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TX Loc Govt Code § 240.086 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 240 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority of Counties|Subchapter E. Communication Facility Structures|Section 240.086. Variances

Sec. 240.086.  VARIANCES.  (a)  A person who desires to construct or increase the height of a communication facility structure in violation of an order adopted by a county subject to this subchapter may apply to the commissioners court of the county for a variance from the regulation.(b)  The commissioners court may allow a variance from a regulation if the commissioners court finds that:(1)  a literal application or enforcement of the regulation would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship; and(2)  the granting of the relief would:(A)  result in substantial justice being done;(B)  not be contrary to the public interest;  and(C)  be in accordance with the spirit of the regulation and this subchapter.(c)  The commissioners court may impose any reasonable conditions on the variance that it considers necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.(d)  Before granting a request for a variance under this section, the county may require the applicant to prominently post an outdoor sign at the location stating that a communication facility structure is intended to be located on the premises and providing the name and business address of the applicant.(e)  The sign must be at least 24 by 36 inches in size and must be written in lettering at least two inches in size.  The county in which the communication facility structure is to be located may require the sign to be in English and a language other than English if it is likely that a substantial number of the residents in the area speak a language other than English as their familiar language.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 945 (H.B. 843), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 240.087 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 240 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority of Counties|Subchapter E. Communication Facility Structures|Section 240.087. Offense

Sec. 240.087.  OFFENSE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person violates an order adopted under this subchapter and the order defines the violation as an offense.(b)  An offense under this section is prosecuted in the same manner as an offense defined under state law.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 945 (H.B. 843), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 240.088 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 240 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority of Counties|Subchapter E. Communication Facility Structures|Section 240.088. Injunction

Sec. 240.088.  INJUNCTION.  The county attorney or an attorney representing the county may file an action in a district court to enjoin a violation or threatened violation of an order adopted under this subchapter.  The court may grant appropriate relief.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 945 (H.B. 843), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 240.902 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 240 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority of Counties|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 240.902. Closing of Gulf Beaches

Sec. 240.902.  CLOSING OF GULF BEACHES.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county in which a public beach is located may by order close a part of the beach for a maximum of three days each year to allow a nonprofit organization to hold an event on the beach to which the public is invited and to which the organization charges no more than a nominal admission fee.(b)  In this section, "public beach" means a beach located on a bay or inlet of the Gulf of Mexico to which the general public or a substantial part of the general public has free access.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 240.905 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 240 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority of Counties|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 240.905. Land Use Regulation for Flood Control in Trinity River Basin

Sec. 240.905.  LAND USE REGULATION FOR FLOOD CONTROL IN TRINITY RIVER BASIN.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county located below the dam of Lake Livingston with all or part of its area within the 100-year floodplain of the Trinity River basin as described by county maps developed according to Federal Emergency Management Agency requirements may adopt and enforce rules that regulate the future construction of residences and the laying out of residential lots or the development of subdivisions in that portion of the county located in the 100-year floodplain of the Trinity River basin.(b)  Before the commissioners court may adopt and enforce the rules described in Subsection (a) of this section the commissioners court must make a determination that the rules are necessary to protect the health and safety of the public by reducing the damage caused by flooding in the 100-year floodplain.(c)  The rules described in Subsection (a) of this section apply only to development and construction commenced after the effective date of this section for:(1)  the flood-proofing of structures constructed or placed in the floodplain;(2)  the type of structures which may be constructed or placed in the floodplain;(3)  the minimum elevation of structures constructed or placed in the floodplain;  and(4)  specification for drainage of residential lots or subdivisions to be laid out in the floodplain.(d)  The commissioners court may not regulate new manufactured or industrialized housing constructed to preemptive state or federal building standards for siting or zoning purposes in any manner that is different from regulation of site-built housing.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 858, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Renumbered from Sec. 240.904 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 8.01(19), eff. Nov. 12, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 240.907 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 240 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority of Counties|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 240.907. Fee for Cutting County Road

Sec. 240.907.  FEE FOR CUTTING COUNTY ROAD.  (a)  In this section, a cut of a county road means the act of excavating or cutting the surface of a county road.(b)  To provide funds for the future inspection, repair, and maintenance of a cut road, a county may impose a fee on a person or other entity for each cut of a county road during or as an incident to the installation, maintenance, or repair of any facilities or properties of the person or entity.(c)  The fee authorized by this section:(1)  may not exceed $500;(2)  may be imposed either before or after the cutting of the road; and(3)  is in addition to any other charge the county is authorized to impose to repair damage to the road because of the cut.(d)  This section does not apply in relation to a person or other entity that:(1)  has entered into an agreement with the county that provides for fees to be paid by the person or entity for the use of the county roads; or(2)  is a utility that is not required under Chapter 181, Utilities Code, to provide notice to a commissioners court of a county.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 957 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 240.909 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 240 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority of Counties|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 240.909. Regulation of Tree Cutting in Certain Counties

Sec. 240.909.  REGULATION OF TREE CUTTING IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a county with a population of 50,000 or less that borders the Gulf of Mexico and in which is located at least one state park and one national wildlife refuge.(b)  The commissioners court of a county subject to this section may prohibit or restrict the clear-cutting of live oak trees in the unincorporated area of the county.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person violates an order adopted under this section and the order defines the violation as an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.  An offense under this section is prosecuted in the same manner as an offense defined under state law.(d)  The county attorney or an attorney representing the county may file an action in district court to enjoin a violation or threatened violation of an order adopted under this section.  The court may grant appropriate relief.(e)  This subchapter, or an order or zoning regulation adopted under this subchapter, does not apply to the facilities or operations of an electric utility as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code, or a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1398 (S.B. 2553), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 240.910 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority|Chapter 240 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority of Counties|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 240.910. Regulation of Litter and Mosquito Control in Certain Counties

Sec. 240.910.  REGULATION OF LITTER AND MOSQUITO CONTROL IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a county located on an international border and adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico.(b)  In this section:(1)  "Illegally dumped litter" means litter dumped anywhere other than in an approved solid waste site, as defined by Section 365.011, Health and Safety Code.(2)  "Litter" has the meaning assigned by Section 365.011, Health and Safety Code.(c)  In addition to the authority granted under Section 365.017, Health and Safety Code, the commissioners court of a county may adopt and enforce orders to:(1)  control the disposal of litter and the removal of illegally dumped litter from public or private property; and(2)  regulate the storage or abandonment of property, including tires and appliances, on public or private property that creates a nuisance or habitat conducive to mosquito breeding.(d)  An order adopted under this section:(1)  applies only to the unincorporated area of the county; (2)  may require the record property owner to pay for the cost of enforcing the order on the property owner's land if the commissioners court gives the property owner 30 days' written notice of the enforcement action; and(3)  may not regulate manufactured or industrialized housing constructed to state or federal building standards in a manner that is different from regulation of site-built housing.(e)  This section does not authorize the adoption of:(1)  zoning regulations not otherwise authorized under Chapter 231; or(2)  building regulations not otherwise authorized under Chapter 233.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 350 (H.B. 2566), Sec. 1, eff. June 2, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 241.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 241 - Municipal and County Zoning Authority Around Airports|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 241.001. Short Title

Sec. 241.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Airport Zoning Act.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 241.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 241 - Municipal and County Zoning Authority Around Airports|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 241.002. Legislative Findings

Sec. 241.002.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.  The legislature finds that:(1)  an airport hazard endangers the lives and property of users of the airport and of occupants of land in the vicinity of the airport;(2)  an airport hazard that is an obstruction reduces the size of the area available for the landing, taking off, and maneuvering of aircraft, tending to destroy or impair the utility of the airport and the public investment in the airport;(3)  the creation of an airport hazard is a public nuisance and an injury to the community served by the airport affected by the hazard;(4)  it is necessary in the interest of the public health, public safety, and general welfare to prevent the creation of an airport hazard;(5)  the creation of an airport hazard should be prevented, to the extent legally possible, by the exercise of the police power without compensation;  and(6)  the prevention of the creation of an airport hazard and the elimination, the removal, the alteration, the mitigation, or the marking and lighting of an airport hazard are public purposes for which a political subdivision may raise and spend public funds and acquire land or interests in land.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 241.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 241 - Municipal and County Zoning Authority Around Airports|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 241.004. Airport Used in Interest of Public

Sec. 241.004.  AIRPORT USED IN INTEREST OF PUBLIC.  For the purposes of this chapter, an airport is used in the interest of the public if:(1)  the owner of the airport, by contract, license, or otherwise, permits the airport to be used by the public to an extent that the airport fulfills an essential community purpose;  or(2)  the airport is used by the state or an agency of the state or by the United States for national defense purposes or for any federal program relating to flight.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 241.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 241 - Municipal and County Zoning Authority Around Airports|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 241.005. Adoption of Regulation Includes Amendment or Other Change

Sec. 241.005.  ADOPTION OF REGULATION INCLUDES AMENDMENT OR OTHER CHANGE.  A reference in this chapter to the adoption of an airport zoning regulation includes the amendment, repeal, or other change of a regulation.  A reference to the adoption of an airport zoning regulation also includes the amendment of an airport zoning regulation existing on the date the law codified by this chapter took effect, which was September 5, 1947.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 241.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 241 - Municipal and County Zoning Authority Around Airports|Subchapter B. Adoption of Airport Zoning Regulations|Section 241.011. Airport Hazard Area Zoning Regulations

Sec. 241.011.  AIRPORT HAZARD AREA ZONING REGULATIONS.  (a)  To prevent the creation of an airport hazard, a political subdivision in which an airport hazard area is located may adopt, administer, and enforce, under its police power, airport hazard area zoning regulations for the airport hazard area.(b)  The airport hazard area zoning regulations may divide an airport hazard area into zones and for each zone:(1)  specify the land uses permitted;(2)  regulate the type of structures;  and(3)  restrict the height of structures and objects of natural growth to prevent the creation of an obstruction to flight operations or air navigation.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 241.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 241 - Municipal and County Zoning Authority Around Airports|Subchapter B. Adoption of Airport Zoning Regulations|Section 241.012. Airport Compatible Land Use Zoning Regulations

Sec. 241.012.  AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ZONING REGULATIONS.  (a)  A political subdivision may adopt, administer, and enforce, under its police power, airport compatible land use zoning regulations for the part of a controlled compatible land use area located within the political subdivision if the airport is:(1)  used in the interest of the public to the benefit of the political subdivision;  or(2)  located within the political subdivision and owned or operated by a federal defense agency or by the state.(b)  The political subdivision by ordinance or resolution may implement, in connection with airport compatible land use zoning regulations, any federal law or rules controlling the use of land located adjacent to or in the immediate vicinity of the airport.(c)  The airport compatible land use zoning regulations must include a statement that the airport fulfills an essential community purpose.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 241.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 241 - Municipal and County Zoning Authority Around Airports|Subchapter B. Adoption of Airport Zoning Regulations|Section 241.013. Extraterritorial Zoning in Political Subdivisions With Population of More Than 45,000

Sec. 241.013.  EXTRATERRITORIAL ZONING IN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 45,000.  (a)  A political subdivision with a population of more than 45,000 in which an airport used in the interest of the public to the benefit of the political subdivision is located may adopt, administer, and enforce:(1)  airport hazard area zoning regulations applicable to an airport hazard area relating to the airport and located outside the political subdivision;  and(2)  airport compatible land use zoning regulations applicable to a controlled compatible land use area relating to the airport and located outside the political subdivision.(b)  The political subdivision has the same power to adopt, administer, and enforce airport hazard area zoning regulations or airport compatible land use zoning regulations under this section as that given a political subdivision by Sections 241.011 and 241.012.(c)  The airport hazard area zoning regulations or airport compatible land use zoning regulations must include a statement that the airport fulfills an essential community purpose.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 98, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 241.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 241 - Municipal and County Zoning Authority Around Airports|Subchapter B. Adoption of Airport Zoning Regulations|Section 241.014. Joint Airport Zoning Board

Sec. 241.014.  JOINT AIRPORT ZONING BOARD.  (a)  A political subdivision to whose benefit an airport is used in the interest of the public or in which an airport owned or operated by a defense agency of the federal government or the state is located may create a joint airport zoning board with another political subdivision in which an airport hazard area or a controlled compatible land use area relating to the airport is located.  The political subdivisions must act by resolution or ordinance in creating the joint board.(b)  The joint airport zoning board has the same power to adopt, administer, and enforce airport hazard area zoning regulations or airport compatible land use zoning regulations under this section as that given a political subdivision by Sections 241.011 and 241.012.(c)  The joint airport zoning board must consist of two members appointed by each of the political subdivisions creating the board and, in addition, a chairman elected by a majority of the appointed members.(d)  If an agency of the state owns and operates an airport located within an airport hazard area or controlled compatible land use area governed by a joint airport zoning board, the agency is entitled to have two members on the board.(e)  The joint airport zoning board for an airport that is owned or operated by a defense agency of the federal government and that is closed by the federal government may provide that zoning regulations adopted by the board continue in effect until the fourth anniversary of the date the airport is closed.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 352, Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1176, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 241.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 241 - Municipal and County Zoning Authority Around Airports|Subchapter B. Adoption of Airport Zoning Regulations|Section 241.015. Incorporation of Airport Zoning Regulation Into Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

Sec. 241.015.  INCORPORATION OF AIRPORT ZONING REGULATION INTO COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE.  A political subdivision may incorporate an airport zoning regulation in a comprehensive zoning ordinance and administer and enforce it in connection with the administration and enforcement of the comprehensive zoning ordinance if:(1)  the two zoning regulations apply, in whole or in part, to the same area;  and(2)  the comprehensive zoning ordinance includes, among other matters, a regulation on the height of buildings.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|