Tex. Local Government Code § 216.004
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 216.004, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 216.004. MUNICIPAL BOARD.
Official statutory text
(a) If a municipality requires the relocation, reconstruction, or removal of a sign within its corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction, the presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality shall appoint a municipal board on sign control. The board must be composed of:
(1) two real estate appraisers, each of whom must be a member in good standing of a nationally recognized professional appraiser society or trade organization that has an established code of ethics, educational program, and professional certification program;
(2) one person engaged in the sign business in the municipality;
(3) one employee of the Texas Department of Transportation who is familiar with real estate valuations in eminent domain proceedings; and
(4) one architect or landscape architect licensed by this state.
(b) A member of the board is appointed for a term of two years.
(1) two real estate appraisers, each of whom must be a member in good standing of a nationally recognized professional appraiser society or trade organization that has an established code of ethics, educational program, and professional certification program;
(2) one person engaged in the sign business in the municipality;
(3) one employee of the Texas Department of Transportation who is familiar with real estate valuations in eminent domain proceedings; and
(4) one architect or landscape architect licensed by this state.
(b) A member of the board is appointed for a term of two years.
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