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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to land development regulation of communities using |
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manufactured homes and motor vehicles for long-term residences by |
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certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 232.001, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-2) This subsection applies only to a tract of land wholly |
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located in a county with a population of more than 56,250 and less |
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than 57,800. The owner of a tract of land located outside the |
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limits of a municipality must have a plat of the subdivision |
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prepared if the owner: |
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(1) divides the tract into two or more parts to park |
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motor vehicles for use and occupancy as residences; and |
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(2) intends to rent or lease the parts for a term of at |
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least 30 days. |
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SECTION 2. Section 232.007, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c-1) and amending Subsection (e) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c-1) This subsection applies only to a county that has a |
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population of more than 56,250 and less than 57,800. |
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Notwithstanding Subsection (d) and after complying with the |
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procedures described by Subsection (c), the commissioners court of |
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a county may establish additional minimum infrastructure standards |
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for manufactured home rental communities located in the |
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unincorporated area of the county. The standards established under |
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this subsection may include only: |
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(1) reasonable lot or space size requirements; |
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(2) reasonable road width requirements based on the |
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lot or space density of the manufactured home rental community; and |
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(3) reasonable ingress and egress access based on the |
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lot or space density of the manufactured home rental community. |
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(e) If the commissioners court adopts minimum |
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infrastructure standards for manufactured home rental communities, |
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the owner of land located outside the limits of a municipality who |
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intends to use the land for a manufactured home rental community |
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must have an infrastructure development plan prepared that complies |
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with the minimum infrastructure standards adopted by the |
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commissioners court under this section [Subsection (c)]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 232.007, Local Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to a manufactured home rental |
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community for which construction begins on or after the date |
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minimum infrastructure standards adopted by the commissioners |
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court as provided by Section 232.007(c-1), Local Government Code, |
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as added by this Act, take effect. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |