Texas Statutes
Subchapter A. Regulation of Subdivisions
Section 212.0096. Approval Procedure: Alternative Approval Process

Sec. 212.0096. APPROVAL PROCEDURE: ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 212.009, 212.0091, 212.0093, and 212.0095, an applicant may elect at any time to seek approval for a plan or plat under an alternative approval process adopted by a municipality if the process allows for a shorter approval period than the approval process described by Sections 212.009, 212.0091, 212.0093, and 212.0095.
(b) An applicant that elects to seek approval under the alternative approval process described by Subsection (a) is not:
(1) required to satisfy the requirements of Sections 212.009, 212.0091, 212.0093, and 212.0095 before bringing an action challenging a disapproval of a plan or plat under this subchapter; and
(2) prejudiced in any manner in bringing the action described by Subdivision (1), including satisfying a requirement to exhaust any and all remedies.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Local Government Code

Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities

Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority

Chapter 212 - Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development

Subchapter A. Regulation of Subdivisions

Section 212.001. Definitions

Section 212.002. Rules

Section 212.0025. Chapter-Wide Provision Relating to Regulation of Plats and Subdivisions in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

Section 212.003. Extension of Rules to Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

Section 212.004. Plat Required

Section 212.0045. Exception to Plat Requirement: Municipal Determination

Section 212.0046. Exception to Plat Requirement: Certain Property Abutting Aircraft Runway

Section 212.005. Approval by Municipality Required

Section 212.006. Authority Responsible for Approval Generally

Section 212.0065. Delegation of Approval Responsibility

Section 212.007. Authority Responsible for Approval: Tract in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of More Than One Municipality

Section 212.008. Application for Approval

Section 212.0085. Approval Procedure: Applicability

Section 212.009. Approval Procedure: Initial Approval

Section 212.0091. Approval Procedure: Conditional Approval or Disapproval Requirements

Section 212.0093. Approval Procedure: Applicant Response to Conditional Approval or Disapproval

Section 212.0095. Approval Procedure: Approval or Disapproval of Response

Section 212.0096. Approval Procedure: Alternative Approval Process

Section 212.0097. Approval Procedure: Waiver Prohibited

Section 212.0099. Judicial Review of Disapproval

Section 212.010. Standards for Approval

Section 212.0101. Additional Requirements: Use of Groundwater

Section 212.0105. Water and Sewer Requirements in Certain Counties

Section 212.0106. Bond Requirements and Other Financial Guarantees in Certain Counties

Section 212.011. Effect of Approval on Dedication

Section 212.0115. Certification Regarding Compliance With Plat Requirements

Section 212.012. Connection of Utilities

Section 212.013. Vacating Plat

Section 212.014. Replatting Without Vacating Preceding Plat

Section 212.0145. Replatting Without Vacating Preceding Plat: Certain Subdivisions

Section 212.0146. Replatting Without Vacating Preceding Plat: Certain Municipalities

Section 212.015. Additional Requirements for Certain Replats

Section 212.0155. Additional Requirements for Certain Replats Affecting a Subdivision Golf Course

Section 212.016. Amending Plat

Section 212.017. Conflict of Interest; Penalty

Section 212.0175. Enforcement in Certain Counties; Penalty

Section 212.018. Enforcement in General