reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.020 (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 B. Zoning on Padre Island|Section 231.020. Appeal to Board

Sec. 231.020.  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 the rules of the board.  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 only be stayed 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.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.021 (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 B. Zoning on Padre Island|Section 231.021. Judicial Review of Board Decision

Sec. 231.021.  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, it 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.  Costs may not be assessed against the board unless the court determines that the board acted with gross negligence, in bad faith, or with malice in making its decision.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.022 (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 B. Zoning on Padre Island|Section 231.022. Enforcement; Penalty; Remedies

Sec. 231.022.  ENFORCEMENT;  PENALTY;  REMEDIES.  (a)  The commissioners court may adopt orders to enforce this subchapter, any order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter, an order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation.  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor, punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both, as provided by the commissioners court.  The commissioners court may also provide civil penalties for a violation.(c)  If a building or other structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained or if a building, other structure, or land is used in violation of this subchapter, an order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation, the appropriate county authority, in addition to other remedies, may institute appropriate action to:(1)  prevent the unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use;(2)  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.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.023 (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 B. Zoning on Padre Island|Section 231.023. Conflict With Other Laws; Exceptions

Sec. 231.023.  CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAWS;  EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  If a zoning regulation adopted under this subchapter requires a greater width or size of a yard, court, or other open space, requires a lower building height or fewer number of stories for a building, requires a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or otherwise imposes higher standards than those required under another statute or local order or regulation, the regulation adopted under this subchapter controls.  If the other statute or local order or regulation imposes higher standards, that statute, order, or regulation controls.(b)  This subchapter does not authorize the commissioners court to require the removal or destruction of property that exists at the time the court implements this subchapter.(c)  This subchapter, an order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation does not apply to the location, construction, maintenance, or use of central office buildings used by a person engaging in providing telephone service to the public or equipment used in connection with those buildings or as part of the telephone system, as necessary to furnish telephone service to the public.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.031 (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 C. Zoning Near Amistad Recreation Area|Section 231.031. Legislative Findings; Purpose

Sec. 231.031.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS;  PURPOSE.  (a)  The legislature finds that:(1)  the part of Val Verde County that surrounds Amistad Recreation Area is frequented for recreational 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 are frequented for resort or recreational purposes tend to become congested and to be used in ways that interfere with the proper use of the area as a place of recreation 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 and encouraging the recreational use of county land.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.032 (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 C. Zoning Near Amistad Recreation Area|Section 231.032. Areas Subject to Regulation

Sec. 231.032.  AREAS SUBJECT TO REGULATION.  This subchapter applies to that part of Val Verde County on the lakeward side of the boundaries described by Section 2, Chapter 250, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971.  That description is continued in effect for the purpose of the reference made by this section.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.033 (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 C. Zoning Near Amistad Recreation Area|Section 231.033. Zoning Regulations Generally

Sec. 231.033.  ZONING REGULATIONS GENERALLY.  The commissioners court of Val Verde County may regulate in areas subject to this subchapter:(1)  the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and 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;  and(6)  the placement of water and sewage facilities, parks, and other public requirements.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.034 (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 C. Zoning Near Amistad Recreation Area|Section 231.034. Compliance With Comprehensive Plan

Sec. 231.034.  COMPLIANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.  Zoning 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;  and(8)  assist in developing the area into parks, playgrounds, and recreational areas for the residents of this state and other states and nations.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.035 (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 C. Zoning Near Amistad Recreation Area|Section 231.035. Districts

Sec. 231.035.  DISTRICTS.  (a)  The commissioners court may divide the area in the county that is subject to this subchapter 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, alteration, repair, or use of buildings, other structures, or land.(b)  The zoning 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 and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the area.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.036 (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 C. Zoning Near Amistad Recreation Area|Section 231.036. Zoning Commission

Sec. 231.036.  ZONING COMMISSION.  (a)  The commissioners court shall appoint a zoning commission.  The commission shall recommend boundaries for the original zoning districts and appropriate zoning regulations for each district.  The commission must consist of an ex officio chairman and four additional members.(b)  The commissioners court shall appoint a chairman who must be a public official in Val Verde County.  The chairman serves a two-year term of office.  The other members serve four-year terms.  In making the initial appointments of the other members, the commissioners court shall designate the members for staggered terms of one, two, three, and four years.  In the event of resignation, end of term, or a vacancy, the court shall appoint new members.  The court shall fill a vacancy in the office of chairman by appointment.  A person is not eligible for appointment to, or service on, the commission after the person's 70th birthday.  The zoning commission may employ a secretary, an acting secretary, and other technical or clerical personnel.(c)  A member of the commission is entitled to compensation in the amount of $10 a month except that the chairman of the zoning commission is not entitled to compensation under this section if the chairman receives compensation in the chairman's capacity as a public official in the county.  A member of the commission may also be entitled to expenses actually incurred while serving on the commission as provided by order of the commissioners court.(d)  The zoning 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 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 zoning commission on a proposed change in a zoning classification 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.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.037 (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 C. Zoning Near Amistad Recreation Area|Section 231.037. Procedure Governing Adoption of Regulations and District Boundaries

Sec. 231.037.  PROCEDURE GOVERNING ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS AND DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.  (a)  A zoning regulation or zoning district boundary proposed by the zoning commission is not effective until it is adopted by the commissioners court after a public hearing.  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 zoning 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 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).|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.038 (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 C. Zoning Near Amistad Recreation Area|Section 231.038. Special Exception

Sec. 231.038.  SPECIAL EXCEPTION.  (a)  Any of the following persons may petition the commissioners court for a special exception to a zoning regulation adopted by the commissioners court:(1)  a person aggrieved by the regulation;  or(2)  any officer, department, board, or bureau of the county or of a municipality in the county.(b)  The commissioners court shall hold a public hearing on the petition and shall publish notice of the hearing before the 15th day before the date of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), the commissioners court may grant a petition for a special exception by majority vote.(d)  If a proposed special exception to a zoning regulation is protested in accordance with this subsection, the proposed special exception 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 presented at the hearing and signed by the owners of at least 20 percent of:(1)  the lots covered by the proposed exception;  or(2)  the lots immediately adjacent to the rear of the lots covered by the proposed exception extending 200 feet from those lots, or from the street frontage of the opposite lots.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.039 (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 C. Zoning Near Amistad Recreation Area|Section 231.039. Enforcement; Penalty; Remedies

Sec. 231.039.  ENFORCEMENT;  PENALTY;  REMEDIES.  (a)  The commissioners court may adopt orders to enforce this subchapter, any order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter or a zoning regulation.  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000.  Each day that a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.  Trial shall be in the district court.(c)  If a building or other structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained or if a building, other structure, or land is used in violation of this subchapter, an order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation, the appropriate county authority, in addition to other remedies, may institute appropriate action to:(1)  prevent the unlawful action or use;(2)  restrain, correct, or abate the violation;(3)  prevent the occupancy of the building, other structure, or land;  or(4)  prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use on or about the premises.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.040 (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 C. Zoning Near Amistad Recreation Area|Section 231.040. Conflict With Other Laws; Exceptions

Sec. 231.040.  CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAWS;  EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  If a zoning regulation adopted under this subchapter requires a greater width or size of a yard, court, or other open space, requires a lower building height or fewer number of stories for a building, requires a greater percentage of a lot to be left unoccupied, or otherwise imposes higher standards than those required under another statute or local order or regulation, the regulation adopted under this subchapter controls.  If the other statute or local order or regulation imposes higher standards, that statute, order, or regulation controls.(b)  This subchapter does not authorize the commissioners court to require the removal or destruction of property that exists at the time the court implements this subchapter or to restrict the right of a landowner, acting in the owner's behalf, to construct improvements for agricultural purposes or to otherwise use the land for agricultural purposes except the commissioners court may take those actions to restrict or prohibit any commercial agricultural enterprise such as a feed lot.(c)  This subchapter, an order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation does not apply to the location, construction, maintenance, or use of central office buildings or equipment used by a person engaged in providing telephone service to the public.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.051 (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 D. Military Zones|Section 231.051. Definition

Sec. 231.051.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "military establishment" means a base, camp, station, yard, or section base of the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.052 (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 D. Military Zones|Section 231.052. Establishment of Military Zone

Sec. 231.052.  ESTABLISHMENT OF MILITARY ZONE.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county in which a military establishment is located may create a restricted military zone adjacent to the military establishment.  The court shall set forth the boundaries of the zone in its minutes.  A military zone may not extend more than one mile from the boundary line of the military establishment.(b)  Appropriate signs must be posted along each road or way leading into the zone to indicate that the zone is a restricted area.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 231.053 (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 D. Military Zones|Section 231.053. Regulations

Sec. 231.053.  REGULATIONS.  (a)  The commissioners court may adopt regulations relating to the speed and parking of motor vehicles and the taking of photographs in the zone.(b)  The court may authorize the civilian or military guards at a military establishment to enforce the regulations for the zone for that military establishment.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|