78R5565 AJA-D

By:  Farrar                                                       H.B. No. 1129


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the types of restrictions that may be enforced by certain municipalities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 212.132, Local Government Code, as redesignated by Chapter 1420, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 212.132. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "restriction" means a land-use regulation [limitation] that: (1) affects the character of the use to which real property, including residential and rental property, may be put; (2) fixes the distance that a structure must be set back from property lines, street lines, or lot lines; [or] (3) affects the size of a lot or the size, type, and number of structures that may be built on the lot; (4) regulates or restricts the type of activities that may take place on the property, including commercial activities, keeping of animals, use of fire, nuisance activities, vehicle storage, and parking; (5) regulates architectural features of a structure, construction of fences, landscaping, garbage disposal, or noise levels; or (6) specifies the type of maintenance that must be performed on a lot or structure, including maintenance of a yard or fence. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.