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TX Loc Govt Code § 212.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter A. Regulation of Subdivisions|Section 212.013. Vacating Plat

Sec. 212.013.  VACATING PLAT.  (a)  The proprietors of the tract covered by a plat may vacate the plat at any time before any lot in the plat is sold.  The plat is vacated when a signed, acknowledged instrument declaring the plat vacated is approved and recorded in the manner prescribed for the original plat.(b)  If lots in the plat have been sold, the plat, or any part of the plat, may be vacated on the application of all the owners of lots in the plat with approval obtained in the manner prescribed for the original plat.(c)  The county clerk shall write legibly on the vacated plat the word "Vacated" and shall enter on the plat a reference to the volume and page at which the vacating instrument is recorded.(d)  On the execution and recording of the vacating instrument, the vacated plat has no effect.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 212.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter A. Regulation of Subdivisions|Section 212.014. Replatting Without Vacating Preceding Plat

Sec. 212.014.  REPLATTING WITHOUT VACATING PRECEDING PLAT.  A replat of a subdivision or part of a subdivision may be recorded and is controlling over the preceding plat without vacation of that plat if the replat:(1)  is signed and acknowledged by only the owners of the property being replatted;(2)  is approved by the municipal authority responsible for approving plats; and(3)  does not attempt to amend or remove any covenants or restrictions.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1242 (H.B. 3314), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 212.0145 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter A. Regulation of Subdivisions|Section 212.0145. Replatting Without Vacating Preceding Plat: Certain Subdivisions

Sec. 212.0145.  REPLATTING WITHOUT VACATING PRECEDING PLAT:  CERTAIN SUBDIVISIONS.  (a)  A replat of a part of a subdivision may be recorded and is controlling over the preceding plat without vacation of that plat if the replat:(1)  is signed and acknowledged by only the owners of the property being replatted;  and(2)  involves only property:(A)  of less than one acre that fronts an existing street;  and(B)  that is owned and used by a nonprofit corporation established to assist children in at-risk situations through volunteer and individualized attention.(b)  An existing covenant or restriction for property that is replatted under this section does not have to be amended or removed if:(1)  the covenant or restriction was recorded more than 50 years before the date of the replat;  and(2)  the replatted property has been continuously used by the nonprofit corporation for at least 10 years before the date of the replat.(c)  Sections 212.014 and 212.015 do not apply to a replat under this section.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1130, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 212.0146 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter A. Regulation of Subdivisions|Section 212.0146. Replatting Without Vacating Preceding Plat: Certain Municipalities

Sec. 212.0146.  REPLATTING WITHOUT VACATING PRECEDING PLAT: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a replat of a subdivision or a part of a subdivision located in a municipality or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of 1.3 million or more.(b)  A replat of a subdivision or part of a subdivision may be recorded and is controlling over the preceding plat without vacation of that plat if:(1)  the replat is signed and acknowledged by each owner and only the owners of the property being replatted;(2)  the municipal authority responsible for approving plats holds a public hearing on the matter at which parties in interest and citizens have an opportunity to be heard;(3)  the replat does not amend, remove, or violate, or have the effect of amending, removing, or violating, any covenants or restrictions that are contained or referenced in a dedicatory instrument recorded in the real property records separately from the preceding plat or replat;(4)  the replat does not attempt to amend, remove, or violate, or have the effect of amending, removing, or violating, any existing public utility easements without the consent of the affected utility companies; and(5)  the municipal authority responsible for approving plats approves the replat after determining that the replat complies with this subchapter and rules adopted under Section 212.002 and this section in effect at the time the application for the replat is filed.(c)  The governing body of a municipality may adopt rules governing replats, including rules that establish criteria under which covenants, restrictions, or plat notations that are contained only in the preceding plat or replat without reference in any dedicatory instrument recorded in the real property records separately from the preceding plat or replat may be amended or removed.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 654 (H.B. 1067), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 60 (H.B. 1553), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 212.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter A. Regulation of Subdivisions|Section 212.017. Conflict of Interest; Penalty

Sec. 212.017.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST;  PENALTY.  (a)  In this section, "subdivided tract" means a tract of land, as a whole, that is subdivided.  The term does not mean an individual lot in a subdivided tract of land.(b)  A person has a substantial interest in a subdivided tract if the person:(1)  has an equitable or legal ownership interest in the tract with a fair market value of $2,500 or more;(2)  acts as a developer of the tract;(3)  owns 10 percent or more of the voting stock or shares of or owns either 10 percent or more or $5,000 or more of the fair market value of a business entity that:(A)  has an equitable or legal ownership interest in the tract with a fair market value of $2,500 or more;  or(B)  acts as a developer of the tract;  or(4)  receives in a calendar year funds from a business entity described by Subdivision (3) that exceed 10 percent of the person's gross income for the previous year.(c)  A person also is considered to have a substantial interest in a subdivided tract if the person is related in the first degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to another person who, under Subsection (b), has a substantial interest in the tract.(d)  If a member of the municipal authority responsible for approving plats has a substantial interest in a subdivided tract, the member shall file, before a vote or decision regarding the approval of a plat for the tract, an affidavit stating the nature and extent of the interest and shall abstain from further participation in the matter.  The affidavit must be filed with the municipal secretary or clerk.(e)  A member of the municipal authority responsible for approving plats commits an offense if the member violates Subsection (d).  An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.(f)  The finding by a court of a violation of this section does not render voidable an action of the municipal authority responsible for approving plats unless the measure would not have passed the municipal authority without the vote of the member who violated this section. |Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 38, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(27), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 212.0175 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter A. Regulation of Subdivisions|Section 212.0175. Enforcement in Certain Counties; Penalty

Sec. 212.0175.  ENFORCEMENT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES;  PENALTY.  (a)  The attorney general may take any action necessary to enforce a requirement imposed by or under Section 212.0105 or 212.0106 or to ensure that water and sewer service facilities are constructed or installed to service a subdivision in compliance with the model rules adopted under Section 16.343, Water Code.(b)  A person who violates Section 212.0105 or 212.0106 or fails to timely provide for the construction or installation of water or sewer service facilities that the person described on the plat or on the document attached to the plat, as required by Section 212.0105, is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 plus court costs and attorney's fees.(c)  An owner of a tract of land commits an offense if the owner knowingly or intentionally violates a requirement imposed by or under Section 212.0105 or 212.0106 or fails to timely provide for the construction or installation of water or sewer service facilities that the person described on a plat or on a document attached to a plat, as required by Section 212.0105.  An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.(d)  A reference in this section to an "owner of a tract of land" does not include the owner of an individual lot in a subdivided tract of land.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 212.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter A. Regulation of Subdivisions|Section 212.018. Enforcement in General

Sec. 212.018.  ENFORCEMENT IN GENERAL.  (a)  At the request of the governing body of the municipality, the municipal attorney or any other attorney representing the municipality may file an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to:(1)  enjoin the violation or threatened violation by the owner of a tract of land of a requirement regarding the tract and established by, or adopted by the governing body under, this subchapter;  or(2)  recover damages from the owner of a tract of land in an amount adequate for the municipality to undertake any construction or other activity necessary to bring about compliance with a requirement regarding the tract and established by, or adopted by the governing body under, this subchapter.(b)  A reference in this section to an "owner of a tract of land" does not include the owner of an individual lot in a subdivided tract of land.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 46(b), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 212.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter B. Regulation of Property Development|Section 212.041. Municipality Covered by Subchapter

Sec. 212.041.  MUNICIPALITY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to a municipality whose governing body chooses by ordinance to be covered by this subchapter or chose by ordinance to be covered by the law codified by this subchapter.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 125, Sec. 1, eff. May 11, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1046, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 10.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 212.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter B. Regulation of Property Development|Section 212.042. Application of Subchapter A

Sec. 212.042.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER A.  The provisions of Subchapter A that do not conflict with this subchapter apply to development plats.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 212.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter B. Regulation of Property Development|Section 212.043. Definitions

Sec. 212.043.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Development" means the new construction or the enlargement of any exterior dimension of any building, structure, or improvement.(2)  "Extraterritorial jurisdiction" means a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction as determined under Chapter 42.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 212.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter B. Regulation of Property Development|Section 212.044. Plans, Rules, and Ordinances

Sec. 212.044.  PLANS, RULES, AND ORDINANCES.  After a public hearing on the matter, the municipality may adopt general plans, rules, or ordinances governing development plats of land within the limits and in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality to promote the health, safety, morals, or general welfare of the municipality and the safe, orderly, and healthful development of the municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 212.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter B. Regulation of Property Development|Section 212.045. Development Plat Required

Sec. 212.045.  DEVELOPMENT PLAT REQUIRED.  (a)  Any person who proposes the development of a tract of land located within the limits or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality must have a development plat of the tract prepared in accordance with this subchapter and the applicable plans, rules, or ordinances of the municipality.(b)  A development plat must be prepared by a registered professional land surveyor as a boundary survey showing:(1)  each existing or proposed building, structure, or improvement or proposed modification of the external configuration of the building, structure, or improvement involving a change of the building, structure, or improvement; (2)  each easement and right-of-way within or abutting the boundary of the surveyed property;  and(3)  the dimensions of each street, sidewalk, alley, square, park, or other part of the property intended to be dedicated to public use or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting on or adjacent to the street, sidewalk, alley, square, park, or other part.(c)  New development may not begin on the property until the development plat is filed with and approved by the municipality in accordance with Section 212.047.(d)  If a person is required under Subchapter A or an ordinance of the municipality to file a subdivision plat, a development plat is not required in addition to the subdivision plat.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 212.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter B. Regulation of Property Development|Section 212.046. Restriction on Issuance of Building and Other Permits by Municipality, County, or Official of Other Governmental Entity

Sec. 212.046.  RESTRICTION ON ISSUANCE OF BUILDING AND OTHER PERMITS BY MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY, OR OFFICIAL OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.  The municipality, a county, or an official of another governmental entity may not issue a building permit or any other type of permit for development on lots or tracts subject to this subchapter until a development plat is filed with and approved by the municipality in accordance with Section 212.047.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 212.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter B. Regulation of Property Development|Section 212.047. Approval of Development Plat

Sec. 212.047.  APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT PLAT.  The municipality shall endorse approval on a development plat filed with it if the plat conforms to:(1)  the general plans, rules, and ordinances of the municipality concerning its current and future streets, sidewalks, alleys, parks, playgrounds, and public utility facilities;(2)  the general plans, rules, and ordinances for the extension of the municipality or the extension, improvement, or widening of its roads, streets, and public highways within the municipality and in its extraterritorial jurisdiction, taking into account access to and extension of sewer and water mains and the instrumentalities of public utilities;  and(3)  any general plans, rules, or ordinances adopted under Section 212.044.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 212.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter B. Regulation of Property Development|Section 212.048. Effect of Approval on Dedication

Sec. 212.048.  EFFECT OF APPROVAL ON DEDICATION.  The approval of a development plat is not considered an acceptance of any proposed dedication for public use or use by persons other than the owner of the property covered by the plat and does not impose on the municipality any duty regarding the maintenance or improvement of any purportedly dedicated parts until the municipality's governing body makes an actual appropriation of the dedicated parts by formal acceptance, entry, use, or improvement.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 212.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter B. Regulation of Property Development|Section 212.049. Building Permits in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

Sec. 212.049.  BUILDING PERMITS IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.  This subchapter does not authorize the municipality to require municipal building permits or otherwise enforce the municipality's building code in its extraterritorial jurisdiction.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 212.050 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter B. Regulation of Property Development|Section 212.050. Enforcement; Penalty

Sec. 212.050.  ENFORCEMENT;  PENALTY.  (a)  If it appears that a violation or threat of a violation of this subchapter or a plan, rule, or ordinance adopted under this subchapter or consistent with this subchapter exists, the municipality is entitled to appropriate injunctive relief against the person who committed, is committing, or is threatening to commit the violation.(b)  A suit for injunctive relief may be brought in the county in which the defendant resides, the county in which the violation or threat of violation occurs, or any county in which the municipality is wholly or partly located.(c)  In a suit to enjoin a violation or threat of a violation of this subchapter or a plan, rule, ordinance, or other order adopted under this subchapter, the court may grant the municipality any prohibitory or mandatory injunction warranted by the facts including a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction.(d)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter or a plan, rule, or ordinance adopted under this subchapter or consistent with this subchapter within the limits of the municipality.  An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.  Each day the violation continues constitutes a separate offense.(e)  A suit under this section shall be given precedence over all other cases of a different nature on the docket of the trial or appellate court.(f)  It is no defense to a criminal or civil suit under this section that an agency of government other than the municipality issued a license or permit authorizing the construction, repair, or alteration of any building, structure, or improvement.  It also is no defense that the defendant had no knowledge of this subchapter or of an applicable plan, rule, or ordinance.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 212.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities|Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority|Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development|Subchapter C. Developer Participation in Contract for Public Improvements|Section 212.071. Developer Participation Contract

Sec. 212.071.  DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION CONTRACT.  Without complying with the competitive sealed bidding procedure of Chapter 252, a municipality with 5,000 or more inhabitants may make a contract with a developer of a subdivision or land in the municipality to construct public improvements, not including a building, related to the development.  If the contract does not meet the requirements of this subchapter, Chapter 252 applies to the contract if the contract would otherwise be governed by that chapter.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 47(b), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1547, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|