{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-212.131","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 212.131","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Essential public facilities\" means water, sewer, or storm drainage facilities or street improvements provided by a municipality or private utility.\n(2) \"Residential property\" means property zoned for or otherwise authorized for single-family or multi-family use.\n(3) \"Property development\" means the construction, reconstruction, or other alteration or improvement of residential or commercial buildings or the subdivision or replatting of a subdivision of residential or commercial property.\n(4) \"Commercial property\" means property zoned for or otherwise authorized for use other than single-family use, multifamily use, heavy industrial use, or use as a quarry.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 441, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1321 (H.B. 3461), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["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 E. MORATORIUM ON PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.212.htm#212.131","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"af6cc07cbf207d2bcc518dbd10ec42ff5f3fbf538edff7c3388e6b61bddddf4a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-212.105","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-212.132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}