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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice signs for certain changes in zoning |
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classification in home-rule municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 211, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 211.0073 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 211.0073. NOTICE SIGN REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN ZONING |
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CHANGES IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES. (a) Not later than the 10th |
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day before the date the zoning commission of a home-rule |
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municipality holds a hearing on a proposed change in zoning |
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classification that does not apply to the whole municipality, the |
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zoning commission shall post a notice sign in accordance with this |
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section on: |
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(1) the property affected by the change; or |
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(2) a public right-of-way for a change initiated by |
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the municipality that affects multiple properties. |
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(b) The zoning commission may determine the notice sign's |
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size, contents, duration of posting, and removal. |
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(c) The zoning commission may elect to provide, maintain, |
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and pay for a notice sign under this section or require an applicant |
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for a change in zoning classification to provide, maintain, and pay |
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for the sign. |
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(d) Notice requirements prescribed under this section are |
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in addition to notice required by Section 211.007. |
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SECTION 2. Section 211.0073, Local Government Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a proposal to change a zoning |
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classification made on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |