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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
This chapter applies only to a project in progress on or commenced after September 1, 1997. For purposes of this chapter a project was in progress on September 1, 1997, if:
(1) before September 1, 1997:
(A) a regulatory agency approved or issued one or more permits for the project; or
(B) an application for a permit for the project was filed with a regulatory agency; and
(2) on or after September 1, 1997, a regulatory agency enacts, enforces, or otherwise imposes:
(A) an order, regulation, ordinance, or rule that in effect retroactively changes the duration of a permit for the project;
(B) a deadline for obtaining a permit required to continue or complete the project that was not enforced or did not apply to the project before September 1, 1997; or
(C) any requirement for the project that was not applicable to or enforced on the project before September 1, 1997.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 245.003. Applicability of Chapter - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/local-government-code/loc-gov-t-sect-245-003/
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