Texas Transportation Code - Section 255.002. County Regulatory Authority
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§ 255.002. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY. (a) The
commissioners court of a county by order may regulate the sight
distance for an intersection that involves a county road and that is
located outside the limits of a municipality. The commissioners
court may:
(1) define the appropriate sight distance;
(2) prohibit an obstruction of the sight distance by
any vegetation, loose earth, or other item except a building or
other structure affixed to the ground, if the obstruction is a
traffic hazard; and
(3) provide for the removal and disposition of an
obstruction maintained in violation of an order adopted under this
section.
(b) The commissioners court may not adopt an order under
this section that conflicts with an ordinance of a municipality
located in the county or with a rule adopted by a state agency
relating to billboards or outdoor advertising. An order adopted in
violation of this subsection is void.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Section: 254.014 254.015 254.016 254.017 254.018 254.019 255.001 255.002 255.003 255.004 255.005 255.006 255.007 256.001 256.002
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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