Texas Local Government Code
§ 232.0015 — EXCEPTIONS TO PLAT REQUIREMENT
LG § 232.0015Title 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES · Part B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY · Ch. 232. COUNTY REGULATION OF SUBDIVISIONS · Art. A. SUBDIVISION PLATTING REQUIREMENTS IN GENERAL
Statute text
View on source(a)To determine whether specific divisions of land are required to be platted, a county may define and classify the divisions. A county need not require platting for every division of land otherwise within the scope of this subchapter.
(b)Except as provided by Section 232.0013, this subchapter does not apply to a subdivision of land to which Subchapter B or G applies.
(c)A county may not require the owner of a tract of land located outside the limits of a municipality who divides the tract into two or more parts to have a plat of the subdivision prepared if:
(1)the owner does not lay out a part of the tract described by Section 232.001(a)(3); and
(2)the land is to be used primarily for agricultural use, as defined by Section 1-d, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, or for farm, ranch, wildlife management, or timber production use within the meaning of Section 1-d-1, Article VIII, Texas Constitution.
(d)If a tract described by Subsection (c) ceases to be used primarily for agricultural use or for farm, ranch, wildlife management, or timber production use, the platting requirements of this subchapter apply.
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 526 (H.B. 3680), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.