Tex. Local Government Code § 247.001
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 247.001, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 247.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Development document" means a document, including an application for a plat, plan, or development permit, related to the development of or improvement to land that is required by law, ordinance, rule, or other measure to be approved by a regulatory authority in order for a person to initiate, engage in, or complete the development or improvement.
(2) "Development inspection" means the inspection of an improvement to land required by a regulatory authority as part of a project to develop the land or construct or improve an improvement to the land.
(3) "Development permit" means a permit required by a regulatory authority to develop land or construct or improve an improvement to land.
(4) "Plan" has the meaning assigned by Section 212.001.
(5) "Plat" has the meaning assigned by Section 212.001 except that the term includes a development plat under Subchapter B, Chapter 212.
(6) "Regulatory authority" means the governing body of a political subdivision, or a department, board, commission, or other entity of the political subdivision, responsible for processing or approving a development document or conducting a development inspection.
(1) "Development document" means a document, including an application for a plat, plan, or development permit, related to the development of or improvement to land that is required by law, ordinance, rule, or other measure to be approved by a regulatory authority in order for a person to initiate, engage in, or complete the development or improvement.
(2) "Development inspection" means the inspection of an improvement to land required by a regulatory authority as part of a project to develop the land or construct or improve an improvement to the land.
(3) "Development permit" means a permit required by a regulatory authority to develop land or construct or improve an improvement to land.
(4) "Plan" has the meaning assigned by Section 212.001.
(5) "Plat" has the meaning assigned by Section 212.001 except that the term includes a development plat under Subchapter B, Chapter 212.
(6) "Regulatory authority" means the governing body of a political subdivision, or a department, board, commission, or other entity of the political subdivision, responsible for processing or approving a development document or conducting a development inspection.
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