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TX Loc Govt Code § 214.219 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter G. Building and Rehabilitation Codes|Section 214.219. Minimum Habitability Standards for Multi-Family Rental Buildings in Certain Municipalities

Sec. 214.219.  MINIMUM HABITABILITY STANDARDS FOR MULTI-FAMILY RENTAL BUILDINGS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 1.7 million or more.  This section does not affect the authority of a municipality to which this section does not apply to enact or enforce laws relating to multi-family rental buildings.(b)  In this section:(1)  "Multi-family rental building" means a building that has three or more single-family residential units.(2)  "Unit" means one or more rooms rented for use as a permanent residence under a single lease to one or more tenants.(c)  A municipality shall adopt an ordinance to establish minimum habitability standards for multi-family rental buildings, including requiring maintenance of proper operating conditions.(d)  A municipality may establish other standards as necessary to reduce material risks to the physical health or safety of tenants of multi-family rental buildings.(e)  A municipality shall establish a program for the inspection of multi-family rental buildings to determine if the buildings meet the minimum required habitability standards.  The program shall include inspections under the direction of:(1)  the municipality's building official, as defined by the International Building Code or by a local amendment to the code under Section 214.216;(2)  the chief executive of the municipality's fire department; and(3)  the municipality's health authority, as defined by Section 121.021, Health and Safety Code.(f)  A municipality may not order the closure of a multi-family rental building due to a violation of an ordinance adopted by the municipality relating to habitability unless the municipality makes a good faith effort to locate housing with comparable rental rates in the same school district for the residents displaced by the closure.(g)  The owner of a multi-family rental building commits an offense if the owner violates an ordinance adopted under this section.  An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.  Each day the violation continues constitutes a separate offense.(h)  A municipality may impose a civil penalty under Section 54.017 for a violation of this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1127 (H.B. 1819), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.220 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter G. Building and Rehabilitation Codes|Section 214.220. Inspection During Declared Disaster

Sec. 214.220.  INSPECTION DURING DECLARED DISASTER.  (a)  In an area of a municipality that is subject to a declaration of disaster by the governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, or a declaration of local disaster under that chapter, a building inspection for compliance with this subchapter or related municipal regulations may, while the declaration is in effect, be performed by a person:(1)  other than:(A)  the owner of the building; or(B)  a person whose work is the subject of the inspection; and(2)  who is:(A)  certified to inspect buildings by the International Code Council;(B)  employed as a building inspector by the municipality in which the building is located;(C)  employed as a building inspector by any political subdivision, if the municipality in which the building is located has approved the person to perform inspections during a disaster; or(D)  an engineer licensed under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code.(b)  A municipality may not collect an additional inspection fee related to the inspection of a building performed under Subsection (a).(c)  A person who performs an inspection under this section must:(1)  comply with the municipality's building inspection regulations and policies; and(2)  not later than the 30th day after the date of the inspection, provide notice to the municipality of the inspection.(d)  The municipality may prescribe a reasonable format for the notice provided under Subsection (c)(2).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 427 (S.B. 877), Sec. 1, eff. June 8, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.231 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter H. Registration of Vacant Buildings|Section 214.231. Definitions

Sec. 214.231.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Building" means any enclosed structure designed for use as a habitation or for a commercial use, including engaging in trade or manufacture.(2)  "Owner" means the person that owns the real property on which a building is situated, according to:(A)  the real property records of the county in which the property is located; or(B)  the records of the appraisal district in which the property is located.(3)  "Unit" means an enclosed area designed:(A)  for habitation by a single family; or(B)  for a commercial use, including engaging in trade or manufacture, by a tenant.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1157 (H.B. 3065), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.232 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter H. Registration of Vacant Buildings|Section 214.232. Presumption of Vacancy

Sec. 214.232.  PRESUMPTION OF VACANCY.  A building is presumed to be vacant under this subchapter if:(1)  all lawful residential, commercial, recreational, charitable, or construction activity at the building has ceased, or reasonably appears to have ceased, for more than 150 days; or(2)  the building contains more than three units, 75 percent or more of which have not been used lawfully, or reasonably appear not to have been used lawfully, for more than 150 days.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1157 (H.B. 3065), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.233 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter H. Registration of Vacant Buildings|Section 214.233. Registration

Sec. 214.233.  REGISTRATION.  (a)  A municipality located in a county with a population of two million or more may adopt an ordinance requiring owners of vacant buildings to register their buildings by filing a registration form with a designated municipal official.(b)  A municipality, in an ordinance adopted under this subchapter, may exempt certain classifications of buildings as determined reasonable and appropriate by the governing body of the municipality.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1157 (H.B. 3065), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2010.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 80, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.234 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter H. Registration of Vacant Buildings|Section 214.234. Form

Sec. 214.234.  FORM.  An ordinance adopted under this subchapter may require a designated municipal official to adopt a form for registration.  The form adopted may require the disclosure of information reasonably necessary for the municipality to minimize the threat to health, safety, and welfare that a vacant building may present to the public.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1157 (H.B. 3065), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.901 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Powers and Duties|Section 214.901. Energy Conservation

Sec. 214.901.  ENERGY CONSERVATION.  A home-rule municipality may require that the construction of buildings comply with the energy conservation standards in the municipal building code.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.902 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Powers and Duties|Section 214.902. Rent Control

Sec. 214.902.  RENT CONTROL.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, establish rent control if:(1)  the governing body finds that a housing emergency exists due to a disaster as defined by Section 418.004, Government Code;  and(2)  the governor approves the ordinance.(b)  The governing body shall continue or discontinue rent control in the same manner that the governor continues or discontinues a state of disaster under Section 418.014, Government Code.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.108, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.903 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Powers and Duties|Section 214.903. Fair Housing Ordinances

Sec. 214.903.  FAIR HOUSING ORDINANCES.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality may adopt fair housing ordinances that provide fair housing rights, compliance duties, and remedies that are substantially equivalent to those granted under federal law.  Enforcement procedures and remedies in fair housing ordinances may vary from state or federal fair housing law.(b)  Fair housing ordinances that were in existence on January 1, 1991, and are more restrictive than federal fair housing law shall remain in effect.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Renumbered from Sec. 51.002 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(84), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Sec. 215.005 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.002(6), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.904 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Powers and Duties|Section 214.904. Time for Issuance of Municipal Building Permit

Sec. 214.904.  TIME FOR ISSUANCE OF MUNICIPAL BUILDING PERMIT.  (a)  This section applies only to a permit required by a municipality to erect or improve a building or other structure in the municipality or its extraterritorial jurisdiction.(b)  Not later than the 45th day after the date an application for a permit is submitted, the municipality must:(1)  grant or deny the permit;(2)  provide written notice to the applicant stating the reasons why the municipality has been unable to grant or deny the permit application; or(3)  reach a written agreement with the applicant providing for a deadline for granting or denying the permit.(c)  For a permit application for which notice is provided under Subsection (b)(2), the municipality must grant or deny the permit not later than the 30th day after the date the notice is received.(d)  If a municipality fails to grant or deny a permit application in the time required by Subsection (c) or by an agreement under Subsection (b)(3), the municipality:(1)  may not collect any permit fees associated with the application; and(2)  shall refund to the applicant any permit fees associated with the application that have been collected.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 917 (H.B. 265), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.905 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Powers and Duties|Section 214.905. Prohibition of Certain Municipal Requirements Regarding Sales of Housing Units or Residential Lots

Sec. 214.905.  PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING SALES OF HOUSING UNITS OR RESIDENTIAL LOTS.  (a)  A municipality may not adopt a requirement in any form, including through an ordinance or regulation or as a condition for granting a building permit, that establishes a maximum sales price for a privately produced housing unit or residential building lot.(b)  This section does not affect any authority of a municipality to:(1)  create or implement an incentive, contract commitment, density bonus, or other voluntary program designed to increase the supply of moderate or lower-cost housing units; or(2)  adopt a requirement applicable to an area served under the provisions of Chapter 373A, Local Government Code, which authorizes homestead preservation districts, if such chapter is created by an act of the legislature.(c)  This section does not apply to a requirement adopted by a municipality for an area as a part of a development agreement entered into before September 1, 2005.(d)  This section does not apply to property that is part of an urban land bank program.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1103 (H.B. 2266), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 214.904 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 17.001(55), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.906 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Powers and Duties|Section 214.906. Regulation of Manufactured Home Communities

Sec. 214.906.  REGULATION OF MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES.  (a)  "Manufactured home" has the meaning assigned by Section 1201.003, Occupations Code.(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body of a municipality may not regulate a tract or parcel of land as a manufactured home community, park, or subdivision unless the tract or parcel contains at least four spaces offered for lease for installing and occupying manufactured homes.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 741 (S.B. 1248), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 214.907 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Powers and Duties|Section 214.907. Prohibition on Certain Value-Based Building Permit and Inspection Fees

Sec. 214.907.  PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN VALUE-BASED BUILDING PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEES.  (a)  In determining the amount of a building permit or inspection fee required in connection with the construction or improvement of a residential dwelling, a municipality may not consider:(1)  the value of the dwelling; or(2)  the cost of constructing or improving the dwelling.(b)  A municipality may not require the disclosure of information related to the value of or cost of constructing or improving a residential dwelling as a condition of obtaining a building permit except as required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (H.B. 852), Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 215.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 215 - Municipal Regulation of Businesses and Occupations|Subchapter A. Regulation by Municipalities in General|Section 215.002. Motor Vehicles and Accessories

Sec. 215.002.  MOTOR VEHICLES AND ACCESSORIES.  (a)  A municipality by ordinance may license and otherwise regulate persons engaged primarily or incidentally in the sale or exchange of motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts or accessories within the limits of the municipality.(b)  A municipality may prescribe penalties for the violation of the ordinance.(c)  Any money collected under the ordinance may be used by the municipality only for the enforcement of the ordinance and any other laws regulating the sale, exchange, or theft of motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts or accessories.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 87(l), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 215.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 215 - Municipal Regulation of Businesses and Occupations|Subchapter A. Regulation by Municipalities in General|Section 215.003. Rendering Plants

Sec. 215.003.  RENDERING PLANTS.  To protect residents of a municipality from health hazards related to unsanitary conditions that may exist in connection with rendering plants, the municipality by ordinance may regulate the equipment and manner of operation of rendering plants located within the limits of the municipality or within one mile of the limits.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 215.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 215 - Municipal Regulation of Businesses and Occupations|Subchapter A. Regulation by Municipalities in General|Section 215.004. Taxicabs and Limousines

Sec. 215.004.  TAXICABS AND LIMOUSINES.  (a)  To protect the public health, safety, and welfare, a municipality by ordinance:(1)  shall license, control, and otherwise regulate each private passenger vehicle, regardless of how it is propelled, that provides passenger taxicab transportation services for compensation and is designed for carrying no more than eight passengers; and(2)  may license, control, and otherwise regulate each private passenger vehicle, regardless of how it is propelled, that provides passenger limousine transportation services for compensation and is designed for carrying no more than 15 passengers.(a-1)  Subsection (a) applies to a taxicab or limousine service that is operated:(1)  within the jurisdiction of the municipality;(2)  on property owned by the municipality, singly or jointly with one or more other municipalities or public agencies;(3)  on property in which the municipality possesses an ownership interest; or(4)  by transporting from the municipality, municipal property, or property in which the municipality has an interest and returning to it.(b)  The ordinance may include:(1)  regulation of the entry into the business of providing passenger taxicab or limousine transportation services, including controls, limits, or other restrictions on the total number of persons providing the services;(2)  regulation of the rates charged for the provision of the services;(3)  establishment of safety and insurance requirements; and(4)  any other requirement adopted to ensure safe and reliable passenger transportation service.(c)  In regulating passenger taxicab or limousine transportation services under this section, a municipality is performing a governmental function.  A municipality may carry out the provisions of this section to the extent the governing body of the municipality considers it necessary or appropriate.(d)  The provisions of this section relating to the regulation of limousine transportation services apply only to a municipality with a population of more than 1.9 million.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 50(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 476 (H.B. 2338), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 215.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 215 - Municipal Regulation of Businesses and Occupations|Subchapter A. Regulation by Municipalities in General|Section 215.006. Church Providing Overnight Shelter

Sec. 215.006.  CHURCH PROVIDING OVERNIGHT SHELTER.  (a) In this section:(1)  "Church" means a facility that is owned by a religious organization and that is used primarily for religious services.(2)  "Religious organization" means an organization that meets the standards for qualification as a religious organization under Section 11.20, Tax Code.(b)  A  municipality may not adopt an ordinance, or enforce an existing ordinance, that prohibits a church from providing overnight shelter for children 17 years of age and younger.(c)  A municipal ordinance or regulation that relates to the safe and sanitary operation of a homeless shelter for children applies to a church that provides overnight shelter for children.(d)  A municipality may adopt or enforce an ordinance establishing limits on the number of nights a child may use an overnight shelter provided by a church or on the number of children that can be housed in the shelter per night.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (H.B. 1558), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 215.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 215 - Municipal Regulation of Businesses and Occupations|Subchapter B. Regulation by Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 215.021. Municipality Covered by Subchapter

Sec. 215.021.  MUNICIPALITY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to a Type A general-law municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 215.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 215 - Municipal Regulation of Businesses and Occupations|Subchapter B. Regulation by Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 215.022. Bread

Sec. 215.022.  BREAD.  The governing body of the municipality may regulate the weight and quality of bread to be sold or used within the municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 215.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 215 - Municipal Regulation of Businesses and Occupations|Subchapter B. Regulation by Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 215.023. Butchers

Sec. 215.023.  BUTCHERS.  The governing body of the municipality may adopt any rules relating to butchers that the governing body considers necessary and proper.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|