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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county regulation of lots in platted subdivisions that |
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have remained undeveloped for 25 years or more. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 232, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 232.110 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 232.110. APPLICABILITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS |
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TO LOTS UNDEVELOPED FOR 25 YEARS OR MORE. A commissioners court by |
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order may implement a process: |
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(1) applicable to a subdivision in which 50 percent or |
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more of the lots are undeveloped or unoccupied on or after the 25th |
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anniversary of the date the plat for the subdivision was recorded |
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with the county; and |
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(2) through which the county, to the extent |
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practicable, may apply to the subdivision more current street, |
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road, drainage, and other infrastructure requirements. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |