Sec. 397.011. LOCATION OF YARD. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection and Subsection (b), an automotive wrecking and salvage yard may not be established within 600 feet of an existing church, school, or residence. A yard may be established within 600 feet of a residence if the same person owns the residence and the yard.
(b) An automotive wrecking and salvage yard that is established on or after September 1, 1983, and before September 1, 2013, may not be established within 300 feet of an existing church, school, or residence except that a yard may be established within 300 feet of a residence if the same person owns the residence and the yard.
(c) Distance is measured under this section beginning at the wall of the church, school, or residence that is closest to the yard and ending at the fence required by this chapter.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 232 (H.B. 248), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle H - Highway Beautification
Chapter 397 - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards in Certain Counties
Section 397.001. Applicability of Chapter
Section 397.003. Fence Required
Section 397.004. Construction and Maintenance of Fence
Section 397.005. Wall or Door as Part of Fence
Section 397.006. Gate Required
Section 397.007. Display or Work Outside Fence Prohibited
Section 397.008. Access for Officials
Section 397.009. Removal of Gasoline
Section 397.011. Location of Yard
Section 397.0125. Civil Penalty