Tex. Local Government Code § 213.002
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 213.002, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 213.002. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
Official statutory text
(a) The governing body of a municipality may adopt a comprehensive plan for the long-range development of the municipality. A municipality may define the content and design of a comprehensive plan.
(b) A comprehensive plan may:
(1) include but is not limited to provisions on land use, transportation, and public facilities;
(2) consist of a single plan or a coordinated set of plans organized by subject and geographic area; and
(3) be used to coordinate and guide the establishment of development regulations.
(c) A municipality may define, in its charter or by ordinance, the relationship between a comprehensive plan and development regulations and may provide standards for determining the consistency required between a plan and development regulations.
(d) Land use assumptions adopted in a manner that complies with Subchapter C, Chapter 395, may be incorporated in a comprehensive plan.
(b) A comprehensive plan may:
(1) include but is not limited to provisions on land use, transportation, and public facilities;
(2) consist of a single plan or a coordinated set of plans organized by subject and geographic area; and
(3) be used to coordinate and guide the establishment of development regulations.
(c) A municipality may define, in its charter or by ordinance, the relationship between a comprehensive plan and development regulations and may provide standards for determining the consistency required between a plan and development regulations.
(d) Land use assumptions adopted in a manner that complies with Subchapter C, Chapter 395, may be incorporated in a comprehensive plan.
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