Tex.
Local Gov't Code Section 212.206
Request for Parkland Dedication Determination
(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.
Source:
Section 212.206 — Request for Parkland Dedication Determination, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.212.htm#212.206 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
