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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the method of providing notice for certain municipal |
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zoning changes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 211.007(c), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Before the 10th day before the hearing date, written |
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notice of each public hearing before the zoning commission on a |
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proposed change in a zoning classification shall be sent to each |
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owner, as indicated by the most recently approved municipal tax |
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roll, of real property within 200 feet of the property on which the |
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change in classification is proposed. The notice may be served by |
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its deposit in the municipality, properly addressed with postage |
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paid, in the United States mail. If the property within 200 feet of |
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the property on which the change is proposed is located outside the |
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municipality or [in territory annexed to the municipality and] is |
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not included on the most recently approved municipal tax roll, the |
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zoning commission shall make a reasonable effort to locate the |
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owner and provide notice by mail, and notice shall also be given in |
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the manner provided by Section 211.006(a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |