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.