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Texas Statutes, Title LG

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Title LG, Local Government Code

236 chapters · 5,326 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title LG5,326 Ch 143, Chapter 143154 Ch 232, Chapter 232127 Ch 43, Chapter 43112 Ch 212, Chapter 212111 Ch 501, Chapter 501106 Ch 351, Chapter 351104 Ch 334, Chapter 334103 Ch 375, Chapter 375103 Ch 231, Chapter 231102 Ch 214, Chapter 21482 Ch 271, Chapter 27182 Ch 552, Chapter 55277 Ch 142, Chapter 14270 Ch 392, Chapter 39267

28 sections·Filtered byTitle LG✕Ch 241✕

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.001 Short Title
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Sec. 241.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Airport Zoning Act. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Tex. Local Government Code § 241.002 Legislative Findings
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Sec. 241.002. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds that: (1) an airport hazard endangers the lives and property of users of the airport and of occupants of land in the vicinity of the airport; (2) an airport hazard that is an obstruction reduces the size of the area availa…
Tex. Local Government Code § 241.003 Definitions
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Sec. 241.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Airport" means an area of land or water, publicly or privately owned, designed and set aside for the landing and taking off of aircraft and used or to be used in the interest of the public for that purpose. The term includes an are…
Tex. Local Government Code § 241.004 Airport Used In Interest of Public
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Sec. 241.004. AIRPORT USED IN INTEREST OF PUBLIC. For the purposes of this chapter, an airport is used in the interest of the public if: (1) the owner of the airport, by contract, license, or otherwise, permits the airport to be used by the public to an extent that the airport fu…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.005 Adoption of Regulation Includes Amendment Or Other Change

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Sec. 241.005. ADOPTION OF REGULATION INCLUDES AMENDMENT OR OTHER CHANGE. A reference in this chapter to the adoption of an airport zoning regulation includes the amendment, repeal, or other change of a regulation. A reference to the adoption of an airport zoning regulation also i…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.011 Airport Hazard Area Zoning Regulations

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Sec. 241.011. AIRPORT HAZARD AREA ZONING REGULATIONS. (a) To prevent the creation of an airport hazard, a political subdivision in which an airport hazard area is located may adopt, administer, and enforce, under its police power, airport hazard area zoning regulations for the ai…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.012 Airport Compatible Land Use Zoning Regulations

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Sec. 241.012. AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ZONING REGULATIONS. (a) A political subdivision may adopt, administer, and enforce, under its police power, airport compatible land use zoning regulations for the part of a controlled compatible land use area located within the political …

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.013 Extraterritorial Zoning In Political Subdivisions With Population of More Than 45,000

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Sec. 241.013. EXTRATERRITORIAL ZONING IN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 45,000. (a) A political subdivision with a population of more than 45,000 in which an airport used in the interest of the public to the benefit of the political subdivision is located may…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.014 Joint Airport Zoning Board

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Sec. 241.014. JOINT AIRPORT ZONING BOARD. (a) A political subdivision to whose benefit an airport is used in the interest of the public or in which an airport owned or operated by a defense agency of the federal government or the state is located may create a joint airport zoning…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.015 Incorporation of Airport Zoning Regulation Into Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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Sec. 241.015. INCORPORATION OF AIRPORT ZONING REGULATION INTO COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE. A political subdivision may incorporate an airport zoning regulation in a comprehensive zoning ordinance and administer and enforce it in connection with the administration and enforceme…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.016 Airport Zoning Commission

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Sec. 241.016. AIRPORT ZONING COMMISSION. (a) Before an airport zoning regulation may be adopted, a political subdivision acting unilaterally under Section 241.013 must appoint an airport zoning commission. If the political subdivision has a planning commission or comprehensive zo…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.017 Procedural Limitations Applying To Adoption of Zoning Regulations

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Sec. 241.017. PROCEDURAL LIMITATIONS APPLYING TO ADOPTION OF ZONING REGULATIONS. (a) The governing body of a political subdivision may not hold a public hearing or take other action concerning an airport zoning regulation until it receives the final report of the airport zoning c…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.018 Reasonableness of Airport Zoning Regulations

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Sec. 241.018. REASONABLENESS OF AIRPORT ZONING REGULATIONS. (a) An airport zoning regulation must be reasonable and may impose a requirement or restriction only if the requirement or restriction is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter. (b) In determining w…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.019 Nonconforming Uses and Structures

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Sec. 241.019. NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES. Except as provided by Section 241.035, airport zoning regulations may not require: (1) changes in nonconforming land use existing on the date of the adoption of the regulations; (2) the removal, lowering, or other change of a struc…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.020 Permits

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Sec. 241.020. PERMITS. (a) Airport zoning regulations may require that a permit be obtained before: (1) a new structure is constructed; (2) an existing structure is substantially changed or repaired; (3) a new use is established; or (4) an existing use is substantially changed. (…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.031 Administrative Agency

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Sec. 241.031. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY. (a) Airport zoning regulations must provide for the administration and enforcement of the regulations by an administrative agency. The administrative agency may be: (1) an agency created by the regulations; (2) an existing official, board, or …

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.032 Board of Adjustment

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Sec. 241.032. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. (a) Airport zoning regulations must provide for a board of adjustment. (b) If a zoning board of appeals or adjustment exists, it may be designated as the board of adjustment under this chapter. (c) If a zoning board of appeals or adjustment does…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.033 Authority of Board

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Sec. 241.033. AUTHORITY OF BOARD. The board of adjustment shall: (1) hear and decide an appeal, as provided by Section 241.036, from an order, requirement, decision, or determination made by the administrative agency in the enforcement of an airport zoning regulation; (2) hear an…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.034 Variances

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Sec. 241.034. VARIANCES. (a) A person who desires to erect or increase the height of a structure, permit the growth of an object of natural growth, or otherwise use property in violation of an airport zoning regulation, may apply to the board of adjustment for a variance from the…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.035 Hazard Marking and Lighting

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Sec. 241.035. HAZARD MARKING AND LIGHTING. If the administrative agency or board of adjustment considers it reasonable in the circumstances and advisable to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, the agency or board may require in a permit or a variance granted under this chapt…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.036 Appeal To Board

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Sec. 241.036. APPEAL TO BOARD. (a) A decision of the administrative agency made in its administration of an airport zoning regulation may be appealed to the board of adjustment by: (1) a person who is aggrieved by the decision; (2) a taxpayer who is affected by the decision; or (…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.041 Judicial Review of Board Decision

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Sec. 241.041. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BOARD DECISION. (a) A person who is aggrieved or a taxpayer who is affected by a decision of a board of adjustment, or the governing body of a political subdivision or a joint airport zoning board that believes a decision of a board of adjustment …

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.042 Trial By Court

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Sec. 241.042. TRIAL BY COURT. (a) The court, in an appeal from a decision of a board of adjustment as provided by Section 241.041, shall try and determine the case de novo on the basis of the facts adduced in the trial of the case in the court. The court shall independently rule …

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.043 Effect of Holding of the Court

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Sec. 241.043. EFFECT OF HOLDING OF THE COURT. If the court holds that an airport zoning regulation, although generally reasonable, interferes with the use or enjoyment of a particular structure or parcel of land to such an extent that, or is so onerous in its application to a par…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.044 Additional Remedies

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Sec. 241.044. ADDITIONAL REMEDIES. (a) A political subdivision or joint airport zoning board adopting airport zoning regulations may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate a violation of: (1) this chapter; (2) an airport zonin…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.901 Conflict of An Airport Hazard Area Zoning Regulation With Another Regulation

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Sec. 241.901. CONFLICT OF AN AIRPORT HAZARD AREA ZONING REGULATION WITH ANOTHER REGULATION. (a) If an airport hazard area zoning regulation conflicts with any other regulation applicable to the same area, the more stringent limitation or requirement controls. (b) Subsection (a) a…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.902 Conflict of An Airport Compatible Land Use Zoning Regulation With Another Regulation

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Sec. 241.902. CONFLICT OF AN AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ZONING REGULATION WITH ANOTHER REGULATION. (a) If an airport compatible land use zoning regulation conflicts with any other regulation applicable to the same area, the airport compatible land use zoning regulation controls.…

Tex. Local Government Code § 241.903 Acquisition of Air Rights Or Other Property

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Sec. 241.903. ACQUISITION OF AIR RIGHTS OR OTHER PROPERTY. (a) A political subdivision may acquire from a person or other political subdivision an air right, aviation easement, or other estate or interest in property or in a nonconforming structure or use if: (1) the acquisition …