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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to ingress and egress for access by emergency vehicles and |
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for use during evacuations in certain new residential subdivisions. |
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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 232.0034 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 232.0034. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: ACCESS BY |
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EMERGENCY VEHICLES. (a) This section applies only to a |
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residential subdivision that is subdivided into 1,000 or more lots |
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in the unincorporated area of a county. |
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(b) The commissioners court shall adopt infrastructure |
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standards requiring at least two means of ingress and egress in the |
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subdivision to provide for sufficient routes of travel for use by |
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emergency vehicles and for use during evacuations resulting from |
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fire or other natural disasters. |
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(c) This section does not limit the authority of a |
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commissioners court under other existing laws, as applicable, to |
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adopt infrastructure standards that are more stringent than |
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standards required by this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies to a residential subdivision |
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for which a plat is filed under Chapter 232, Local Government Code, |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |