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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing of an amended subdivision plat with a county |
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to correct certain errors or omissions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 232, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 232.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 232.011. AMENDING PLAT. (a) The commissioners court |
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may approve and issue an amending plat, if the amending plat is |
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signed by the applicants and filed for one or more of the following |
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purposes: |
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(1) to correct an error in a course or distance shown |
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on the preceding plat; |
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(2) to add a course or distance that was omitted on the |
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preceding plat; |
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(3) to correct an error in a real property description |
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shown on the preceding plat; |
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(4) to show the location or character of a monument |
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that has been changed in location or character or that is shown |
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incorrectly as to location or character on the preceding plat; |
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(5) to correct any other type of scrivener or clerical |
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error or omission of the previously approved plat, including lot |
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numbers, acreage, street names, and identification of adjacent |
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recorded plats; or |
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(6) to correct an error in courses and distances of lot |
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lines between two adjacent lots if: |
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(A) both lot owners join in the application for |
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amending the plat; |
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(B) neither lot is abolished; |
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(C) the amendment does not attempt to remove |
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recorded covenants or restrictions; and |
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(D) the amendment does not have a material |
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adverse effect on the property rights of the other owners of the |
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property that is the subject of the plat. |
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(b) The amending plat controls over the preceding plat |
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without the vacation, revision, or cancellation of the preceding |
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plat. |
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(c) Notice, a hearing, and the approval of other lot owners |
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are not required for the filing, recording, or approval of an |
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amending plat. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 232, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 232.044 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 232.044. AMENDING PLAT. The commissioners court may |
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approve and issue an amending plat under this subchapter in the same |
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manner, for the same purposes, and subject to the same related |
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provisions as provided by Section 232.011. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 232, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 232.081 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 232.081. AMENDING PLAT. The commissioners court may |
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approve and issue an amending plat under this subchapter in the same |
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manner, for the same purposes, and subject to the same related |
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provisions as provided by Section 232.011. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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