Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 232.040. REPLATTING. (a) A subdivision plat must accurately reflect the subdivision as it develops. If there is any change, either by the intentional act of the subdivider or by the forces of nature, including changes in the size or dimension of lots or the direction or cond…

Sec. 232.041. REVISION OF PLAT. (a) A person who has subdivided land that is subject to the subdivision controls of the county in which the land is located may apply in writing to the commissioners court of the county for permission to revise the subdivision plat filed for record…

Sec. 232.042. VARIANCES FROM REPLATTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) On request of a subdivider or resident purchaser, the commissioners court may grant a delay or a variance from compliance with Section 232.040 as provided by this section. (b) The commissioners court may grant a delay of t…

Sec. 232.043. VARIANCES FROM PLATTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) On the request of a subdivider who created an unplatted subdivision or a resident purchaser of a lot in the subdivision, the commissioners court of a county may grant: (1) a delay or variance from compliance with the subdivi…

Sec. 232.044. AMENDING PLAT. The commissioners court may approve and issue an amending plat under this subchapter in the same manner, for the same purposes, and subject to the same related provisions as provided by Section 232.011. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1390 (S…

Sec. 232.045. APPLICABILITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS TO LOTS UNDEVELOPED FOR 25 YEARS OR MORE. (a) This section applies only to a county that is adjacent to an international border and contains a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more. (b) A commissioners court b…

Sec. 232.071. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to the subdivision of land located: (1) outside the corporate limits of a municipality; and (2) in a county: (A) in which is located a political subdivision that is eligible for and has applied for financial assistance und…

Sec. 232.072. PLAT REQUIRED. (a) The owner of a tract of land that divides the tract in any manner that creates at least one lot of five acres or less intended for residential purposes must have a plat of the subdivision prepared. A commissioners court by order may require each s…

Sec. 232.073. APPROVAL BY COUNTY REQUIRED. (a) A plat filed under Section 232.072 is not valid unless the commissioners court of the county in which the land is located approves the plat by an order entered in the minutes of the court. The commissioners court shall refuse to appr…

Sec. 232.074. BOND REQUIREMENTS. (a) Unless a person has completed the installation of all water and sewer service facilities required by this subchapter on the date that person applies for final approval of a plat under Section 232.073, the commissioners court shall require the …

Sec. 232.075. WATER AND SEWER SERVICE EXTENSION. (a) The commissioners court may extend, beyond the date specified on the plat or on the document attached to the plat, the date by which the water and sewer service facilities must be fully operable if the commissioners court finds…

Sec. 232.076. CERTIFICATION REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH PLAT REQUIREMENTS. (a) On the approval of a plat by the commissioners court, the commissioners court shall issue to the person applying for the approval a certificate stating that the plat has been reviewed and approved by the…

Sec. 232.077. CONNECTION OF UTILITIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a tract of land for which a plat is required under this subchapter. (b) An entity described by Subsection (c) may not serve or connect any land with water, sewer, electricity, gas, or othe…

Sec. 232.0775. COUNTY INSPECTOR. (a) The commissioners court may impose a fee on a subdivider of property under this subchapter for an inspection of the property to ensure compliance with the subdivision regulations adopted under this subchapter, Section 16.343, Water Code, or ot…

Sec. 232.078. CONFLICT OF INTEREST; PENALTY. (a) In this section, "subdivided tract" means a tract of land, as a whole, that is subdivided into tracts or lots. The term does not mean an individual lot in a subdivided tract of land. (b) A person has an interest in a subdivided tra…

Sec. 232.079. CIVIL PENALTIES. (a) A subdivider or an agent of a subdivider may not cause, suffer, allow, or permit a lot to be sold in a subdivision if the subdivision has not been platted as required by this subchapter. (b) A subdivider who fails to provide, in the time and man…

Sec. 232.080. ENFORCEMENT. (a) The attorney general, or the district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney, may take any action necessary in a court of competent jurisdiction on behalf of the state or on behalf of residents to: (1) enjoin the violation or threa…

Sec. 232.081. AMENDING PLAT. The commissioners court may approve and issue an amending plat under this subchapter in the same manner, for the same purposes, and subject to the same related provisions as provided by Section 232.011. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1390 (S…

Sec. 232.091. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a county: (1) authorized to establish a planning commission under Subchapter B, C, or G; and (2) in which the commissioners court by order elects to operate under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404,…

Sec. 232.092. ESTABLISHMENT AND ABOLITION OF PLANNING COMMISSION. (a) To promote the general public welfare, the commissioners court of a county by order may: (1) establish a planning commission under this section; and (2) abolish a planning commission established under this sect…

Sec. 232.093. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF PLANNING COMMISSION. (a) The commissioners court may appoint a planning commission consisting of five members. Members are appointed for staggered terms of two years. (b) A person appointed as a member of the planning commission must be a c…

Sec. 232.094. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. (a) The commissioners court of a county may require each member of the planning commission to file a financial disclosure report in the same manner as required for county officers under Subchapter B, Chapter 159. (b) If the commissioners court …

Sec. 232.095. OFFICERS, QUORUM, AND MEETINGS. (a) At the first meeting of each calendar year, the planning commission shall elect a presiding officer and assistant presiding officer. The presiding officer presides over the meetings and executes all documentation required on behal…

Sec. 232.096. TIMELY APPROVAL OF PLATS. (a) The planning commission shall issue a written list of the documentation and other information that must be submitted with a plat application. The documentation or other information must relate to a requirement authorized by law. An appl…

Sec. 232.097. REASONS FOR DISAPPROVAL OF PLAT REQUIRED. If the planning commission refuses to approve a plat, the planning commission shall provide to the person requesting approval a notice specifying the reason for the disapproval. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404, Sec. 2…

Sec. 232.101. RULES. (a) By an order adopted and entered in the minutes of the commissioners court and after a notice is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, the commissioners court may adopt rules governing plats and subdivisions of land within the unin…

Sec. 232.102. MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN. By an order adopted and entered in the minutes of the commissioners court and after a notice is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, the commissioners court may: (1) require a right-of-way on a street or road that f…

Sec. 232.103. LOT FRONTAGES. By an order adopted and entered in the minutes of the commissioners court and after a notice is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, the commissioners court may adopt reasonable standards for minimum lot frontages on existing…

Sec. 232.104. SET-BACKS. By an order adopted and entered in the minutes of the commissioners court and after a notice is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, the commissioners court may establish reasonable building and set-back lines as provided by Chap…

Sec. 232.105. DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION CONTRACTS. (a) Without complying with the competitive sealed bidding procedure of Chapter 262, a commissioners court may make a contract with a developer of a subdivision or land in the unincorporated area of the county to construct public im…

Sec. 232.106. CONNECTION OF UTILITIES. By an order adopted and entered in the minutes of the commissioners court, and after a notice is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, the commissioners court may impose the requirements of Section 232.029 or 232.029…

Sec. 232.107. PROVISIONS CUMULATIVE. The authorities under this subchapter are cumulative of and in addition to the authorities granted under this chapter and all other laws to counties to regulate the subdivision of land. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 736, Sec. 1, eff. Sept…

Sec. 232.108. PLAT REQUIREMENTS. (a) The commissioners court, in addition to having the authority to adopt rules under Section 232.101 and other authority granted by this chapter, may impose the plat requirements prescribed by Section 232.023. If the commissioners court imposes t…

Sec. 232.109. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. In a subdivision that is not served by fire hydrants as part of a centralized water system certified by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as meeting minimum standards for water utility service, the commissioners court may require…

Sec. 232.110. APPORTIONMENT OF COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS. (a) If, under any authority expressly authorized by this chapter, a county requires, including under an agreement under Chapter 242, as a condition of approval for a property development project that the developer bear a…

Sec. 232.151. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to a county that: (1) contains a municipality with a population of more than 500,000; (2) is adjacent to an international border; and (3) contains more than 30,000 acres of lots that have remained substantially undeveloped for …

Sec. 232.152. ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION. (a) In addition to the authority granted under Section 232.045, a commissioners court may implement an expedited process to administratively determine that a platted lot is abandoned, unoccupied, and undeveloped if the lot: (1) has rema…

Sec. 232.153. PUBLIC HEARING. (a) Before a county may make an administrative determination that a platted lot is abandoned, unoccupied, and undeveloped, the county must: (1) hold a public hearing on the matter; and (2) make reasonable efforts to notify each owner and lienholder o…

Sec. 232.154. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) The county shall: (1) provide notice of the hearing to each record owner of the applicable lot and to each holder of a recorded lien against the applicable lot by: (A) personal delivery; (B) certified mail with return receipt requested to the …

Sec. 232.155. JUDICIAL REVIEW. (a) Any owner or lienholder of record of a platted lot aggrieved by an order issued under Section 232.153 may file in a district court in the county in which the property is located a verified petition alleging that the decision is illegal, in whole…

Sec. 232.156. CIVIL ACTION FOR RECEIVERSHIP. (a) After a final determination that a platted lot is abandoned, unoccupied, and undeveloped, the county shall bring a civil action to have the lot placed in a receivership. On a final determination that a platted lot is abandoned, uno…

Sec. 232.157. AUTHORITY AND DUTY OF RECEIVER. (a) Unless inconsistent with this chapter or other law, the rules of equity govern all matters relating to the appointment, powers, duties, and liabilities of a receiver and to the powers of a court regarding a receiver. A receiver ap…

Sec. 232.158. SALE OF PROPERTY. (a) A sale under this subchapter must be made by: (1) public auction; (2) sealed bid; or (3) sealed proposal. (b) Before a sale may take place under this subchapter, the receiver must publish notice of the proposed sale before the 60th day before t…

Sec. 232.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the Texas Water Development Board. (2) "Common promotional plan" means any plan or scheme of operation undertaken by a single subdivider or a group of subdividers acting in concert, either personally or through an a…

Sec. 232.202. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies only to a county that borders: (1) the United Mexican States; and (2) the Gulf of Mexico. (b) This subchapter applies only to land that is subdivided into two or more lots of which at least one lot is less than five acres i…

Sec. 232.203. PLAT REQUIRED. (a) A subdivider of land must have a plat of the subdivision prepared if at least one of the lots of the subdivision is less than five acres. A commissioners court may require each subdivider of land to prepare a plat if none of the lots is less than …