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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to alternative procedures for plat revision of residential |
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areas by a county. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 232.0095, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) As an alternative to the provisions in Section 232.009 |
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governing the revision of plats, a county by order may adopt the |
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provisions in Sections 212.013, 212.014, 212.015, and 212.016 |
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governing plat vacations, replatting, and plat amendment [within a
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municipality's jurisdiction]. A county that adopts the provisions |
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in those sections may approve a plat vacation, a replat, and an |
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amending plat in the same manner and under the same conditions, |
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including the notice and hearing requirements, as a municipal |
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authority responsible for approving plats under those sections. |
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(c) Instead of the purpose described by Section |
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212.016(a)(10), an amended plat may be approved and issued by the |
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county to make necessary changes to the preceding plat to create six |
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or fewer lots in the subdivision or a part of the subdivision |
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covered by the preceding plat if: |
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(1) the changes do not affect applicable zoning and |
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other county regulations; |
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(2) the changes do not attempt to amend or remove any |
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covenants or restrictions; and |
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(3) plat notes restrict the use of the proposed lots to |
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residential use only. |
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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. |