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Tex. Local Government Code § 212.0096: APPROVAL PROCEDURE: ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS.
Where this section sits in the code
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
- TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
- SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY
- CHAPTER 212. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF SUBDIVISIONS AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
- SUBCHAPTER A. REGULATION OF SUBDIVISIONS
(a) Notwithstanding Sections 212.009, 212.0091, 212.0093, and 212.0095, an applicant may elect at any time to seek approval for a plat under an alternative approval process adopted by a municipality if the process allows for a shorter approval period than the approval process described by Sections 212.009, 212.0091, 212.0093, and 212.0095.
(b) An applicant that elects to seek approval under the alternative approval process described by Subsection (a) is not:
(1) required to satisfy the requirements of Sections 212.009, 212.0091, 212.0093, and 212.0095 before bringing an action challenging a disapproval of a plat under this subchapter; and
(2) prejudiced in any manner in bringing the action described by Subdivision (1), including satisfying a requirement to exhaust any and all remedies.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 3699), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2023.
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