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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to exceptions to municipal plat requirements for certain |
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property developments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 212.0046, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 212.0046. EXCEPTION TO PLAT REQUIREMENT: CERTAIN |
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PROPERTY ABUTTING AIRCRAFT RUNWAY. An owner of a tract of land is |
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not required to prepare a plat if the land: |
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(1) is located wholly within a municipality with a |
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population of 65,000 [5,000] or less; |
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(2) is divided into parts larger than 2-1/2 acres; and |
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(3) abuts any part of an aircraft runway. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 212, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 212.0455 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 212.0455. EXCEPTION TO PLAT REQUIREMENT: MUNICIPAL |
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DETERMINATION. To determine whether specific developments of |
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tracts of land are required to be platted under this subchapter, a |
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municipality may define and classify the developments. A |
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municipality need not require platting for every development of a |
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tract of land otherwise within the scope of this subchapter. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |