Texas Local Government Code
§ 233.901 — TIME FOR ISSUANCE OF COUNTY BUILDING PERMIT
LG § 233.901Title 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES · Part B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY · Ch. 233. COUNTY REGULATION OF HOUSING AND OTHER STRUCTURES · Art. Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)This section applies only to a permit required by a county with a population of 3.3 million or more to construct or improve a building or other structure in the county, but does not apply to a permit for an on-site sewage disposal system.
(b)Not later than the 45th day after the date an application for a permit is submitted, the county must:
(1)grant or deny the permit;
(2)provide written notice to the applicant stating the reasons why the county has been unable to act on the permit application; or
(3)reach a written agreement with the applicant providing for a deadline for granting or denying the permit.
(c)For a permit application for which notice is provided under Subsection (b)(2), the county must grant or deny the permit not later than the 30th day after the date the notice is received.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 918 (H.B. 266), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.