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Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 551.003. Notice of Municipal Development Regulations Applying to Watersheds and Flood-Prone Areas

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

(a) The governing body of a home-rule municipality that by resolution, ordinance, or other proceeding regulates and controls the use and development of any watersheds, flood-prone areas, and impoundment areas for flood control and preservation shall file a notice with the county clerk of each county in which the property subject to the regulation is situated.

(b) The notice required by this section must:

(1) be signed in the name of the municipality by its clerk, secretary, or mayor or other officer performing the duties of one of those officers;

(2) show that the governing body of the municipality by resolution, ordinance, or other proceeding has enacted regulations of the area; and

(3) give or attach the boundaries of the land subject to the regulation.

(c) A notice required by this section need not give details or be sworn to or acknowledged. The notice may be filed at any time.

(d) A county clerk with whom a notice is filed under this section shall record the notice in the records of deeds and shall index it in the name of the municipality.

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