Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.162
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.162, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 31.162. SUBMISSION OF THE PLAN TO AFFECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) The plan shall be submitted to any local government having jurisdiction over the real property in question for consideration.
(b) The local government shall evaluate the plan and either accept or reject the plan no later than the 120th day after the date the division submits the plan.
(c) The plan may be rejected by the local government only on grounds that it does not comply with local ordinances and land use regulations, including but not limited to zoning and subdivision ordinances.
(d) If the plan is rejected, the local government shall specifically identify any ordinance with which the plan conflicts and propose specific modifications to the plan that will bring it into compliance with the local ordinance.
(e) If the plan is rejected by the affected local government, the division may modify the plan to conform to the ordinances specifically identified by the local government and resubmit the plan for approval, or the commissioner may apply for necessary rezoning or variances from the local ordinances.
(f) Failure by the local government to act within the 120-day period prescribed by Subsection (b) will be deemed an acceptance by the local government of the plan.
(b) The local government shall evaluate the plan and either accept or reject the plan no later than the 120th day after the date the division submits the plan.
(c) The plan may be rejected by the local government only on grounds that it does not comply with local ordinances and land use regulations, including but not limited to zoning and subdivision ordinances.
(d) If the plan is rejected, the local government shall specifically identify any ordinance with which the plan conflicts and propose specific modifications to the plan that will bring it into compliance with the local ordinance.
(e) If the plan is rejected by the affected local government, the division may modify the plan to conform to the ordinances specifically identified by the local government and resubmit the plan for approval, or the commissioner may apply for necessary rezoning or variances from the local ordinances.
(f) Failure by the local government to act within the 120-day period prescribed by Subsection (b) will be deemed an acceptance by the local government of the plan.
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