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.