Texas Local Government Code Title 7, Chapter 211 - Municipal Zoning Authority

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL ZONING REGULATIONS

• Texas Section 211.001 - Purpose
  The powers granted under this subchapter are for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare and protecting and preserving places...
• Texas Section 211.002 - Adoption Of Regulation Or Boundary Includes Amendment Or Other Change
  A reference in this subchapter to the adoption of a zoning regulation or a zoning district boundary includes the amendment, repeal, or other change of...
• Texas Section 211.003 - Zoning Regulations Generally
  (a) The governing body of a municipality may regulate: (1) the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures; (2) the percentage...
• Texas Section 211.0035 - Zoning Regulations And District Boundaries Applicable To Pawnshops
  (a) In this section, "pawnshop" has the meaning assigned by Section 371.003, Finance Code. (b) For the purposes of zoning regulation and determination of zoning...
• Texas Section 211.004 - Compliance With Comprehensive Plan
  (a) Zoning regulations must be adopted in accordance with a comprehensive plan and must be designed to: (1) lessen congestion in the streets; (2) secure...
• Texas Section 211.005 - Districts
  (a) The governing body of a municipality may divide the municipality into districts of a number, shape, and size the governing body considers best for...
• Texas Section 211.006 - Procedures Governing Adoption Of Zoning Regulations And District Boundaries
  (a) The governing body of a municipality wishing to exercise the authority relating to zoning regulations and zoning district boundaries shall establish procedures for adopting...
• Texas Section 211.007 - Zoning Commission
  (a) To exercise the powers authorized by this subchapter, the governing body of a home-rule municipality shall, and the governing body of a general-law municipality...
• Texas Section 211.0075 - Compliance With Open Meetings Law
  A board or commission established by an ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of a municipality to assist the governing body in developing...
• Texas Section 211.008 - Board Of Adjustment
  (a) The governing body of a municipality may provide for the appointment of a board of adjustment. In the regulations adopted under this subchapter, the...
• Texas Section 211.009 - Authority Of Board
  (a) The board of adjustment may: (1) hear and decide an appeal that alleges error in an order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an...
• Texas Section 211.010 - Appeal To Board
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), any of the following persons may appeal to the board of adjustment a decision made by an administrative...
• Texas Section 211.011 - Judicial Review Of Board Decision
  (a) Any of the following persons may present to a district court, county court, or county court at law a verified petition stating that the...
• Texas Section 211.012 - Enforcement; Penalty; Remedies
  (a) The governing body of a municipality may adopt ordinances to enforce this subchapter or any ordinance or regulation adopted under this subchapter. (b) A...
• Texas Section 211.013 - Conflict With Other Laws; Exceptions
  (a) If a zoning regulation adopted under this subchapter requires a greater width or size of a yard, court, or other open space, requires a...
• Texas Section 211.014 - Panel Of Board Of Adjustment
  (a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more. (b) A board of adjustment shall consist of one or...
• Texas Section 211.015 - Zoning Referendum In Home-rule Municipality
  (a) Notwithstanding other requirements of this subchapter, the voters of a home-rule municipality may repeal the municipality's zoning regulations adopted under this subchapter by either:...
• Texas Section 211.016 - Zoning Regulation Affecting Appearance Of Buildings Or Open Space
  (a) This section applies only to a zoning regulation that affects: (1) the exterior appearance of a single-family house, including the type and amount of...

SUBCHAPTER B ADDITIONAL ZONING REGULATIONS IN MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 290,000

• Texas Section 211.017 - Continuation Of Land Use In Newly Incorporated Areas
  (a) A municipality incorporated after September 1, 2003, may not prohibit a person from: (1) continuing to use land in the area in the manner...

SUBCHAPTER C REGULATION OF COTTAGE FOOD PRODUCTION OPERATIONS

• Texas Section 211.021 - Additional Zoning Regulations
  (a) The governing body of a municipality with a population of more than 290,000 that has adopted a comprehensive zoning ordinance under Subchapter A may,...
• Texas Section 211.031 - Definitions
  In this subchapter, "cottage food production operation" and "home" have the meanings assigned by Section 437.001, Health and Safety Code. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd...
• Texas Section 211.032 - Certain Zoning Regulations Prohibited
  A municipal zoning ordinance may not prohibit the use of a home for cottage food production operations. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch....
• Texas Section 211.033 - Action For Nuisance Or Other Tort
  This subchapter does not affect the right of a person to bring a cause of action under other law against an individual for nuisance or...

Last modified: September 28, 2016