Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 212.1351. JUSTIFICATION FOR MORATORIUM: SIGNIFICANT NEED FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES; WRITTEN FINDINGS REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Section 212.1352, a moratorium that is not based on a shortage of essential public facilities is justified only by demonstrating a significant…

Sec. 212.1352. JUSTIFICATION FOR COMMERCIAL MORATORIUM IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; WRITTEN FINDINGS REQUIRED. (a) If a municipality adopts a moratorium on commercial property development that is not based on a demonstrated shortage of essential public facilities, the municipality m…

Sec. 212.1361. NOTICE FOR EXTENSION REQUIRED. A municipality proposing an extension of a moratorium under this subchapter must publish notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality not later than the 15th day before the date of the hearing required by this subc…

Sec. 212.1362. EXPIRATION OF MORATORIUM; EXTENSION. (a) A moratorium adopted under this subchapter expires on the 90th day after the date the moratorium is adopted unless the governing body of the municipality extends the moratorium by: (1) holding a public hearing on the propose…

Sec. 212.137. WAIVER PROCEDURES REQUIRED. (a) A moratorium adopted under this subchapter must allow a permit applicant to apply for a waiver from the moratorium relating to the property subject to the permit by: (1) claiming a right obtained under a development agreement; or (2) …

Sec. 212.138. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. A moratorium adopted under this subchapter does not affect the rights acquired under Chapter 245 or common law. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 441, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 212.139. LIMITATION ON MORATORIUM. (a) A moratorium adopted under this subchapter does not affect an application for a project in progress under Chapter 245. (b) A municipality may not adopt a moratorium under this subchapter that: (1) prohibits a person from filing or proce…

Sec. 212.151. MUNICIPALITY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to a municipality: (1) with a population of 1.5 million or more that passes an ordinance that requires uniform application and enforcement of this subchapter with regard to all property and residents; …

Sec. 212.152. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "restriction" means a land-use regulation that: (1) affects the character of the use to which real property, including residential and rental property, may be put; (2) fixes the distance that a structure must be set back from property…

Sec. 212.153. SUIT TO ENFORCE RESTRICTIONS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the municipality may sue in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin or abate a violation of a restriction contained or incorporated by reference in a properly recorded plan, plat, or other…

Sec. 212.1535. FORECLOSURE BY PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATION. (a) A municipality may not participate in a suit or other proceeding to foreclose a property owners' association's lien on real property. (b) In a suit or other proceeding to foreclose a property owners' association's li…

Sec. 212.154. LIMITATION ON ENFORCEMENT. A restriction contained in a plan, plat, or other instrument that was properly recorded before August 30, 1965, may be enforced as provided by Section 212.153, but a violation of a restriction that occurred before that date may not be enjo…

Sec. 212.155. NOTICE TO PURCHASERS. (a) The governing body of the municipality may require, in the manner prescribed by law for official action of the municipality, any person who sells or conveys restricted property located inside the boundaries of the municipality to first give…

Sec. 212.156. ENFORCEMENT BY ORDINANCE; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The governing body of the municipality by ordinance may require compliance with a restriction contained or incorporated by reference in a properly recorded plan, plat, or other instrument that affects a subdivision locate…

Sec. 212.157. GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION. An action filed by a municipality under this subchapter to enforce a land use restriction is a governmental function of the municipality. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1399, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 2001. Renumbered from Local Government Cod…

Sec. 212.158. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. This subchapter does not prohibit the exhibition, play, or necessary incidental action thereto of a sweepstakes not prohibited by Chapter 622, Business & Commerce Code. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1044, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended…

Sec. 212.171. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter does not apply to land located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of 1.9 million or more. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 522, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.

Sec. 212.172. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. (a) In this subchapter: (1) "Adjudication" of a claim means the bringing of a civil suit and prosecution to final judgment in county or state court and includes the bringing of an authorized arbitration proceeding and prosecution to final reso…

Sec. 212.173. CERTAIN COASTAL AREAS. This subchapter does not apply to, limit, or otherwise affect any ordinance, order, rule, plan, or standard adopted by this state or a state agency, county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state under the federal Coastal Z…

Sec. 212.174. MUNICIPAL UTILITIES. A municipality may not require a contract as a condition for providing water, sewer, electricity, gas, or other utility service from a municipally owned or municipally operated utility that provides any of those services. Added by Acts 2003, 78t…

Sec. 212.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Affordable dwelling unit" means a residential unit offered at a below market rate for rent or sale under a municipal, county, state, or federal program. (2) "Consumer price index" means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con…

Sec. 212.202. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a municipality with a population of more than 800,000. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 493 (H.B. 1526), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2023.

Sec. 212.203. CONSTRUCTION. This subchapter may not be construed to prohibit a municipality from requiring by ordinance a landowner to dedicate a portion of the landowner's property for parkland use, impose a parkland dedication fee, or both require the dedication and impose the …

Sec. 212.204. EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY; LIMITATION. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality has exclusive authority within its boundaries to require the dedication of parkland, impose a parkland dedication fee, or both require the dedication and impose the fee. A municipalit…

Sec. 212.205. PARKLAND DEDICATION, FEE, OR COMBINATION. (a) A municipality may require a landowner to dedicate a portion of the landowner's property for parkland use, impose a parkland dedication fee, or both require the dedication and impose the fee under a plan application file…

Sec. 212.206. REQUEST FOR PARKLAND DEDICATION DETERMINATION. (a) A landowner may, at the landowner's sole discretion, make a written request to a municipality that the municipality make a timely determination of the dedication amount the municipality will impose under the municip…

Sec. 212.207. PARKLAND DEDICATION AUTHORITY. (a) A municipality may not require a parkland dedication, impose a parkland dedication fee, or both require the dedication and impose the fee for any commercial use. For the purpose of this section, a commercial use does not include a …

Sec. 212.208. LIMITATION ON PARKLAND DEDICATION AMOUNT. A municipality may not require a landowner to dedicate as parkland under this subchapter more than 10 percent, without adjustment or disqualification for impairment, of the gross site area of the land subject to a plan appli…

Sec. 212.209. INITIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DETERMINING FEES. (a) For purposes of determining the amount of a fee imposed under this section, the governing body of a municipality, after providing at least 30 days' public notice and holding a public hearing, shall by official action de…

Sec. 212.210. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CALCULATION OF FEES. (a) This section applies only to a municipality to which Section 212.211 does not apply. (b) A municipality shall determine the amount of a fee imposed under Section 212.205(a)(1) for land subject to a plan application b…

Sec. 212.211. REQUIREMENTS CALCULATION OF FEES FOR MUNICIPALITIES WITH LOW FEES. (a) This section applies only to a municipality that after August 31, 2023, requires a parkland dedication fee for a multifamily, hotel, or motel development in an amount, calculated on a per dwellin…

Sec. 212.212. COLLECTION OF FEES. A municipality shall provide a landowner a written determination of fees owed under this subchapter before approving a plan application but may only collect a fee authorized under this subchapter as a precondition to the issuance of a final certi…

Sec. 212.213. APPEAL. (a) A landowner may appeal a determination made by a municipal department, board, or commission regarding any element of a parkland dedication requirement, including amount, orientation, or suitability, as that element applies to the landowner's property, to…

Sec. 212.301. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies to a municipality that is located in a county that: (1) contains a municipality with a population of more than 500,000; and (2) is adjacent to an international border. (b) This subchapter applies only to land that is locate…

Sec. 212.302. ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION. (a) The governing body of a municipality may implement an expedited process to administratively determine that an undeveloped parcel of land is abandoned, unoccupied, and tax delinquent if the parcel: (1) has never been platted or surve…

Sec. 212.303. PUBLIC HEARING. (a) Before a municipality may make an administrative determination under Section 212.302, the municipality must: (1) hold a public hearing on the matter; and (2) make reasonable efforts to notify each owner and lienholder of the parcel of land of the…

Sec. 212.304. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) The municipality shall: (1) provide notice of the hearing to each record owner of the applicable parcel of land, each person who paid the ad valorem taxes imposed on the parcel of land during the 15 most recent tax years, and each holder of a …

Sec. 212.305. JUDICIAL REVIEW. (a) Any owner or lienholder of record of a parcel of land aggrieved by a resolution issued under Section 212.303 may file in a district court in the county in which the parcel of land is located a verified petition alleging that the decision is ille…

Sec. 212.306. CIVIL ACTION FOR RECEIVERSHIP. (a) After a final determination that an undeveloped parcel of land is abandoned, unoccupied, and tax delinquent, the municipality shall bring a civil action to have the parcel placed in a receivership. On a final determination that an …

Sec. 212.307. 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. 212.308. 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. 212.901. DEVELOPER REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SURETY. (a) To ensure that it will not incur liabilities, a municipality may require, before it gives approval of the plans for a development, that the owner of the development provide sufficient surety to guarantee that claims against …

Sec. 212.902. SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL LAND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. (a) This section applies to an agreement between a school district or open-enrollment charter school and a municipality which has annexed territory for limited purposes. (b) On request by…

Sec. 212.903. CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION WORK ON COUNTY-OWNED BUILDINGS OR FACILITIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a county with a population of 250,000 or more. (b) A municipality is not authorized to require a county to notify the municipality or obtai…

Sec. 212.904. APPORTIONMENT OF MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS. (a) If a municipality requires, including under an agreement under Chapter 242, as a condition of approval for a property development project that the developer bear a portion of the costs of municipal infrastructure …

Sec. 212.905. REGULATION OF TREE REMOVAL. (a) In this section: (1) "Residential structure" means: (A) a manufactured home as that term is defined by Section 1201.003, Occupations Code; (B) a detached one-family or two-family dwelling, including the accessory structures of the dwe…