Texas Local Government Code
§ 231.022 — ENFORCEMENT; PENALTY; REMEDIES
LG § 231.022Title 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES · Part B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY · Ch. 231. COUNTY ZONING AUTHORITY · Art. B. ZONING ON PADRE ISLAND
Statute text
View on source(a)The commissioners court may adopt orders to enforce this subchapter, any order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation.
(b)A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter, an order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor, punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both, as provided by the commissioners court. The commissioners court may also provide civil penalties for a violation.
(c)If a building or other structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained or if a building, other structure, or land is used in violation of this subchapter, an order adopted under this subchapter, or a zoning regulation, the appropriate county authority, in addition to other remedies, may institute appropriate action to:
(1)prevent the unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use;
(2)restrain, correct, or abate the violation;
(3)prevent the occupancy of the building, structure, or land; or
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Legislative history
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.