Texas Statutes
Chapter 245 - Issuance of Local Permits
Section 245.004. Exemptions

Sec. 245.004. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a permit that is at least two years old, is issued for the construction of a building or structure intended for human occupancy or habitation, and is issued under laws, ordinances, procedures, rules, or regulations adopting only:
(A) uniform building, fire, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical codes adopted by a recognized national code organization; or
(B) local amendments to those codes enacted solely to address imminent threats of destruction of property or injury to persons;
(2) municipal zoning regulations that do not affect landscaping or tree preservation, open space or park dedication, property classification, lot size, lot dimensions, lot coverage, or building size or that do not change development permitted by a restrictive covenant required by a municipality;
(3) regulations that specifically control only the use of land in a municipality that does not have zoning and that do not affect landscaping or tree preservation, open space or park dedication, lot size, lot dimensions, lot coverage, or building size;
(4) regulations for sexually oriented businesses;
(5) municipal or county ordinances, rules, regulations, or other requirements affecting colonias;
(6) fees imposed in conjunction with development permits;
(7) regulations for annexation that do not affect landscaping or tree preservation or open space or park dedication;
(8) regulations for utility connections;
(9) regulations to prevent imminent destruction of property or injury to persons from flooding that are effective only within a flood plain established by a federal flood control program and enacted to prevent the flooding of buildings intended for public occupancy;
(10) construction standards for public works located on public lands or easements; or
(11) regulations to prevent the imminent destruction of property or injury to persons if the regulations do not:
(A) affect landscaping or tree preservation, open space or park dedication, lot size, lot dimensions, lot coverage, building size, residential or commercial density, or the timing of a project; or
(B) change development permitted by a restrictive covenant required by a municipality.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 73, Sec. 2, eff. May 11, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 646, Sec. 1.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 31 (S.B. 574), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.