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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of municipalities to adopt zoning |
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regulations affecting the appearance of buildings or open spaces. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 211.016(a) and (b), Local Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to a zoning regulation that |
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affects: |
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(1) the exterior appearance of a single-family house, |
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including the type and amount of building materials; [or] |
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(2) the landscaping of a single-family residential |
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lot, including the type and amount of plants or landscaping |
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materials; |
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(3) the floor to area ratio or impervious coverage of a |
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previously platted lot; or |
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(4) a previously platted lot by moving or establishing |
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a vertical setback for the lot. |
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(b) A zoning regulation adopted after the approval of a |
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residential subdivision plat does not apply to that subdivision |
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until the second anniversary of the later of: |
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(1) the date the plat was approved; [or] |
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(2) the date the municipality accepts the subdivision |
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improvements offered for public dedication; or |
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(3) the date written notice of the zoning regulation |
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is provided to each owner of property affected by the regulation. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Sections |
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211.016(a) and (b), Local Government Code, apply to any zoning |
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regulation adopted on or after January 1, 2006. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |