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2023 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 215.024. Tanneries; Stables; Slaughterhouses; Other Businesses

Sec. 215.024.  TANNERIES;  STABLES;  SLAUGHTERHOUSES;  OTHER BUSINESSES.  (a)  As necessary for the health, comfort, and convenience of the residents of the municipality, the governing body of the municipality may compel the owner or occupant to clean, abate, or remove:
(1)  a grocery;
(2)  a soap, tallow, or chandler establishment;
(3)  a blacksmith shop;
(4)  a tannery;
(5)  a stable;
(6)  a slaughterhouse;
(7)  a sewer;
(8)  a privy;
(9)  a hide house;  or
(10)  any other unwholesome or nauseous house or place.
(b)  The governing body may direct the location of:
(1)  businesses;
(2)  tanneries;
(3)  blacksmith shops;
(4)  foundries;
(5)  livery stables;  and
(6)  manufacturing establishments.
(c)  Within the limits of a municipality, the governing body may restrain, abate, prohibit, direct the location of, or regulate the management or construction of:
(1)  slaughtering establishments;
(2)  hide houses;
(3)  establishments for making soap;
(4)  establishments for steaming or rendering lard, tallow, offal, or any other substances that may be rendered;  and
(5)  any other establishments or places at which any nauseous, offensive, or unwholesome business may be conducted.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 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 215.025. Animal Drives

Sec. 215.025.  ANIMAL DRIVES.  The governing body of the municipality may prohibit or otherwise regulate the driving of cattle, horses, or other animals in the municipality.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 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 215.026. Animals at Large

Sec. 215.026.  ANIMALS AT LARGE.  (a)  The governing body of the municipality may establish and regulate public pounds.
(b)  The governing body may prohibit or otherwise regulate the running at large of horses, mules, cattle, sheep, swine, or goats.
(c)  If an animal is at large in violation of an ordinance adopted under this section, the governing body may authorize:
(1)  the capture and impounding of the animal;
(2)  the sale of the animal for the costs of the sale proceedings and any penalties imposed;
(3)  the destruction of the animal if the animal cannot be sold;  and
(4)  the imposition of a penalty on the owner.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 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 215.027. Breeding Animals

Sec. 215.027.  BREEDING ANIMALS.  The governing body of the municipality by ordinance may prohibit a person from keeping a jack, bull, or stallion in the municipality for breeding purposes.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 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 215.028. Markets

Sec. 215.028.  MARKETS.  (a)  The governing body of the municipality may establish or erect markets or market houses.
(b)  The governing body may designate and regulate market places and privileges and may inspect and determine the manner of inspecting meat, fish, vegetables and other produce, and any other article brought for sale at a market.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 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 215.029. Drivers; Porters

Sec. 215.029.  DRIVERS;  PORTERS.  (a)  The governing body of the municipality may license, tax, or otherwise regulate:
(1)  cabdrivers;
(2)  draymen;
(3)  bus drivers;
(4)  baggage wagon drivers;
(5)  porters;  and
(6)  any other persons pursuing similar occupations with or without vehicles.
(b)  The governing body may prescribe the compensation of persons subject to Subsection (a).
(c)  The governing body may provide for the protection of persons subject to Subsection (a) and may make the attempt to defraud those persons of any legal charge for services rendered a misdemeanor offense.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 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 215.030. Messengers

Sec. 215.030.  MESSENGERS.  The governing body of the municipality may license, restrain, or otherwise regulate messengers for railroads, stages, or public houses.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 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 215.031. Hawkers; Peddlers; Pawnbrokers

Sec. 215.031.  HAWKERS;  PEDDLERS;  PAWNBROKERS.  The governing body of the municipality may license, tax, suppress, prevent, or otherwise regulate:
(1)  hawkers;
(2)  peddlers;  and
(3)  pawnbrokers.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 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 215.032. Exhibitions; Shows; Amusements

Sec. 215.032.  EXHIBITIONS;  SHOWS;  AMUSEMENTS.  (a)  The governing body of the municipality may license, tax, suppress, prevent, or otherwise regulate keepers of theatrical or other exhibitions, shows, or amusements.
(b)  The governing body may license, tax, or otherwise regulate:
(1)  theaters;
(2)  circuses;
(3)  exhibitions of common showmen;
(4)  shows of any kind;
(5)  exhibitions of natural or artificial curiosities;
(6)  caravans;
(7)  menageries;  and
(8)  musical exhibitions or performances.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 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 215.033. Licenses; Fees

Sec. 215.033.  LICENSES;  FEES.  (a)  The governing body of the municipality may authorize the proper municipal officer to grant and issue licenses, direct the manner of issuing and registering licenses, and set the fees to be paid for licenses.
(b)  A license may not be issued for a period of more than one year.
(c)  A license may not be assigned except as permitted by the governing body.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 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 215.034. Suspension or Revocation of Occupation License

Sec. 215.034.  SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF OCCUPATION LICENSE.  (a)  A judge of the municipal court, in addition to imposing a fine, may institute proceedings to suspend or revoke the license of a person if:
(1)  the person is required, by law or by a municipal ordinance adopted under a law, to obtain the license from the municipality for an occupation, business, or avocation;  and
(2)  the judge finds the person guilty of violating a municipal ordinance relating to the occupation, business, or avocation or finds that the person has been convicted of barratry under Section 38.12, Penal Code.
(b)  For the purpose of this section, a person is convicted of barratry if a court of competent jurisdiction enters an adjudication of guilt against the person regardless of whether:
(1)  the sentence is subsequently probated and the person is discharged from probation;
(2)  the accusation, complaint, information, or indictment is dismissed following probation;  or
(3)  the person is pardoned for the offense, unless the pardon is granted expressly for subsequent proof of innocence.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 723, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 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 C. Regulation by Type B General-Law Municipality › Section 215.051. Municipality Covered by Subchapter

Sec. 215.051.  MUNICIPALITY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to a Type B general-law municipality.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 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 C. Regulation by Type B General-Law Municipality › Section 215.052. Markets

Sec. 215.052.  MARKETS.  The governing body of the municipality may establish markets.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 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 D. Regulation by Home-Rule Municipality › Section 215.071. Municipality Covered by Subchapter

Sec. 215.071.  MUNICIPALITY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to a home-rule municipality.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 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 D. Regulation by Home-Rule Municipality › Section 215.072. Dairies; Slaughterhouses

Sec. 215.072.  DAIRIES;  SLAUGHTERHOUSES.  The municipality may inspect dairies, slaughterhouses, or slaughter pens, in or outside the municipal limits, from which milk or meat is furnished to the residents of the municipality.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 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 D. Regulation by Home-Rule Municipality › Section 215.073. Vehicles for Hire

Sec. 215.073.  VEHICLES FOR HIRE.  The municipality may license, fix the charges or fares made by, or otherwise regulate any person who owns, operates, or controls any type of vehicle used on the public streets or alleys of the municipality for carrying passengers or freight for compensation.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 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 D. Regulation by Home-Rule Municipality › Section 215.0735. Operators of Vehicles

Sec. 215.0735.  OPERATORS OF VEHICLES.  The municipality may prescribe the qualifications of an operator of a vehicle that uses the public streets in the municipality.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 215.0735 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(32), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 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 D. Regulation by Home-Rule Municipality › Section 215.074. Theaters; Shows; Amusements

Sec. 215.074.  THEATERS;  SHOWS;  AMUSEMENTS.  The municipality may regulate the location and conduct of:
(1)  theaters;
(2)  movie theaters;
(3)  bowling alleys;  and
(4)  other places of public amusements.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 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 D. Regulation by Home-Rule Municipality › Section 215.075. Police Power

Sec. 215.075.  POLICE POWER.  The municipality may license any lawful business or occupation that is subject to the police power of the municipality.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities › Subchapter A. Relocation, Reconstruction, or Removal of Sign › Section 216.001. Legislative Intent

Sec. 216.001.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT.  (a)  This subchapter is not intended to require a municipality to provide for the relocation, reconstruction, or removal of any sign in the municipality, nor is it intended to prohibit a municipality from requiring the relocation, reconstruction, or removal of any sign.  This subchapter is intended only to authorize a municipality to take that action and to establish the procedure by which the municipality may do so.
(b)  This subchapter is not intended to require a municipality to make a cash payment to compensate the owner of a sign that the municipality requires to be relocated, reconstructed, or removed.  Cash payment is established as only one of several methods from which a municipality may choose in compensating the owner of a sign.
(c)  This subchapter is not intended to affect any eminent domain proceeding in which the taking of a sign is only an incidental part of the exercise of the eminent domain power.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities › Subchapter A. Relocation, Reconstruction, or Removal of Sign › Section 216.002. Definitions

Sec. 216.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Sign" means an outdoor structure, sign, display, light device, figure, painting, drawing, message, plaque, poster, billboard, or other thing that is designed, intended, or used to advertise or inform.
(2)  "On-premise sign" means a freestanding sign identifying or advertising a business, person, or activity, and installed and maintained on the same premises as the business, person, or activity.
(3)  "Off-premise sign" means a sign displaying advertising copy that pertains to a business, person, organization, activity, event, place, service, or product not principally located or primarily manufactured or sold on the premises on which the sign is located.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities › Subchapter A. Relocation, Reconstruction, or Removal of Sign › Section 216.003. Municipal Regulation

Sec. 216.003.  MUNICIPAL REGULATION.  (a)  Subject to the requirements of this subchapter, a municipality may require the relocation, reconstruction, or removal of any sign within its corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction.
(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), the owner of a sign that is required to be relocated, reconstructed, or removed is entitled to be compensated by the municipality for costs associated with the relocation, reconstruction, or removal.
(c)  If application of a municipal regulation would require reconstruction of a sign in a manner that would make the sign ineffective for its intended purpose, such as by substantially impairing the sign's visibility, application of the regulation is treated as the required removal of the sign for purposes of this subchapter.
(d)  In lieu of paying compensation, a municipality may exempt from required relocation, reconstruction, or removal those signs lawfully in place on the effective date of the requirement.
(e)  A municipality that exercises authority under this subchapter may, without paying compensation as provided by this subchapter, require the removal of an on-premise sign or sign structure not sooner than the first anniversary of the date the business, person, or activity that the sign or sign structure identifies or advertises ceases to operate on the premises on which the sign or sign structure is located.  If the premises containing the sign or sign structure is leased, a municipality may not require removal under this subsection sooner than the second anniversary after the date the most recent tenant ceases to operate on the premises.  The removal of a sign or sign structure as described by this subsection does not require the appointment of a board under Section 216.004.
(f)  A municipality acting under Subsection (e) may agree with the owner of the sign or sign structure to remove only a portion of the sign or sign structure.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 87(m), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 865, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities › Subchapter A. Relocation, Reconstruction, or Removal of Sign › Section 216.0035. Regulatory Authority Not Applicable to On-Premises Signs Under Certain Circumstances

Sec. 216.0035.  REGULATORY AUTHORITY NOT APPLICABLE TO ON-PREMISES SIGNS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.  The authority granted to a municipality by this subchapter to require the relocation, reconstruction, or removal of signs does not apply to:
(1)  on-premises signs in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of municipalities in a county described by Section 394.063, Transportation Code, if the circumstances described by that section occur;  and
(2)  on-premises signs in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction in a county that borders a county described by that law.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 54(e), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 482, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.218, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities › Subchapter A. Relocation, Reconstruction, or Removal of Sign › Section 216.004. Municipal Board

Sec. 216.004.  MUNICIPAL BOARD.  (a)  If a municipality requires the relocation, reconstruction, or removal of a sign within its corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction, the presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality shall appoint a municipal board on sign control.  The board must be composed of:
(1)  two real estate appraisers, each of whom must be a member in good standing of a nationally recognized professional appraiser society or trade organization that has an established code of ethics, educational program, and professional certification program;
(2)  one person engaged in the sign business in the municipality;
(3)  one employee of the Texas Department of Transportation who is familiar with real estate valuations in eminent domain proceedings;  and
(4)  one architect or landscape architect licensed by this state.
(b)  A member of the board is appointed for a term of two years.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 951, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 22(47), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities › Subchapter A. Relocation, Reconstruction, or Removal of Sign › Section 216.005. Determination of Amount of Compensation

Sec. 216.005.  DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION.  (a)  The municipal board on sign control shall determine the amount of the compensation to which the owner of a sign that is required to be relocated, reconstructed, or removed is entitled.  The determination shall be made after the owner of the sign is given the opportunity for a hearing before the board about the issues involved in the matter.
(b)  In any court proceeding in which the reasonableness of compensation is at issue and the compensation is to be provided over a period longer than one year, the court shall consider whether the duration of the period is reasonable under the circumstances.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities › Subchapter A. Relocation, Reconstruction, or Removal of Sign › Section 216.006. Compensation for Relocated Sign

Sec. 216.006.  COMPENSATION FOR RELOCATED SIGN.  The compensable costs for a sign that is required to be relocated include the expenses of dismantling the sign, transporting it to another site, and reerecting it.  The board shall determine the compensable costs according to the standards applicable in a proceeding under Chapter 21, Property Code.  In addition, the municipality shall issue to the owner of the sign an appropriate permit or other authority to operate a substitute sign of the same type at an alternative site of substantially equivalent value.  Whether an alternative site is of substantially equivalent value is determined by standards generally accepted in the outdoor advertising industry, including visibility, traffic count, and demographic factors.  The municipality shall compensate the owner for any increased operating costs, including increased rent, at the new location.  The owner is responsible for designating an alternative site where the erection of the sign would be in compliance with the sign ordinance.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities › Subchapter A. Relocation, Reconstruction, or Removal of Sign › Section 216.007. Compensation for Reconstructed Sign

Sec. 216.007.  COMPENSATION FOR RECONSTRUCTED SIGN.  The compensable costs for a sign that is required to be reconstructed include expenses of labor and materials and any loss in the value of the sign due to the reconstruction in excess of 15 percent of that value.  The board shall determine the compensable costs according to standards applicable in a proceeding under Chapter 21, Property Code.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities › Subchapter A. Relocation, Reconstruction, or Removal of Sign › Section 216.008. Compensation for Removal of Off-Premise Sign

Sec. 216.008.  COMPENSATION FOR REMOVAL OF OFF-PREMISE SIGN.  (a)  For an off-premise sign that is required to be removed, the compensable cost is an amount computed by determining the average annual gross revenue received by the owner from the sign during the two years preceding September 1, 1985, or the two years preceding the month in which the removal date of the sign occurs, whichever is less, and by multiplying that amount by three.  If the sign has not been in existence for all of either two-year period, the average annual gross revenue for that period, for the purpose of this computation, is an amount computed by dividing 12 by the number of months that the sign has been in existence, and multiplying that result by the total amount of the gross revenue received for the period that the sign has been in existence.  However, if the sign did not generate revenue for at least one month preceding September 1, 1985, this computation of compensable costs is to be made using only the average annual gross revenue received during the two years preceding the month in which the removal date of the sign occurs, and by multiplying that amount by three.  In determining the amounts under this paragraph, a sign is treated as if it were in existence for the entire month if it was in existence for more than 15 days of the month and is treated as if it were not in existence for any part of the month if it was in existence for 15 or fewer days of the month.
(b)  The owner of the real property on which the sign was located is entitled to be compensated for any decrease in the value of the real property.  The compensable cost is to be determined by the board according to standards applicable in a proceeding under Chapter 21, Property Code.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities › Subchapter A. Relocation, Reconstruction, or Removal of Sign › Section 216.009. Compensation for Removal of On-Premise Sign

Sec. 216.009.  COMPENSATION FOR REMOVAL OF ON-PREMISE SIGN.  For an on-premise sign that is required to be removed, the compensable cost is an amount computed by determining a reasonable balance between the original cost of the sign, less depreciation, and the current replacement cost of the sign, less an adjustment for the present age and condition of the sign.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities › Subchapter A. Relocation, Reconstruction, or Removal of Sign › Section 216.011. Tax Appraisal of Property With Nonconforming Sign

Sec. 216.011.  TAX APPRAISAL OF PROPERTY WITH NONCONFORMING SIGN.  For each nonconforming sign, the board shall file with the appropriate property tax appraisal office the board's compensable costs value appraisal of the sign.  The appraisal office shall consider the board's appraisal when the office, for property tax purposes, determines the appraised value of the real property to which the sign is attached.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities › Subchapter A. Relocation, Reconstruction, or Removal of Sign › Section 216.012. Special Provisions for Signs Under Sign Ordinance in Effect on June 1, 1985

Sec. 216.012.  SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SIGNS UNDER SIGN ORDINANCE IN EFFECT ON JUNE 1, 1985.  (a)  This section applies to compensation for the required relocation, reconstruction, or removal of a sign under a municipal ordinance in effect on June 1, 1985, that provided for compensation to the sign owner under an amortization plan.
(b)  For a nonconforming sign erected after September 1, 1985, or for a sign in place on that date that later is made nonconforming by an extension of or strengthening of an ordinance that was in effect on June 1, 1985, and that provided an amortization plan, the amortization period is the entire useful life of the sign.  If it has not already done so, the board shall determine the entire useful life of signs by type or category, such as mono-pole signs, metal signs, and wood signs.  The useful life may not be solely determined by the natural life expectancy of a sign.
(c)  Compensation for the relocation, reconstruction, or removal of a sign that, on September 1, 1985, was not in compliance with the sign ordinance shall be made in accordance with the applicable procedures of Section 6, Chapter 221, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985 (Article 1015o, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and that law is continued in effect for this purpose.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities › Subchapter A. Relocation, Reconstruction, or Removal of Sign › Section 216.013. Exceptions

Sec. 216.013.  EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  The requirements of this subchapter do not apply to a sign that was erected in violation of local ordinances, laws, or regulations applicable at the time of its erection.
(b)  The requirements of this subchapter do not apply to a sign that, having been permitted to remain in place as a nonconforming use, is required to be removed by a municipality because the sign, or a substantial part of it, is blown down or otherwise destroyed or dismantled for any purpose other than maintenance operations or for changing the letters, symbols, or other matter on the sign.
(c)  For purposes of Subsection (b), a sign or substantial part of it is considered to have been destroyed only if the cost of repairing the sign is more than 60 percent of the cost of erecting a new sign of the same type at the same location.
(d)  This subchapter does not limit or restrict the compensation provisions of the highway beautification provisions contained in Chapter 391, Transportation Code.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 284(82), eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.219, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities › Subchapter A. Relocation, Reconstruction, or Removal of Sign › Section 216.014. Appeal

Sec. 216.014.  APPEAL.  (a)  Any person aggrieved by a decision of the board may file in district court a verified petition setting forth that the decision is illegal, in whole or in part, and specifying the grounds of the illegality.  The petition must be filed within 20 days after the date the decision is rendered by the board.
(b)  On the filing of the petition, the court may issue a writ of certiorari directed to the board to review the decision of the board and shall prescribe in the writ the time within which a return must be made, which must be longer than 10 days and may be extended by the court.
(c)  The board is not required to return the original papers acted on by it, but it shall be sufficient to return certified or sworn copies of the papers.  The return must concisely set forth all other facts as may be pertinent and material to show the grounds of the decision appealed from and must be verified.
(d)  The court may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or modify the decision brought up for review.
(e)  Costs may not be allowed against the board unless it appears to the court that the board acted with gross negligence, in bad faith, or with malice in making the decision appealed from.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities › Subchapter A. Relocation, Reconstruction, or Removal of Sign › Section 216.015. Effect of Partial Invalidity

Sec. 216.015.  EFFECT OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY.  (a)  The legislature declares that it would not have enacted the following without the inclusion of Section 216.010(a), to the extent that provision excludes methods of compensation not specifically authorized by that provision:
(1)  this subchapter;
(2)  Section 216.902;
(3)  Article 2, Chapter 221, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985 (codified as Chapter 394, Transportation Code);  and
(4)  the amendments made to Section 3, Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act (codified as Chapter 312, Tax Code) by Article 4, Chapter 221, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985.
(b)  If that exclusion of alternative methods of compensation is held invalid for any reason by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, the enactments described by Subsection (a) are void.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.220, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 216.901. Regulation of Signs by Home-Rule Municipality

Sec. 216.901.  REGULATION OF SIGNS BY HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  A home-rule municipality may license, regulate, control, or prohibit the erection of signs or billboards by charter or ordinance.
(b)  Subsection (a) does not authorize a municipality to regulate the relocation, reconstruction, or removal of a sign in violation of Subchapter A.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 216.902. Regulation of Outdoor Signs in Municipality's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

Sec. 216.902.  REGULATION OF OUTDOOR SIGNS IN MUNICIPALITY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.  (a)  A municipality may extend the provisions of its outdoor sign regulatory ordinance and enforce the ordinance within its area of extraterritorial jurisdiction as defined by Chapter 42.  However, any municipality, in lieu of the regulatory ordinances, may allow the Texas Transportation Commission to regulate outdoor signs in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction by filing a written notice with the commission.
(b)  If a municipality extends its outdoor sign ordinance within its area of extraterritorial jurisdiction, the municipal ordinance supersedes the regulations imposed by or adopted under Chapter 394, Transportation Code.
(c)  The authority granted to a municipality by this section to extend its outdoor sign ordinance does not apply to:
(1)  on-premises signs in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of municipalities in a county described by Section 394.063, Transportation Code, if the circumstances described by that section occur;
(2)  on-premises signs in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction in a county that borders a county described by that law;  and
(3)  on-premises signs in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more that are located in a county that is adjacent to the county in which the majority of the land of the municipality is located.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 54(f), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 482, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 22(48), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.221, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 217 - Municipal Regulation of Nuisances and Disorderly Conduct › Subchapter A. Regulation by Type a General-Law Municipality › Section 217.001. Municipality Covered by Subchapter

Sec. 217.001.  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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 217 - Municipal Regulation of Nuisances and Disorderly Conduct › Subchapter A. Regulation by Type a General-Law Municipality › Section 217.002. Nuisance

Sec. 217.002.  NUISANCE.  The governing body of the municipality may:
(1)  abate and remove a nuisance and punish by fine the person responsible for the nuisance;
(2)  define and declare what constitutes a nuisance and authorize and direct the summary abatement of the nuisance;  and
(3)  abate in any manner the governing body considers expedient any nuisance that may injure or affect the public health or comfort.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 217 - Municipal Regulation of Nuisances and Disorderly Conduct › Subchapter A. Regulation by Type a General-Law Municipality › Section 217.003. Disorderly Conduct

Sec. 217.003.  DISORDERLY CONDUCT.  (a)  The governing body of the municipality may prevent and may punish a person engaging in:
(1)  trespass or breach of the peace;
(2)  assault, battery, fighting, or quarreling;
(3)  use of abusive, obscene, profane, or insulting language;  or
(4)  other disorderly conduct.
(b)  The governing body may suppress or prevent any riot, affray, noise, disturbance, or disorderly assembly in any public or private place in the municipality.
(c)  The governing body may restrain or prohibit the firing of firecrackers or guns, the use of a bicycle or similar conveyance, the use of a firework or similar material, or any other amusement or practice tending to annoy persons passing on a street or sidewalk.
(d)  The governing body may restrain or prohibit the ringing of bells, blowing of horns, hawking of goods, or any other noise, practice, or performance directed to persons on a street or sidewalk by an auctioneer or other person for the purpose of business, amusement, or otherwise.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 217 - Municipal Regulation of Nuisances and Disorderly Conduct › Subchapter B. Regulation by Type B General-Law Municipality › Section 217.021. Municipality Covered by Subchapter

Sec. 217.021.  MUNICIPALITY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to a Type B general-law municipality.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 217 - Municipal Regulation of Nuisances and Disorderly Conduct › Subchapter B. Regulation by Type B General-Law Municipality › Section 217.022. Nuisance

Sec. 217.022.  NUISANCE.  The governing body of the municipality shall prevent to the extent practicable any nuisance within the limits of the municipality and shall have each nuisance removed at the expense of the person who is responsible for the nuisance or who owns the property on which the nuisance exists.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 217 - Municipal Regulation of Nuisances and Disorderly Conduct › Subchapter C. Regulation by Home-Rule Municipality › Section 217.041. Municipality Covered by Subchapter

Sec. 217.041.  MUNICIPALITY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to a home-rule municipality.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 217 - Municipal Regulation of Nuisances and Disorderly Conduct › Subchapter C. Regulation by Home-Rule Municipality › Section 217.042. Nuisance

Sec. 217.042.  NUISANCE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the municipality may define and prohibit any nuisance within the limits of the municipality and within 5,000 feet outside the limits.
(b)  The municipality may enforce all ordinances necessary to prevent and summarily abate and remove a nuisance.
(c)  The municipality may not define and prohibit as a nuisance the sale of fireworks or similar materials outside the limits of the municipality.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1212 (S.B. 1593), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 229 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority of Municipalities › Subchapter A. Regulation of Firearms, Knives, and Explosives › Section 229.002. Regulation of Discharge of Weapon

Sec. 229.002.  REGULATION OF DISCHARGE OF WEAPON.  A municipality may not apply a regulation relating to the discharge of firearms or other weapons in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality or in an area annexed by the municipality after September 1, 1981, if the firearm or other weapon is:
(1)  a shotgun, air rifle or pistol, BB gun, or bow and arrow discharged:
(A)  on a tract of land of 10 acres or more and more than 150 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; and
(B)  in a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract; or
(2)  a center fire or rim fire rifle or pistol of any caliber discharged:
(A)  on a tract of land of 50 acres or more and more than 300 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; and
(B)  in a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 18 (S.B. 734), Sec. 4, eff. May 3, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Local Government Code › Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities › Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority › Chapter 229 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority of Municipalities › Subchapter A. Regulation of Firearms, Knives, and Explosives › Section 229.003. Regulation of Discharge of Weapon by Certain Municipalities

Sec. 229.003.  REGULATION OF DISCHARGE OF WEAPON BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a municipality located wholly or partly in a county:
(1)  with a population of one million or more;
(2)  in which all or part of a municipality with a population of one million or more is located; and
(3)  that is located adjacent to a county with a population of 2.5 million or more.
(b)  Notwithstanding Section 229.002, a municipality may not apply a regulation relating to the discharge of firearms or other weapons in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality or in an area annexed by the municipality after September 1, 1981, if the firearm or other weapon is:
(1)  a shotgun, air rifle or pistol, BB gun, or bow and arrow discharged:
(A)  on a tract of land of 10 acres or more and:
(i)  more than 1,000 feet from:
(a)  the property line of a public tract of land, generally accessible by the public, that is routinely used for organized sporting or recreational activities or that has permanent recreational facilities or equipment; and
(b)  the property line of a school, hospital, or commercial day-care facility;
(ii)  more than 600 feet from:
(a)  the property line of a residential subdivision; and
(b)  the property line of a multifamily residential complex; and
(iii)  more than 150 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; and
(B)  in a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract;
(2)  a center fire or rim fire rifle or pistol of any caliber discharged:
(A)  on a tract of land of 50 acres or more and:
(i)  more than 1,000 feet from:
(a)  the property line of a public tract of land, generally accessible by the public, that is routinely used for organized sporting or recreational activities or that has permanent recreational facilities or equipment; and
(b)  the property line of a school, hospital, or commercial day-care facility;
(ii)  more than 600 feet from:
(a)  the property line of a residential subdivision; and
(b)  the property line of a multifamily residential complex; and
(iii)  more than 300 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; and
(B)  in a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract; or
(3)  discharged at a sport shooting range, as defined by Section 250.001, in a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of a tract of land.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1230 (S.B. 1742), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 81, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 145, eff. September 1, 2023.