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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of subdivision golf course for purposes |
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of certain municipal platting requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 212.0155(b)(5), Local Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(5) "Subdivision golf course" means an area of land: |
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(A) that was originally developed as a golf |
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course or a country club within a common scheme of development for a |
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predominantly residential single-family development project; |
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(B) that [was] at any time in the 12 [seven] years |
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preceding the date on which a new plat for the land is filed: |
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(i) was used as a golf course or a country |
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club; |
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(ii) was zoned as a community facility; |
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(iii) benefited from restrictive covenants |
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on adjoining homeowners; or |
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(iv) was designated on a recorded plat as a |
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golf course or a country club; and |
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(C) that is not separated entirely from the |
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predominantly residential single-family development project by a |
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public street. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a plat filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A plat |
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filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect on the date the plat was filed, and that law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |