Texas Local Government Code
§ 212.209 — INITIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DETERMINING FEES
LG § 212.209Title 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES · Part A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY · Ch. 212. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF SUBDIVISIONS AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT · Art. H. MULTIFAMILY, HOTEL, AND MOTEL PARKLAND DEDICATION: MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 800,000
Statute text
View on source(a)For purposes of determining the amount of a fee imposed under this section, the governing body of a municipality, after providing at least 30 days' public notice and holding a public hearing, shall by official action designate all territory within its municipal boundaries as a suburban area, urban area, or central business district area. The governing body may use the same designation for multiple areas in the municipality. The governing body may amend a designation only during the adoption or amendment of a municipal comprehensive plan under Chapter 213.
(b)Not later than the 10th day after the date the municipality designates its territory under Subsection (a), the municipality shall notify each appraisal district in which the municipality is wholly or partly located of the designation.
(c)Once every 10 years, each appraisal district in which the municipality is wholly or partly located shall calculate and provide to the municipality the average land value for each area or portion of an area designated by the municipality under Subsection (a) that is located in the district.
(d)If multiple appraisal districts calculate an average land value for different portions of an area designated under Subsection (a), the municipality shall determine the area's total average land value by:
(1)multiplying each district's calculated value for the portion located in the district by the percentage, expressed as a fraction, that the portion is to the total area; and
(2)adding the resulting amounts.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 493 (H.B. 1526), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2023.