Texas Transportation Code
§ 250.001 — RESTRICTION ON FENCES IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES
TN § 250.001Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part B. STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM · Ch. 250. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)This section applies only to a fence located on land adjacent to a road or highway in the state highway system in a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.
(b)The commission may regulate the use of a fence near a road or highway that prevents or obstructs a vehicle from observing other vehicles or traffic in a manner that creates a safety hazard.
(c)The rules may provide for:
(1)setback, height, or visibility requirements for fences;
(2)delayed enforcement of not more than 120 days from the regulations for existing fences that do not comply with current standards; and
(3)any other provision necessary to prevent an unsafe obstruction to the view of traffic on a road or highway.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1224, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1997.