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Subchapter A. Regulation of Subdivisions
Section 212.001. Definitions - Sec. 212.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Extraterritorial jurisdiction" means...
Section 212.002. Rules - Sec. 212.002. RULES. After a public hearing on the matter,...
Section 212.0025. Chapter-Wide Provision Relating to Regulation of Plats and Subdivisions in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 212.0025. CHAPTER-WIDE PROVISION RELATING TO REGULATION OF PLATS AND...
Section 212.003. Extension of Rules to Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 212.003. EXTENSION OF RULES TO EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. (a) The...
Section 212.004. Plat Required - Sec. 212.004. PLAT REQUIRED. (a) The owner of a tract...
Section 212.0045. Exception to Plat Requirement: Municipal Determination - Sec. 212.0045. EXCEPTION TO PLAT REQUIREMENT: MUNICIPAL DETERMINATION. (a) To...
Section 212.0046. Exception to Plat Requirement: Certain Property Abutting Aircraft Runway - Sec. 212.0046. EXCEPTION TO PLAT REQUIREMENT: CERTAIN PROPERTY ABUTTING AIRCRAFT...
Section 212.005. Approval by Municipality Required - Sec. 212.005. APPROVAL BY MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. The municipal authority responsible...
Section 212.006. Authority Responsible for Approval Generally - Sec. 212.006. AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVAL GENERALLY. (a) The municipal...
Section 212.0065. Delegation of Approval Responsibility - Sec. 212.0065. DELEGATION OF APPROVAL RESPONSIBILITY. (a) The governing body...
Section 212.007. Authority Responsible for Approval: Tract in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of More Than One Municipality - Sec. 212.007. AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVAL: TRACT IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION...
Section 212.008. Application for Approval - Sec. 212.008. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL. A person desiring approval of...
Section 212.0085. Approval Procedure: Applicability - Sec. 212.0085. APPROVAL PROCEDURE: APPLICABILITY. The approval procedures under this...
Section 212.009. Approval Procedure: Initial Approval - Sec. 212.009. APPROVAL PROCEDURE: INITIAL APPROVAL. (a) The municipal authority...
Section 212.0091. Approval Procedure: Conditional Approval or Disapproval Requirements - Sec. 212.0091. APPROVAL PROCEDURE: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL REQUIREMENTS. (a)...
Section 212.0093. Approval Procedure: Applicant Response to Conditional Approval or Disapproval - Sec. 212.0093. APPROVAL PROCEDURE: APPLICANT RESPONSE TO CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OR...
Section 212.0095. Approval Procedure: Approval or Disapproval of Response - Sec. 212.0095. APPROVAL PROCEDURE: APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF RESPONSE. (a)...
Section 212.0096. Approval Procedure: Alternative Approval Process - Sec. 212.0096. APPROVAL PROCEDURE: ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS. (a) Notwithstanding Sections...
Section 212.0097. Approval Procedure: Waiver Prohibited - Sec. 212.0097. APPROVAL PROCEDURE: WAIVER PROHIBITED. A municipal authority responsible...
Section 212.0099. Judicial Review of Disapproval - Sec. 212.0099. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DISAPPROVAL. In a legal action...
Section 212.010. Standards for Approval - Sec. 212.010. STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL. (a) The municipal authority responsible...
Section 212.0101. Additional Requirements: Use of Groundwater - Sec. 212.0101. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: USE OF GROUNDWATER. (a) If a...
Section 212.0105. Water and Sewer Requirements in Certain Counties - Sec. 212.0105. WATER AND SEWER REQUIREMENTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a)...
Section 212.0106. Bond Requirements and Other Financial Guarantees in Certain Counties - Sec. 212.0106. BOND REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL GUARANTEES IN CERTAIN...
Section 212.011. Effect of Approval on Dedication - Sec. 212.011. EFFECT OF APPROVAL ON DEDICATION. (a) The approval...
Section 212.0115. Certification Regarding Compliance With Plat Requirements - Sec. 212.0115. CERTIFICATION REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH PLAT REQUIREMENTS. (a) For...
Section 212.012. Connection of Utilities - Sec. 212.012. CONNECTION OF UTILITIES. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 212.013. Vacating Plat - Sec. 212.013. VACATING PLAT. (a) The proprietors of the tract...
Section 212.014. Replatting Without Vacating Preceding Plat - Sec. 212.014. REPLATTING WITHOUT VACATING PRECEDING PLAT. A replat of...
Section 212.0145. Replatting Without Vacating Preceding Plat: Certain Subdivisions - Sec. 212.0145. REPLATTING WITHOUT VACATING PRECEDING PLAT: CERTAIN SUBDIVISIONS. (a)...
Section 212.0146. Replatting Without Vacating Preceding Plat: Certain Municipalities - Sec. 212.0146. REPLATTING WITHOUT VACATING PRECEDING PLAT: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a)...
Section 212.015. Additional Requirements for Certain Replats - Sec. 212.015. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN REPLATS. (a) In addition...
Section 212.0155. Additional Requirements for Certain Replats Affecting a Subdivision Golf Course - Sec. 212.0155. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN REPLATS AFFECTING A SUBDIVISION...
Section 212.016. Amending Plat - Sec. 212.016. AMENDING PLAT. (a) The municipal authority responsible for...
Section 212.017. Conflict of Interest; Penalty - Sec. 212.017. CONFLICT OF INTEREST; PENALTY. (a) In this section,...
Section 212.0175. Enforcement in Certain Counties; Penalty - Sec. 212.0175. ENFORCEMENT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES; PENALTY. (a) The attorney...
Section 212.018. Enforcement in General - Sec. 212.018. ENFORCEMENT IN GENERAL. (a) At the request of...
Subchapter B. Regulation of Property Development
Section 212.041. Municipality Covered by Subchapter - Sec. 212.041. MUNICIPALITY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only...
Section 212.042. Application of Subchapter A - Sec. 212.042. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER A. The provisions of Subchapter...
Section 212.043. Definitions - Sec. 212.043. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Development" means the...
Section 212.044. Plans, Rules, and Ordinances - Sec. 212.044. PLANS, RULES, AND ORDINANCES. After a public hearing...
Section 212.045. Development Plat Required - Sec. 212.045. DEVELOPMENT PLAT REQUIRED. (a) Any person who proposes...
Section 212.046. Restriction on Issuance of Building and Other Permits by Municipality, County, or Official of Other Governmental Entity - Sec. 212.046. RESTRICTION ON ISSUANCE OF BUILDING AND OTHER PERMITS...
Section 212.047. Approval of Development Plat - Sec. 212.047. APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT PLAT. The municipality shall endorse...
Section 212.048. Effect of Approval on Dedication - Sec. 212.048. EFFECT OF APPROVAL ON DEDICATION. The approval of...
Section 212.049. Building Permits in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - Sec. 212.049. BUILDING PERMITS IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. This subchapter does...
Section 212.050. Enforcement; Penalty - Sec. 212.050. ENFORCEMENT; PENALTY. (a) If it appears that a...
Subchapter C. Developer Participation in Contract for Public Improvements
Section 212.071. Developer Participation Contract - Sec. 212.071. DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION CONTRACT. Without complying with the competitive...
Section 212.072. Duties of Parties Under Contract - Sec. 212.072. DUTIES OF PARTIES UNDER CONTRACT. (a) Under the...
Section 212.073. Performance Bond - Sec. 212.073. PERFORMANCE BOND. The developer must execute a performance...
Section 212.074. Additional Safeguards; Inspection of Records - Sec. 212.074. ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS; INSPECTION OF RECORDS. (a) In the...
Subchapter D. Regulation of Property Development Prohibited in Certain Circumstances
Section 212.101. Application of Subchapter to Certain Home-Rule Municipality - Sec. 212.101. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO CERTAIN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY. This...
Section 212.102. Definitions - Sec. 212.102. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Affected area" means...
Section 212.103. Traffic or Traffic Operations - Sec. 212.103. TRAFFIC OR TRAFFIC OPERATIONS. (a) A municipality may...
Section 212.104. Provision Not Enforceable - Sec. 212.104. PROVISION NOT ENFORCEABLE. A provision in a covenant...
Section 212.105. Subchapter Controls - Sec. 212.105. SUBCHAPTER CONTROLS. This subchapter controls over any other...
Subchapter E. Moratorium on Property Development in Certain Circumstances
Section 212.131. Definitions - Sec. 212.131. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Essential public facilities"...
Section 212.132. Applicability - Sec. 212.132. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a moratorium...
Section 212.133. Procedure for Adopting Moratorium - Sec. 212.133. PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTING MORATORIUM. A municipality may not...
Section 212.134. Notice and Public Hearing Requirements - Sec. 212.134. NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Before a...
Section 212.135. Justification for Moratorium: Shortage of Essential Public Facilities; Written Findings Required - Sec. 212.135. JUSTIFICATION FOR MORATORIUM: SHORTAGE OF ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FACILITIES;...
Section 212.1351. Justification for Moratorium: Significant Need for Public Facilities; Written Findings Required - Sec. 212.1351. JUSTIFICATION FOR MORATORIUM: SIGNIFICANT NEED FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES;...
Section 212.1352. Justification for Commercial Moratorium in Certain Circumstances; Written Findings Required - Sec. 212.1352. JUSTIFICATION FOR COMMERCIAL MORATORIUM IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; WRITTEN...
Section 212.136. Expiration of Moratorium; Extension - Sec. 212.136. EXPIRATION OF MORATORIUM; EXTENSION. A moratorium adopted under...
Section 212.1361. Notice for Extension Required - Sec. 212.1361. NOTICE FOR EXTENSION REQUIRED. A municipality proposing an...
Section 212.1362. Expiration of Moratorium on Commercial Property in Certain Circumstances; Extension - Sec. 212.1362. EXPIRATION OF MORATORIUM ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN CERTAIN...
Section 212.137. Waiver Procedures Required - Sec. 212.137. WAIVER PROCEDURES REQUIRED. (a) A moratorium adopted under...
Section 212.138. Effect on Other Law - Sec. 212.138. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. A moratorium adopted under...
Section 212.139. Limitation on Moratorium - Sec. 212.139. LIMITATION ON MORATORIUM. (a) A moratorium adopted under...
Subchapter F. Enforcement of Land Use Restrictions Contained in Plats and Other Instruments
Section 212.151. Municipality Covered by Subchapter - Sec. 212.151. MUNICIPALITY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only...
Section 212.152. Definition - Sec. 212.152. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "restriction" means a land-use...
Section 212.153. Suit to Enforce Restrictions - Sec. 212.153. SUIT TO ENFORCE RESTRICTIONS. (a) Except as provided...
Section 212.1535. Foreclosure by Property Owners' Association - Sec. 212.1535. FORECLOSURE BY PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATION. (a) A municipality...
Section 212.154. Limitation on Enforcement - Sec. 212.154. LIMITATION ON ENFORCEMENT. A restriction contained in a...
Section 212.155. Notice to Purchasers - Sec. 212.155. NOTICE TO PURCHASERS. (a) The governing body of...
Section 212.156. Enforcement by Ordinance; Civil Penalty - Sec. 212.156. ENFORCEMENT BY ORDINANCE; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The governing...
Section 212.157. Governmental Function - Sec. 212.157. GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION. An action filed by a municipality...
Section 212.158. Effect on Other Law - Sec. 212.158. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. This subchapter does not...
Subchapter G. Agreement Governing Certain Land in a Municipality's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
Section 212.171. Applicability - Sec. 212.171. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter does not apply to land...
Section 212.172. Development Agreement - Sec. 212.172. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. (a) In this subchapter: (1) "Adjudication"...
Section 212.173. Certain Coastal Areas - Sec. 212.173. CERTAIN COASTAL AREAS. This subchapter does not apply...
Section 212.174. Municipal Utilities - Sec. 212.174. MUNICIPAL UTILITIES. A municipality may not require a...
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 212.901. Developer Required to Provide Surety - Sec. 212.901. DEVELOPER REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SURETY. (a) To ensure...
Section 212.902. School District Land Development Standards - Sec. 212.902. SCHOOL DISTRICT LAND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. (a) This section...
Section 212.903. Construction and Renovation Work on County-Owned Buildings or Facilities in Certain Counties - Sec. 212.903. CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION WORK ON COUNTY-OWNED BUILDINGS OR...
Section 212.904. Apportionment of Municipal Infrastructure Costs - Sec. 212.904. APPORTIONMENT OF MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS. (a) If a...
Section 212.905. Regulation of Tree Removal - Sec. 212.905. REGULATION OF TREE REMOVAL. (a) In this section:...