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TX Loc Govt Code § 246.001 (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 246 - Construction of Certain Telecommunications Facilities|Section 246.001. Definitions

Sec. 246.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Public Utility Commission of Texas.(2)  "Critical facility" means a central office that contains:(A)  a switching unit for a telecommunications system that provides service to the general public;  and(B)  equipment and operating arrangements necessary for terminating and interconnecting:(i)  customer lines and trunks;  or(ii)  trunks.(3)  "Impervious lot coverage regulation" means an ordinance, regulation, rule, or other enactment by a county, municipality, or other authority that limits the development of real property based on the amount of impervious lot coverage to be constructed.  The term does not include a flood control regulation.(4)  "Regulating authority" means a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state that has adopted an impervious lot coverage regulation or a sedimentation, retention, or erosion regulation by ordinance, order, resolution, rule, or other enactment. (5)  "Sedimentation, retention, or erosion regulation" means an ordinance, regulation, rule, or other enactment by a county, municipality, or other authority that limits or regulates the development of real property based on the development's effect on water quality resulting from sedimentation, retention, or erosion.  The term does not include a:(A)  flood control regulation;  or(B)  requirement for silt fences, vegetative cover, or other similar requirement.(6)  "Telecommunications utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.002, Utilities Code.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 210, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 246.002 (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 246 - Construction of Certain Telecommunications Facilities|Section 246.002. Applicability

Sec. 246.002.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter applies only to a critical facility that:(1)  existed on April 1, 2001;  and(2)  is being expanded to provide space and facilities for competing telecommunications utilities because of requirements in:(A)  the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.), as amended;  or(B)  Subchapters G and H, Chapter 60, Utilities Code.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 210, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 246.003 (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 246 - Construction of Certain Telecommunications Facilities|Section 246.003. Request Process

Sec. 246.003.  REQUEST PROCESS.  (a)  A regulating authority that receives a written request by a telecommunications utility to expand a critical facility on real property owned, leased, or occupied by the telecommunications utility in an area governed by impervious lot coverage regulation or sedimentation, retention, or erosion regulation shall approve or deny the request not later than the 60th day after the date the request is received.(b)  The regulating authority shall approve the request unless the regulating authority finds, after a hearing, that:(1)  additional, suitable vacant land contiguous with the proposed building site that is sufficient to satisfy the impervious lot coverage regulation or sedimentation, retention, or erosion regulation is not available, except:(A)  through the use of condemnation;  or(B)  at a price that exceeds the average fair market value of vacant land within a one-mile radius of the property that is the subject of the request under Subsection (a);  or(2)  the telecommunications utility did not provide an affidavit containing the statement described in Subdivision (1).(c)  The regulating authority shall provide written notice of a denial.  The notice must specify the findings on which the authority relied in denying the request.(d)  If a regulating authority does not make a decision before the deadline prescribed by Subsection (a):(1)  the request is approved;  and(2)  the regulating authority may not apply the authority's impervious lot coverage regulations or sedimentation, retention, or erosion regulations to the expansion that is the subject of the request under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 210, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 246.004 (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 246 - Construction of Certain Telecommunications Facilities|Section 246.004. Commission Jurisdiction

Sec. 246.004.  COMMISSION JURISDICTION.  The commission has jurisdiction to enforce this chapter and to ensure that legal requirements are enforced in a competitively neutral, nondiscriminatory, and reasonable manner.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 210, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 250.001 (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 250 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority|Section 250.001. Restriction on Regulation of Sport Shooting Ranges

Sec. 250.001.  RESTRICTION ON REGULATION OF SPORT SHOOTING RANGES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Association" or "private club" means an association or private club that operates a sport shooting range at which not fewer than 20 different individuals discharge firearms each calendar year.(2)  "Sport shooting range" means a business establishment, private club, or association that operates an area for the discharge or other use of firearms for silhouette, skeet, trap, black powder, target, self-defense, or similar recreational shooting.(b)  A governmental official may not seek a civil or criminal penalty against a sport shooting range or its owner or operator based on the violation of a municipal or county ordinance, order, or rule regulating noise:(1)  if the sport shooting range is in compliance with the applicable ordinance, order, or rule;  or(2)  if no applicable noise ordinance, order, or rule exists.(c)  A person may not bring a nuisance or similar cause of action against a sport shooting range based on noise:(1)  if the sport shooting range is in compliance with all applicable municipal and county ordinances, orders, and rules regulating noise;  or(2)  if no applicable noise ordinance, order, or rule exists.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 145, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1050, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 624 (S.B. 766), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 250.002 (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 250 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority|Section 250.002. Regulation of Amateur Radio Antennas

Sec. 250.002.  REGULATION OF AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNAS.  (a)  A municipality or county may not enact or enforce an ordinance or order that does not comply with the ruling of the Federal Communications Commission in "Amateur Radio Preemption, 101 FCC 2nd 952 (1985)" or a regulation related to amateur radio service adopted under 47 C.F.R. Part 97.(b)  If a municipality or county adopts an ordinance or order involving the placement, screening, or height of an amateur radio antenna based on health, safety, or aesthetic conditions, the ordinance or order must:(1)  reasonably accommodate amateur communications;  and(2)  represent the minimal practicable regulation to accomplish the municipality's or county's legitimate purpose.(c)  This section does not prohibit a municipality or county from taking any action to protect or preserve a historic, historical, or architectural district that is established by the municipality or county or under state or federal law.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 68, Sec. 1, eff. May 10, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 250.003 (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 250 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority|Section 250.003. Personal Liability of Nonowners

Sec. 250.003.  PERSONAL LIABILITY OF NONOWNERS.  (a)  An individual who is an employee of the owner of real property for which a citation for a violation of a county or municipal rule or ordinance is issued, or of a company that manages the property on behalf of the property owner, is not personally liable for criminal or civil penalties resulting from the violation if, not later than the fifth calendar day after the date the citation is issued, the individual provides the property owner's name, current street address, and telephone number to the enforcement official who issues the citation or the official's superior.(b)  This section applies only to a citation for a violation connected with real property for which a political subdivision has issued a certificate of occupancy or a certificate of completion with respect to the construction of improvements on the property.  This section does not prohibit a municipality or county from issuing to an employee or contractor of the property owner or management company a citation relating to the construction or development of the property.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 399), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 841 (S.B. 1945), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 250.004 (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 250 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority|Section 250.004. Agent for Service; Notice of Citation

Sec. 250.004.  AGENT FOR SERVICE; NOTICE OF CITATION.  (a)  The employee of the owner or management company to whom a citation described by Section 250.003 is issued is considered the owner's agent for accepting service of the citation for the violation of the county or municipal rule or ordinance.  Service of the citation on the agent has the same legal effect as service on the owner for the purpose of fines against the owner or the property, including a warrant or capias.(b)  The county or municipality issuing the citation shall mail notice of the citation to the property owner at the address most recently provided to the county or municipality by the property owner or by the employee of the owner or management company under Section 250.003(a).  This subsection does not require a county or municipality to mail notice using a service that provides delivery confirmation.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 399), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 841 (S.B. 1945), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 250.005 (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 250 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority|Section 250.005. Other Remedies Unaffected

Sec. 250.005.  OTHER REMEDIES UNAFFECTED.  Sections 250.003 and 250.004 do not limit the availability of remedies against a real property owner or real property otherwise provided by law, including fines, closure, injunction, and mandamus.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 399), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 250.007 (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 250 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority|Section 250.007. Regulation of Rental or Leasing of Housing Accommodations

Sec. 250.007.  REGULATION OF RENTAL OR LEASING OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, a municipality or county may not adopt or enforce an ordinance or regulation that prohibits an owner, lessee, sublessee, assignee, managing agent, or other person having the right to lease, sublease, or rent a housing accommodation from refusing to lease or rent the housing accommodation to a person because the person's lawful source of income to pay rent includes funding from a federal housing assistance program.(b)  This section does not affect an ordinance or regulation that prohibits the refusal to lease or rent a housing accommodation to a military veteran because of the veteran's lawful source of income to pay rent.(c)  This section does not affect any authority of a municipality or county or decree to create or implement an incentive, contract commitment, density bonus, or other voluntary program designed to encourage the acceptance of a housing voucher directly or indirectly funded by the federal government, including a federal housing choice voucher.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (S.B. 267), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 12.002, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 250.008 (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 250 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority|Section 250.008. Linkage Fees Prohibited

Sec. 250.008.  LINKAGE FEES PROHIBITED.  (a)  A political subdivision may not adopt or enforce a charter provision, ordinance, order, or other regulation that imposes, directly or indirectly, a fee on new construction for the purposes of offsetting the cost or rent of any unit of residential housing.(b)  For purposes of this section:(1)  a fee is imposed indirectly on new construction if a charter provision, ordinance, order, or other regulation allows acceptance by the political subdivision of a fee on new construction; and(2)  new construction includes zoning, subdivisions, site plans, and building permits associated with new construction.(c)  This section does not apply to:(1)  an affordable housing and property tax abatement program:(A)  adopted under Chapter 378 or Chapter 312, Tax Code, by a municipality with a population of more than 700,000; and(B)  for which eligibility is maintained as required under Chapter 312, Tax Code, as applicable; or(2)  an ordinance, order, or other similar measure that permits the voluntary payment of a fee in lieu of other consideration to a political subdivision in connection with the issuance of a zoning waiver related to new construction that allows a multifamily residential or commercial structure to exceed height or square footage limitations.(d)  A charter provision, ordinance, order, or other regulation adopted by a political subdivision that conflicts with this section is null and void.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 256 (H.B. 1449), Sec. 2, eff. May 29, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 250.009 (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 250 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority|Section 250.009. Certain Sales of Beverages by Children

Sec. 250.009.  CERTAIN SALES OF BEVERAGES BY CHILDREN.  Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality, county, or other local public health authority may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, or rule that prohibits or regulates, including by requiring a license, permit, or fee, the occasional sale of lemonade or other nonalcoholic beverages from a stand on private property or in a public park by an individual younger than 18 years of age.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 234), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 250.010 (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 250 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority|Section 250.010. Battery-Charged Fences

Sec. 250.010.  BATTERY-CHARGED FENCES.  (a)  In this section, "alarm system" means an alarm system for which a permit may be issued under Subchapter F or F-1, Chapter 214, or Subchapter D, Chapter 233.(b)  This section applies only to a battery-charged fence that:(1)  interfaces with an alarm system in a manner that enables the fence to cause the connected alarm system to transmit a signal intended to summon law enforcement in response to a burglary;(2)  is located on property that is not designated by a municipality or county for residential use;(3)  has an energizer that is driven by a commercial storage battery that is not more than 12 volts of direct current;(4)  produces an electric charge on contact that does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric fence energizers by the International Electrotechnical Commission as published in the commission's standards on June 29, 2018;(5)  is completely surrounded by a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than five feet in height;(6)  is not more than the higher of:(A)  10 feet in height; or(B)  two feet higher than the height of the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall; and(7)  is marked with conspicuous warning signs that are located on the battery-charged fence at not less than 60-foot intervals and that read: "WARNING--ELECTRIC FENCE."(c)  Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality or county may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, or regulation that:(1)  requires a permit for the installation or use of a battery-charged fence to which this section applies that is in addition to an alarm system permit issued by the municipality or county;(2)  imposes installation or operational requirements for:(A)  the battery-charged fence that are inconsistent with the standards set by the International Electrotechnical Commission as published on June 29, 2018; or(B)  an alarm system described by Subsection (b); or(3)  prohibits the installation or use of a battery-charged fence.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1176 (H.B. 3371), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Redesignated from Local Government Code, Section 250.009 by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 21.001(60), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 250.011 (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 250 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority|Section 250.011. Residential Immigrant or Refugee Child Detention Facilities

Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 978 (S.B. 2188), Sec. 1For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 305 (S.B. 911), Sec. 7, see other Sec. 250.011.For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 738), Sec. 4, see other Sec. 250.011.Sec. 250.011.  RESIDENTIAL IMMIGRANT OR REFUGEE CHILD DETENTION FACILITIES.  (a)  In this section, "residential child detention facility" means a private facility other than a facility licensed by this state that operates under a contract with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or another federal agency to provide 24-hour custody or care to unaccompanied immigrant or refugee children.(b)  A municipality or a county may adopt and enforce an ordinance, order, or other regulation that requires a residential child detention facility to:(1)  provide adequate water, wastewater, or other utilities for the facility; and(2)  meet reasonable minimum standards that promote the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the facility.(c)  A county may not regulate under Subsection (b) a facility that is located in the corporate boundaries of a municipality.(d)  Before entering into a contract with a federal agency to operate as a residential child detention facility, the owner or operator of the proposed residential child detention facility must:(1)  provide notice of the proposed facility:(A)  if the facility is located in a municipality, to the governing body of the municipality; or (B)  if the facility is located in the unincorporated area of a county, to the commissioners court of the county; and(2)  meet any requirements adopted by the municipality or county under Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 978 (S.B. 2188), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 250.011 (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 250 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority|Section 250.011. Third-Party Food Delivery Services

Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 305 (S.B. 911), Sec. 7For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 738), Sec. 4, see other Sec. 250.011.For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 978 (S.B. 2188), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 250.011.Sec. 250.011.  THIRD-PARTY FOOD DELIVERY SERVICES.  (a)  In this section, "third-party food delivery service" has the meaning assigned by Section 114.0001, Business & Commerce Code.(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality or county may not adopt or enforce an ordinance or regulation to the extent that the ordinance or regulation affects the terms of agreements between third-party food delivery services and restaurants that meet the requirements of Section 114.0004(a), Business & Commerce Code.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 305 (S.B. 911), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2022.|