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Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 212.206. Request for Parkland Dedication Determination

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A landowner may, at the landowner's sole discretion, make a written request to a municipality that the municipality make a timely determination of the dedication amount the municipality will impose under the municipality's parkland dedication requirements as applied to the landowner's property being considered for development.

(b) A municipality may make a reasonable written request to the landowner for additional information that is:

(1) publicly and readily available; and

(2) necessary to provide a determination under this section.

(c) A municipality shall respond in writing to a request made under Subsection (a) not later than the 30th day after the date the municipality receives a completed request. If the municipality fails to respond in accordance with this subsection, the municipality may not require a parkland dedication as a condition of approval of a proposed plan or application for property that is the subject of the request.

(d) A parkland dedication determination issued under this section:

(1) is a legally binding determination of the amount of the landowner's parkland dedication for the property that is the subject of the determination; and

(2) is applicable to the property that is the subject of the determination for a period that is the lesser of:

(A) two years; or

(B) the time between the date the determination is issued and the date a plan application is filed that uses or relies on the determination.

(e) A landowner may release in writing a municipality from a determination made under this section.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 212.206. Request for Parkland Dedication Determination - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/local-government-code/loc-gov-t-sect-212-206/

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