not approve a plat unless the plat and other documents have been prepared as required by Section 232.0035, if applicable.(c)  If no portion of the land subdivided under a plat approved under this section is sold or transferred before January 1 of the 51st year after the year in which the plat was approved, the approval of the plat expires, and the owner must resubmit a plat of the subdivision for approval.  A plat resubmitted for approval under this subsection is subject to the requirements prescribed by this chapter at the time the plat is resubmitted.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 3.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 884, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 232.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions|Subchapter A. Subdivision Platting Requirements in General|Section 232.0021. Plat Application Fee

Sec. 232.0021.  PLAT APPLICATION FEE.  (a)  The commissioners court may impose an application fee to cover the cost of the county's review of a subdivision plat and inspection of street, road, and drainage improvements described by the plat.(b)  The fee may vary based on the number of proposed lots in the subdivision, the acreage described by the plat, the type or extent of proposed street and drainage improvements, or any other reasonable criteria as determined by the commissioners court.(c)  The owner of the tract to be subdivided must pay the fee at the time directed by the county before the county conducts a review of the plat.(d)  The fee is subject to refund under Section 232.0025(i).|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 301, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 232.0023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions|Subchapter A. Subdivision Platting Requirements in General|Section 232.0023. Approval Procedure: Applicability

Sec. 232.0023.  APPROVAL PROCEDURE: APPLICABILITY. The plat application approval procedures under this subchapter apply to a county regardless of whether the county has entered into an interlocal agreement, including an interlocal agreement between a municipality and county under Section 242.001(d).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 232.0026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions|Subchapter A. Subdivision Platting Requirements in General|Section 232.0026. Approval Procedure: Conditional Approval or Disapproval Requirements

Sec. 232.0026.  APPROVAL PROCEDURE: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A commissioners court or designee that conditionally approves or disapproves of a plat application under this subchapter shall provide the applicant a written statement of the conditions for the conditional approval or the reasons for disapproval that clearly articulates each specific condition for the conditional approval or reason for disapproval.(b)  Each condition or reason specified in the written statement:(1)  must:(A)  be directly related to the requirements of this subchapter; and(B)  include a citation to the law, including a statute or order, that is the basis for the conditional approval or disapproval, if applicable; and(2)  may not be arbitrary.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 232.0027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions|Subchapter A. Subdivision Platting Requirements in General|Section 232.0027. Approval Procedure: Applicant Response to Conditional Approval or Disapproval

Sec. 232.0027.  APPROVAL PROCEDURE: APPLICANT RESPONSE TO CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL.  After the conditional approval or disapproval of a plat application under Section 232.0026, the applicant may submit to the commissioners court or designee that conditionally approved or disapproved the application a written response that satisfies each condition for the conditional approval or remedies each reason for disapproval provided.  The commissioners court or designee may not establish a deadline for an applicant to submit the response.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 232.0028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions|Subchapter A. Subdivision Platting Requirements in General|Section 232.0028. Approval Procedure: Approval or Disapproval of Response

Sec. 232.0028.  APPROVAL PROCEDURE: APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF RESPONSE.  (a)  A commissioners court or designee that receives a response under Section 232.0027 shall determine whether to approve or disapprove the applicant's previously conditionally approved or disapproved plat application not later than the 15th day after the date the response was submitted under Section 232.0027.(b)  A commissioners court or designee that conditionally approves or disapproves a plat application following the submission of a response under Section 232.0027:(1)  must comply with Section 232.0026; and(2)  may disapprove the application only for a specific condition or reason provided to the applicant for the original application under Section 232.0026.(c)  A commissioners court or designee that receives a response under Section 232.0027 shall approve a previously conditionally approved or disapproved plat application if the applicant's response adequately addresses each condition for the conditional approval or each reason for the disapproval.(d)  A previously conditionally approved or disapproved plat application is approved if:(1)  the applicant filed a response that meets the requirements of Subsection (c); and(2)  the commissioners court or designee that received the response does not disapprove the application on or before the date required by Subsection (a) and in accordance with Section 232.0026.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 232.00285 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions|Subchapter A. Subdivision Platting Requirements in General|Section 232.00285. Development Plan Review

Sec. 232.00285.  DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW.  (a)  In this section, "development plan" includes a preliminary plat, preliminary subdivision plan, subdivision construction plan, site plan, general plan, land development application, or site development plan.(b)  Unless explicitly authorized by another law of this state, a county may not require a person to submit a development plan during the plat approval process required by this subchapter. If a county is authorized under another law of this state to require approval of a development plan, the county must comply with the approval procedures under this subchapter during the approval process.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 232.0029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions|Subchapter A. Subdivision Platting Requirements in General|Section 232.0029. Judicial Review of Disapproval

Sec. 232.0029.  JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DISAPPROVAL.  In a legal action challenging a disapproval of a plat application under this subchapter, the county has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the disapproval meets the requirements of this subchapter or any applicable case law.  The court may not use a deferential standard.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 232.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions|Subchapter A. Subdivision Platting Requirements in General|Section 232.003. Subdivision Requirements

Sec. 232.003.  SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS.  By an order adopted and entered in the minutes of the commissioners court, and after a notice is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, the commissioners court may:(1)  require a right-of-way on a street or road that functions as a main artery in a subdivision, of a width of not less than 50 feet or more than 100 feet;(2)  require a right-of-way on any other street or road in a subdivision of not less than 40 feet or more than 70 feet;(3)  require that the shoulder-to-shoulder width on collectors or main arteries within the right-of-way be not less than 32 feet or more than 56 feet, and that the shoulder-to-shoulder width on any other street or road be not less than 25 feet or more than 35 feet;(4)  adopt, based on the amount and kind of travel over each street or road in a subdivision, reasonable specifications relating to the construction of each street or road;(5)  adopt reasonable specifications to provide adequate drainage for each street or road in a subdivision in accordance with standard engineering practices;(6)  require that each purchase contract made between a subdivider and a purchaser of land in the subdivision contain a statement describing the extent to which water will be made available to the subdivision and, if it will be made available, how and when;(7)  require that the owner of the tract to be subdivided execute a good and sufficient bond in the manner provided by Section 232.004;(8)  adopt reasonable specifications that provide for drainage in the subdivision to:(A)  efficiently manage the flow of stormwater runoff in the subdivision;  and(B)  coordinate subdivision drainage with the general storm drainage pattern for the area;  and(9)  require lot and block monumentation to be set by a registered professional surveyor before recordation of the plat.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 54(b), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 3.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 129, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 232.0031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions|Subchapter A. Subdivision Platting Requirements in General|Section 232.0031. Standard for Roads in Subdivision

Sec. 232.0031.  STANDARD FOR ROADS IN SUBDIVISION.  A county may not impose under Section 232.003 a higher standard for streets or roads in a subdivision than the county imposes on itself for the construction of streets or roads with a similar type and amount of traffic.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 129, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 232.0032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions|Subchapter A. Subdivision Platting Requirements in General|Section 232.0032. Additional Requirements: Use of Groundwater

Sec. 232.0032.  ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:  USE OF GROUNDWATER.  (a)  If a person submits a plat for the subdivision of a tract of land for which the source of the water supply intended for the subdivision is groundwater under that land, the commissioners court of a county by order may require the plat application to have attached to it a statement that:(1)  is prepared by an engineer licensed to practice in this state or a geoscientist licensed to practice in this state;  and(2)  certifies that adequate groundwater is available for the subdivision. (b)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality by rule shall establish the appropriate form and content of a certification to be attached to a plat application under this section.(c)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, in consultation with the Texas Water Development Board, by rule shall require a person who submits a plat under Subsection (a) to transmit to the Texas Water Development Board and any groundwater conservation district that includes in the district's boundaries any part of the subdivision information that would be useful in:(1)  performing groundwater conservation district activities;(2)  conducting regional water planning;(3)  maintaining the state's groundwater database; or(4)  conducting studies for the state related to groundwater.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 99, Sec. 2(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Sec. 232.0031 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(85), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 (S.B. 662), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 2.30, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 232.0033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions|Subchapter A. Subdivision Platting Requirements in General|Section 232.0033. Additional Requirements: Future Transportation Corridors

Sec. 232.0033.  ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: FUTURE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS.  (a)  This section applies to each county in the state.  The requirements provided by this section are in addition to the other requirements of this chapter.(b)  If all or part of a subdivision for which a plat is required under this chapter is located within a future transportation corridor identified in an agreement under Section 201.619, Transportation Code:(1)  the commissioners court of a county in which the land is located:(A)  may refuse to approve the plat for recordation unless the plat states that the subdivision is located within the area of the alignment of a transportation project as shown in the final environmental decision document that is applicable to the future transportation corridor; and(B)  may refuse to approve the plat for recordation if all or part of the subdivision is located within the area of the alignment of a transportation project as shown in the final environmental decision document that is applicable to the future transportation corridor; and(2)  each purchase contract or lease between the subdivider and a purchaser or lessee of land in the subdivision must contain a conspicuous statement that the land is located within the area of the alignment of a transportation project as shown in the final environmental decision document that is applicable to the future transportation corridor.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1040 (H.B. 1857), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 232.0034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions|Subchapter A. Subdivision Platting Requirements in General|Section 232.0034. Additional Requirements: Access by Emergency Vehicles

Sec. 232.0034.  ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: ACCESS BY EMERGENCY VEHICLES.  (a)  This section applies only to a residential subdivision that is subdivided into 1,000 or more lots in the unincorporated area of a county.(b)  The commissioners court shall adopt infrastructure standards requiring at least two means of ingress and egress in the subdivision to provide for sufficient routes of travel for use by emergency vehicles and for use during evacuations resulting from fire or other natural disasters.(c)  This section does not limit the authority of a commissioners court under other existing laws, as applicable, to adopt infrastructure standards that are more stringent than standards required by this section.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 400 (S.B. 194), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|