Sec. 212.013. VACATING PLAT. (a) The proprietors of the tract covered by a plat may vacate the plat at any time before any lot in the plat is sold. The plat is vacated when a signed, acknowledged instrument declaring the plat vacated is approved and recorded in the manner prescribed for the original plat.
(b) If lots in the plat have been sold, the plat, or any part of the plat, may be vacated on the application of all the owners of lots in the plat with approval obtained in the manner prescribed for the original plat.
(c) The county clerk shall write legibly on the vacated plat the word "Vacated" and shall enter on the plat a reference to the volume and page at which the vacating instrument is recorded.
(d) On the execution and recording of the vacating instrument, the vacated plat has no effect.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
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 212.003. 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 212.008. 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