Texas Local Government Code
§ 229.053 — REGULATION OF OUTDOOR LIGHTING
LG § 229.053Title 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES · Part A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY · Ch. 229. MISCELLANEOUS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITIES · Art. B. REGULATION OF OUTDOOR LIGHTING
Statute text
View on source(a)The governing body of a municipality by ordinance shall regulate the installation and use of outdoor lighting.
(b)An ordinance adopted under this section must be designed to protect against the use of outdoor lighting in a way that interferes with scientific astronomical research of an observatory.
(c)In the ordinance, the governing body may:
(1)require that a permit be obtained from the municipality before the installation and use of certain types of outdoor lighting in a regulated area;
(2)establish a fee in an amount to cover the costs of administrating the issuance of the permit;
(3)prohibit the use of a type of outdoor lighting that is incompatible with the effective use of an observatory;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1166 (H.B. 2857), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.