Texas Local Government Code

§ 213.002 — COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

LG § 213.002Title 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES · Part A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY · Ch. 213. MUNICIPAL COMPREHENSIVE PLANS

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(a)The governing body of a municipality may adopt a comprehensive plan for the long-range development of the municipality. A municipality may define the content and design of a comprehensive plan.

(b)A comprehensive plan may:

(1)include but is not limited to provisions on land use, transportation, and public facilities;

(2)consist of a single plan or a coordinated set of plans organized by subject and geographic area; and

(3)be used to coordinate and guide the establishment of development regulations.

(c)A municipality may define, in its charter or by ordinance, the relationship between a comprehensive plan and development regulations and may provide standards for determining the consistency required between a plan and development regulations.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 459, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Sec. 219.002 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.002(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.