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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the subdivision of land for which a plat must be filed |
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in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 232.0015(f), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f)(1) A county may not require the owner of a tract of land |
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located outside the limits of a municipality who divides the tract |
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into two or more parts to have a plat of the subdivision prepared |
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if: |
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(A) [(1)] all of the lots of the subdivision are |
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more than 10 acres in area; and |
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(B) [(2)] the owner does not lay out a part of the |
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tract described by Section 232.001(a)(3). |
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(2) Regardless of Subdivision (1), in a county with a |
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population of less than 100,000 that is adjacent to a county with a |
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population of more than 2.5 million, the county may require the |
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owner of a tract of land located outside the limits of a |
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municipality to prepare a plat for the subdivision of land if: |
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(A) the subdivision will have five or more lots, |
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with a majority of the lots having more than 10 but less than 20 |
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acres in area; and |
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(B) the total frontage along a county road of any |
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five lots in the subdivision is less than 1,000 feet. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |