Texas Local Government Code
§ 232.023 — PLAT REQUIRED
LG § 232.023Title 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES · Part B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY · Ch. 232. COUNTY REGULATION OF SUBDIVISIONS · Art. B. SUBDIVISION PLATTING REQUIREMENTS IN COUNTY NEAR INTERNATIONAL BORDER
Statute text
View on source(a)A subdivider of land must have a plat of the subdivision prepared if at least one of the lots of the subdivision is five acres or less. A commissioners court by order may require each subdivider of land to prepare a plat if none of the lots is five acres or less but at least one of the lots of a subdivision is more than five acres but not more than 10 acres. (a-1) A subdivision of a tract under this section includes a subdivision of real property by any method of conveyance, including a contract for deed, oral contract, contract of sale, or other type of executory contract, regardless of whether the subdivision is made by using a metes and bounds description.
(b)A plat required under this section must:
(1)be certified by a surveyor or engineer registered to practice in this state;
(2)define the subdivision by metes and bounds;
(3)locate the subdivision with respect to an original corner of the original survey of which it is a part;
(4)describe each lot, number each lot in progression, and give the dimensions of each lot;
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1364 (S.B. 1599), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 550 (H.B. 2033), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.