{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-218.203","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 218.203","heading":"CERTAIN REGULATIONS PROHIBITED.","body":"Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may not, in connection with the use, development, construction, or occupancy of a building proposed to be converted to mixed-use residential or multifamily residential use, require:\n(1) the preparation of a traffic impact analysis or other study relating to the effect the proposed converted building would have on traffic or traffic operations;\n(2) the construction of improvements or payment of a fee in connection with mitigating traffic effects related to the proposed converted building;\n(3) the provision of additional parking spaces, other than the parking spaces that already exist on the site of the proposed converted building;\n(4) the extension, upgrade, replacement, or oversizing of a utility facility except as necessary to provide the minimum capacity needed to serve the proposed converted building; or\n(5) a design requirement, including a requirement related to the exterior, windows, internal environment of a building, or interior space dimensions of an apartment, that is more restrictive than the applicable minimum standard under the International Building Code as adopted as a municipal commercial building code under Section 214.216.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 778 (S.B. 840), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 218. REGULATION OF MIXED-USE AND MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES","SUBCHAPTER C. FEES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONVERSION OF CERTAIN USES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.218.htm#218.203","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"018909fc8282afd6d83091a55ba84c675ed6a6a1aef2584d61332074b065eb8a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-218.202","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-218.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}