Sec. 232.0034. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: ACCESS BY EMERGENCY VEHICLES. (a) This section applies only to a residential subdivision that is subdivided into 1,000 or more lots in the unincorporated area of a county.
(b) The commissioners court shall adopt infrastructure standards requiring at least two means of ingress and egress in the subdivision to provide for sufficient routes of travel for use by emergency vehicles and for use during evacuations resulting from fire or other natural disasters.
(c) This section does not limit the authority of a commissioners court under other existing laws, as applicable, to adopt infrastructure standards that are more stringent than standards required by this section.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 400 (S.B. 194), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities
Subtitle B - County Regulatory Authority
Chapter 232 - County Regulation of Subdivisions
Subchapter A. Subdivision Platting Requirements in General
Section 232.001. Plat Required
Section 232.0015. Exceptions to Plat Requirement
Section 232.002. Approval by County Required
Section 232.0021. Plat Application Fee
Section 232.0023. Approval Procedure: Applicability
Section 232.0025. Approval Procedure: Timely Approval of Plats and Plans
Section 232.0026. Approval Procedure: Conditional Approval or Disapproval Requirements
Section 232.0027. Approval Procedure: Applicant Response to Conditional Approval or Disapproval
Section 232.0028. Approval Procedure: Approval or Disapproval of Response
Section 232.00285. Development Plan Review
Section 232.0029. Judicial Review of Disapproval
Section 232.003. Subdivision Requirements
Section 232.0031. Standard for Roads in Subdivision
Section 232.0032. Additional Requirements: Use of Groundwater
Section 232.0033. Additional Requirements: Future Transportation Corridors
Section 232.0034. Additional Requirements: Access by Emergency Vehicles
Section 232.004. Bond Requirements
Section 232.0045. Financial Guarantee in Lieu of Bond
Section 232.0048. Conflict of Interest; Penalty
Section 232.005. Enforcement in General; Penalty
Section 232.006. Exceptions for Populous Counties or Contiguous Counties
Section 232.007. Manufactured Home Rental Communities
Section 232.008. Cancellation of Subdivision
Section 232.0083. Cancellation of Certain Subdivision Plats if Existing Plat Obsolete
Section 232.0085. Cancellation of Certain Subdivisions if Land Remains Undeveloped
Section 232.009. Revision of Plat
Section 232.0095. Alternative Procedures for Plat Revision
Section 232.010. Exception to Plat Requirement: County Determination