Tex. Local Government Code § 211.016
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 211.016, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 211.016. ZONING REGULATION AFFECTING APPEARANCE OF BUILDINGS OR OPEN SPACE.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies only to a zoning regulation that affects:
(1) the exterior appearance of a single-family house, including the type and amount of building materials; or
(2) the landscaping of a single-family residential lot, including the type and amount of plants or landscaping materials.
(b) A zoning regulation adopted after the approval of a residential subdivision plat does not apply to that subdivision until the second anniversary of the later of:
(1) the date the plat was approved; or
(2) the date the municipality accepts the subdivision improvements offered for public dedication.
(c) This section does not prevent a municipality from adopting or enforcing applicable building codes or prohibiting the use of building materials that have been proven to be inherently dangerous.
(1) the exterior appearance of a single-family house, including the type and amount of building materials; or
(2) the landscaping of a single-family residential lot, including the type and amount of plants or landscaping materials.
(b) A zoning regulation adopted after the approval of a residential subdivision plat does not apply to that subdivision until the second anniversary of the later of:
(1) the date the plat was approved; or
(2) the date the municipality accepts the subdivision improvements offered for public dedication.
(c) This section does not prevent a municipality from adopting or enforcing applicable building codes or prohibiting the use of building materials that have been proven to be inherently dangerous.
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