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House Bill 3697 |
House Author: Wilson |
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Effective: 9-1-23 |
Senate Sponsor: Bettencourt |
House Bill 3697 amends the Local Government Code to revise provisions relating to county regulation of subdivisions. Among other provisions, the bill does the following:
· authorizes a commissioners court or the court's designee to designate to one or more county officers or employees the authority to approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove a plat and establishes that a plat applicant has the right to appeal to the commissioners court or the court's designee if the designated person or persons disapprove a plat;
· establishes that a plat is considered filed on the date the applicant submits the plat, along with a completed plat application and the application fees and other prescribed requirements, to the commissioners court or the county authority responsible for approving plats;
· prohibits a commissioners court or the county authority responsible for approving plats from requiring an analysis, study, document, agreement, or similar requirement to be included in or as part of an application for a plat, development permit, or subdivision of land that is not explicitly required by state law; and
· requires a commissioners court to post and continuously maintain on the county's website the most current version of the written list of all documentation and other information that is required to be submitted with a plat application.