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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to building height restrictions in certain |
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municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 214, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 214.908 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 214.908. LIMITATION ON BUILDING HEIGHT RESTRICTION. |
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(a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population |
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of more than 725,000. |
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(b) A municipality may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, |
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regulation, or other measure that limits the height of a building on |
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a lot based on the lot's proximity to another lot that is located |
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more than 50 feet from the original lot. |
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(c) The prohibition described by Subsection (b) applies to a |
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zoning regulation that limits the maximum building height |
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authorized for a lot. |
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(d) For purposes of this section, the proximity of a lot to |
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another lot is measured along the shortest straight line between |
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each lot's lot line. |
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(e) This section does not affect the application of any |
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restriction imposed by Chapter 3151, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |