{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-231.133","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 231.133","heading":"ZONING REGULATIONS GENERALLY.","body":"(a) The commissioners court of a county in which an area subject to this subchapter is located may regulate in that area:\n(1) the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures;\n(2) the percentage of a lot that may be occupied;\n(3) the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces;\n(4) population density;\n(5) the location and use of buildings, other structures, and land for business, industrial, residential, or other purposes; and\n(6) the placement of water and sewage facilities, parks, and other public requirements.\n(b) The commissioners court may not regulate for siting or zoning purposes new manufactured or industrialized housing, constructed to preemptive state or federal building standards, in any manner that is different from regulation of site-built housing.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 53(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 63, Sec. 4, eff. May 8, 1991.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 231. COUNTY ZONING AUTHORITY","SUBCHAPTER G. ZONING AROUND LAKE ALAN HENRY, LAKE COOPER, LAKE RALPH HALL, POST LAKE, AND LOWER BOIS D'ARC CREEK RESERVOIR"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.231.htm#231.133","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"efe06c6697313c1cb80619ca0c9cd33d01ea88c42cee79df0c4d16c1e990a33d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-231.132","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-231.134"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}