By Lewis of Orange                                    H.B. No. 3225
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to development regulations in certain counties.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1. Section 231.222, Local Government Code, is amended
 1-5     to read as follows:
 1-6           Sec. 231.222.  Areas Subject to Regulation. This subchapter
 1-7     applies only to the unincorporated areas of Fort Bend, Hays, and
 1-8     Hood County.
 1-9           SECTION 2.  Section 231.223, Local Government code, is
1-10     amended to read as follows:
1-11           Sec. 231.223.  Development Regulations Generally. The
1-12     Commissioners Courts of Fort Bend, Hays, and Hood County may
1-13     regulate:
1-14                 (1)  the percentage of a lot that may be occupied or
1-15     developed;
1-16                 (2)  population density;
1-17                 (3)  the size of buildings;
1-18                 (4)  the location, design, construction, extension, and
1-19     size of streets and roads;
1-20                 (5)  the location, design, construction, extension,
1-21     size, and installation of water and wastewater facilities,
1-22     including the requirements for connecting to a centralized water or
1-23     wastewater system;
 2-1                 (6)  the location, design, construction, extension,
 2-2     size, and installation of drainage facilities and other required
 2-3     public facilities;
 2-4                 (7)  the location, design, and construction of parks,
 2-5     playgrounds, and recreational areas; and
 2-6                 (8)  the abatement of harm resulting from inadequate
 2-7     water or wastewater facilities.
 2-8           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.