Sec. 352.119. LIMITATION ON SPECIFIC COUNTY STANDARDS. (a) A county may not impose under this subchapter specific standards relating to vehicular gate widths, obstacle-free driveway aprons or entrances, pedestrian gate locations, or building numbers that exceed the requirements for new gated communities or new multi-unit housing projects contained in the municipal ordinances of:
(1) the municipality within whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the gated community or multi-unit housing project is located; or
(2) the municipality nearest, on a straight line, to the boundary of the gated community or multi-unit housing project, if the community or project is not within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality.
(b) The county fire marshal or other authority with fire-fighting jurisdiction may adopt reasonable standards relating to vehicular gate width, obstacle-free driveway aprons or entrances, pedestrian gate locations, and building numbers if the appropriate municipality described by Subsection (a) has not adopted applicable standards.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 111, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 681 (S.B. 200), Sec. 8, eff. June 17, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - County Public Safety
Chapter 352 - County Fire Protection
Subchapter E. Gated Communities and Multi-Unit Housing Projects
Section 352.111. Gated Community or Housing Project Subject to Subchapter
Section 352.114. Lockbox Requirements
Section 352.1145. Siren-Operated Sensor Systems for Electric Gates
Section 352.115. Additional Accessibility Requirements
Section 352.116. Building Identification
Section 352.117. County Authority to Require Permit
Section 352.118. Suspension or Revocation of License