Texas Local Government Code
§ 232.043 — VARIANCES FROM PLATTING REQUIREMENTS
LG § 232.043Title 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)On the request of a subdivider who created an unplatted subdivision or a resident purchaser of a lot in the subdivision, the commissioners court of a county may grant:
(1)a delay or variance from compliance with the subdivision requirements prescribed by Section 232.023(b)(8) or (9), 232.025(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5), or 232.030(c)(2), (3), (5), or (6); or
(2)a delay or variance for an individual lot from compliance with the requirements prescribed by the model subdivision rules adopted under Section 16.343, Water Code, for:
(A)the distance that a structure must be set back from roads or property lines; or
(B)the number of single-family, detached dwellings that may be located on a lot.
(b)If the commissioners court makes a written finding that the subdivider who created the unplatted subdivision no longer owns property in the subdivision, the commissioners court may grant a delay or variance under this section only if:
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 708 (S.B. 425), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2005.