By: Wentworth S.B. No. 1175 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to the regulation of land development by a political 1-2 subdivision that affects certain property in certain road 1-3 districts. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 22, Revised Statutes, is amended 1-6 by adding Article 726a to read as follows: 1-7 Art. 726a. LAND DEVELOPMENT IN ROAD DISTRICT 1-8 WITH OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS 1-9 Sec. 1. DEFINITIONS. In this article: 1-10 (1) "Affected area" means the area of, or within 1,500 1-11 feet outside the boundaries of, an assessment road district. 1-12 (2) "Assessment road district" means a road district 1-13 that has refinanced outstanding bonded indebtedness under Section 1-14 2.018, Article 726, Revised Statutes. 1-15 (3) "Land development" means any action necessary or 1-16 customary in connection with the construction of improvements on 1-17 real property. 1-18 (4) "Regulation" means any ordinance, rule, 1-19 regulation, or application or interpretation of an ordinance, rule, 1-20 regulation, or application. 1-21 Sec. 2. CHANGES IN REGULATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT. (a) If 1-22 a political subdivision changes regulations regarding land 2-1 development that apply to land in an affected area in a manner that 2-2 reduces the amount of impervious cover, as defined in the 2-3 regulations, or that reduces the total allowable floor area of a 2-4 building on developed land, the political subdivision, before the 2-5 change takes effect, shall: 2-6 (1) pay the outstanding bonded indebtedness of the 2-7 assessment road district; and 2-8 (2) pay all landowners within the assessment road 2-9 district the amount of any assessments prepaid on any part of that 2-10 land for which no building permit has been issued or no improvement 2-11 has been constructed. 2-12 (b) A political subdivision may not change or amend its 2-13 regulations regarding land development within an affected area in 2-14 any way that reduces the allowed amount of impervious cover, as 2-15 defined in the political subdivision's regulations, or reduce the 2-16 total allowable floor area of a building on developed land more 2-17 than five percent. 2-18 Sec. 3. ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY TO AN ASSESSMENT ROAD 2-19 DISTRICT. (a) A person who owns land in an affected area may 2-20 request that the governing body of an assessment road district 2-21 annex any part of the owner's land that is within two miles of the 2-22 district's boundaries. 2-23 (b) On request under Subsection (a) of this section, the 2-24 governing body of the district by resolution may annex the land. 2-25 (c) After annexation of the land under this section, the 2-26 governing body of the district shall reapportion the remaining 3-1 assessment on the owner's land on a per acre basis for all of the 3-2 owner's land in the district. 3-3 SECTION 2. This Act takes affect September 1, 1999.