Tex.
Local Gov't Code Section 232.003
Subdivision Requirements
(1)
require a right-of-way on a street or road that functions as a main artery in a subdivision, of a width of not less than 50 feet or more than 100 feet;(2)
require a right-of-way on any other street or road in a subdivision of not less than 40 feet or more than 70 feet;(3)
require that the shoulder-to-shoulder width on collectors or main arteries within the right-of-way be not less than 32 feet or more than 56 feet, and that the shoulder-to-shoulder width on any other street or road be not less than 25 feet or more than 35 feet;(4)
adopt, based on the amount and kind of travel over each street or road in a subdivision, reasonable specifications relating to the construction of each street or road;(5)
adopt reasonable specifications to provide adequate drainage for each street or road in a subdivision in accordance with standard engineering practices;(6)
require that each purchase contract made between a subdivider and a purchaser of land in the subdivision contain a statement describing the extent to which water will be made available to the subdivision and, if it will be made available, how and when;(7)
require that the owner of the tract to be subdivided execute a good and sufficient bond in the manner provided by Section 232.004 (Bond Requirements);(8)
adopt reasonable specifications that provide for drainage in the subdivision to:(A)
efficiently manage the flow of stormwater runoff in the subdivision; and(B)
coordinate subdivision drainage with the general storm drainage pattern for the area; and(9)
require lot and block monumentation to be set by a registered professional surveyor before recordation of the plat.
Source:
Section 232.003 — Subdivision Requirements, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.232.htm#232.003 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
