Tex. Local Government Code § 214.908
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 214.908, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 214.908. REAUTHORIZATION OF BUILDING PERMIT FEES.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "building permit fee" means a fee charged by a municipality as a condition to constructing, renovating, or remodeling a structure.
(b) A building permit fee is abolished on the 10th anniversary after the date the fee is adopted or most recently reauthorized under this section unless the governing body of the municipality that adopted or reauthorized the fee:
(1) holds a public hearing on the reauthorization of the fee; and
(2) reauthorizes the fee by vote of the governing body.
(b) A building permit fee is abolished on the 10th anniversary after the date the fee is adopted or most recently reauthorized under this section unless the governing body of the municipality that adopted or reauthorized the fee:
(1) holds a public hearing on the reauthorization of the fee; and
(2) reauthorizes the fee by vote of the governing body.
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