Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 231.014. COMPLIANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. Zoning regulations must be adopted in accordance with a comprehensive plan and must be designed to: (1) lessen congestion in the streets and roads; (2) secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers; (3) promote health and the …

Sec. 231.015. DISTRICTS. (a) The commissioners court may divide the area in its county that is subject to this subchapter into districts of a number, shape, and size the court considers best for carrying out this subchapter. Within each district, the commissioners court may regul…

Sec. 231.016. PROCEDURES GOVERNING ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS AND DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. (a) The commissioners courts shall establish procedures for adopting and enforcing zoning regulations and zoning district boundaries. A regulation or boundary is not effective until after a public…

Sec. 231.017. ZONING COMMISSION. (a) To exercise the powers authorized by this subchapter, the commissioners court shall appoint a zoning commission. The commission shall recommend boundaries for the original zoning districts and appropriate zoning regulations for each district. …

Sec. 231.018. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. (a) The commissioners court may provide for the appointment of a board of adjustment. In the zoning regulations adopted under this subchapter, the commissioners court may authorize the board of adjustment, in appropriate cases and subject to app…

Sec. 231.019. AUTHORITY OF BOARD. (a) The board of adjustment may: (1) hear and decide an appeal that alleges error in an order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of this subchapter or a zoning regulation; (2) hear and d…

Sec. 231.020. APPEAL TO BOARD. (a) Any of the following persons may appeal to the board of adjustment a decision made by an administrative official: (1) a person aggrieved by the decision; or (2) any officer, department, board, or bureau of the county or of a municipality affecte…

Sec. 231.021. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BOARD DECISION. (a) Any of the following persons may present to a court of record a verified petition stating that the decision of the board of adjustment is illegal in whole or in part and specifying the grounds of the illegality: (1) a person ag…

Sec. 231.022. ENFORCEMENT; PENALTY; REMEDIES. (a) The commissioners court may adopt orders to enforce this subchapter, any order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation. (b) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter, an order adopted under t…

Sec. 231.023. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAWS; EXCEPTIONS. (a) If a zoning regulation adopted under this subchapter requires a greater width or size of a yard, court, or other open space, requires a lower building height or fewer number of stories for a building, requires a greater perc…

Sec. 231.031. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PURPOSE. (a) The legislature finds that: (1) the part of Val Verde County that surrounds Amistad Recreation Area is frequented for recreational purposes by residents from every part of the state; (2) orderly development and use of the area is o…

Sec. 231.032. AREAS SUBJECT TO REGULATION. This subchapter applies to that part of Val Verde County on the lakeward side of the boundaries described by Section 2, Chapter 250, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971. That description is continued in effect for the pur…

Sec. 231.033. ZONING REGULATIONS GENERALLY. The commissioners court of Val Verde County may regulate in areas subject to this subchapter: (1) the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures; (2) the percentage of a lot that may be occupied; (3) the size …

Sec. 231.034. COMPLIANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. Zoning regulations must be adopted in accordance with a comprehensive plan and must be designed to: (1) lessen congestion in the streets and roads; (2) secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers; (3) promote health and the …

Sec. 231.035. DISTRICTS. (a) The commissioners court may divide the area in the county that is subject to this subchapter into districts of a number, shape, and size the court considers best for carrying out this subchapter. Within each district, the commissioners court may regul…

Sec. 231.036. ZONING COMMISSION. (a) The commissioners court shall appoint a zoning commission. The commission shall recommend boundaries for the original zoning districts and appropriate zoning regulations for each district. The commission must consist of an ex officio chairman …

Sec. 231.037. PROCEDURE GOVERNING ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS AND DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. (a) A zoning regulation or zoning district boundary proposed by the zoning commission is not effective until it is adopted by the commissioners court after a public hearing. Before the 15th day bef…

Sec. 231.038. SPECIAL EXCEPTION. (a) Any of the following persons may petition the commissioners court for a special exception to a zoning regulation adopted by the commissioners court: (1) a person aggrieved by the regulation; or (2) any officer, department, board, or bureau of …

Sec. 231.039. ENFORCEMENT; PENALTY; REMEDIES. (a) The commissioners court may adopt orders to enforce this subchapter, any order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation. (b) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter or a zoning regulation. A…

Sec. 231.040. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAWS; EXCEPTIONS. (a) If a zoning regulation adopted under this subchapter requires a greater width or size of a yard, court, or other open space, requires a lower building height or fewer number of stories for a building, requires a greater perc…

Sec. 231.051. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "military establishment" means a base, camp, station, yard, or section base of the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 231.052. ESTABLISHMENT OF MILITARY ZONE. (a) The commissioners court of a county in which a military establishment is located may create a restricted military zone adjacent to the military establishment. The court shall set forth the boundaries of the zone in its minutes. A …

Sec. 231.053. REGULATIONS. (a) The commissioners court may adopt regulations relating to the speed and parking of motor vehicles and the taking of photographs in the zone. (b) The court may authorize the civilian or military guards at a military establishment to enforce the regul…

Sec. 231.054. PENALTY. A person commits an offense if the person violates a regulation adopted under this subchapter. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or by confinement in county jail for a term of not less than 10 days or …

Sec. 231.071. PURPOSE. The powers granted under this subchapter are for the purpose of protecting the public health, safety, welfare, and morals. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 231.072. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Lake" means an inland body of standing water, including a reservoir formed by impounding the water of a river or creek but not including an impoundment of salt water or brackish water, that: (A) has a storage capacity of more th…

Sec. 231.073. LAKE COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to a lake that has a construction completion date after June 12, 1985. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 231.074. ZONING AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ORDINANCES. (a) The commissioners court of a county may adopt ordinances, not inconsistent with state law, that apply only to the lake area in the county and that regulate: (1) the height, number of stories, or size of buildings; (2)…

Sec. 231.075. LOCAL OPTION ELECTION. (a) This subchapter applies only to a county in which a majority of the voters voting on the question approve this subchapter's grant of authority to the county. The commissioners court shall order and hold an election if the court is petition…

Sec. 231.076. PETITION; VERIFICATION. (a) A petition for the local option election must include a statement worded substantially as provided by this subsection and located on each page of the petition preceding the space reserved for signatures: "This petition is to request that …

Sec. 231.077. LAKE PLANNING COMMISSION. (a) A lake planning commission is established for each lake area in a county subject to this subchapter and is composed of: (1) three residents of the county who own land in the county, appointed by the county judge; (2) one resident of eac…

Sec. 231.078. COMMISSION DUTIES; RULES. (a) The commissioners court may assign a lake planning commission any duties that the court considers appropriate and that are not inconsistent with this subchapter. (b) The commissioners court shall adopt rules governing the operations of …

Sec. 231.079. COMMISSION STUDIES; REPORTS; HEARINGS. (a) At the request of the commissioners court, a lake planning commission shall, or on its own initiative a commission may, conduct studies of the lake area over which it has jurisdiction and prepare reports to advise the commi…

Sec. 231.080. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE AFTER RECEIPT OF REPORT. The commissioners court may adopt a proposed ordinance only after the court receives a lake planning commission's report prepared under Section 231.079 relating to the proposed ordinance. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, …

Sec. 231.081. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS. (a) The commissioners court may grant a special exception to an ordinance adopted under this subchapter if the court finds that the grant of the special exception will not be contrary to the public interest and that a literal enforcement of the o…

Sec. 231.082. CONFLICT WITH OTHER ACTION. If an ordinance adopted under this subchapter conflicts with an action of a special-purpose district or authority that owns the lake or reservoir or an action of a municipality that applies to a lake area in the county, the municipal or s…

Sec. 231.083. ENFORCEMENT. (a) The county attorney or other prosecuting attorney representing the county in the district court may file an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of an ordinance adopted under this subchapter. The court may grant appropriate relief.…

Sec. 231.101. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PURPOSE. (a) The legislature finds that: (1) those parts of a county that surround Lake Tawakoni and Lake Ray Roberts will be frequented for recreational purposes by residents from every part of the state; (2) orderly development and use of the…

Sec. 231.102. DEFINITION. In this subchapter "lake area" means the area within 5,000 feet of the project boundary line for Lake Tawakoni or Lake Ray Roberts, which is defined as the 447 foot elevation take line for Lake Tawakoni and the 645 foot elevation take line for Lake Ray R…

Sec. 231.103. LAKES COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to Lake Tawakoni and Lake Ray Roberts. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 52(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.

Sec. 231.104. ZONING AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ORDINANCES. (a) The commissioners court of a county may adopt ordinances, not inconsistent with state law, that apply only to the lake area in the county and that regulate: (1) the height, number of stories, or size of buildings in t…

Sec. 231.105. LOCAL OPTION ELECTION. (a) This subchapter applies only to a county in which a majority of the voters voting on the question approve this subchapter's grant of authority to the county. The commissioners court shall order and hold an election if the court is petition…

Sec. 231.106. PETITION; VERIFICATION. (a) A petition for a local option election must include a statement worded substantially as follows and located on each page of the petition preceding the space reserved for signatures: "This petition is to request that an election be held in…

Sec. 231.107. LAKE PLANNING COMMISSION. (a) A lake planning commission is established for the lake area in the county and is composed of: (1) three residents of the affected precincts who own land in the county, appointed by the county judge of the county; (2) one resident of eac…

Sec. 231.108. COMMISSION DUTIES; RULES. (a) The commissioners court may assign the lake planning commission any duties that the court considers appropriate and that are not inconsistent with this subchapter. (b) The commissioners court shall adopt rules governing the operations o…

Sec. 231.109. COMMISSION STUDIES; REPORTS; HEARINGS. (a) At the request of the commissioners court, the lake planning commission shall, or on its own initiative the commission may, conduct studies of the lake area in the county and prepare reports to advise the commissioners cour…