Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 232.021
Definitions


In this subchapter:

(1)

“Board” means the Texas Water Development Board.

(2)

“Common promotional plan” means any plan or scheme of operation undertaken by a single subdivider or a group of subdividers acting in concert, either personally or through an agent, to offer for sale or lease lots when the land is:

(A)

contiguous or part of the same area of land; or

(B)

known, designated, or advertised as a common unit or by a common name.

(3)

“Executive administrator” means the executive administrator of the Texas Water Development Board.

(4)

“Floodplain” means any area in the 100-year floodplain that is susceptible to being inundated by water from any source or that is identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. Sections 4001 through 4127).

(5)

“Lease” includes an offer to lease.

(6)

“Lot” means a parcel into which land that is intended for residential use is divided.

(6-a)

“Lot of record” means:

(A)

a lot, the boundaries of which were established by a plat recorded in the office of the county clerk before September 1, 1989, that has not been subdivided after September 1, 1989; or

(B)

a lot, the boundaries of which were established by a metes and bounds description in a deed of conveyance, a contract of sale, or other executory contract to convey real property that has been legally executed and recorded in the office of the county clerk before September 1, 1989, that has not been subdivided after September 1, 1989.

(7)

“Minimum state standards” means the minimum standards set out for:

(A)

adequate drinking water by or under Section 16.343 (Minimum State Standards and Model Political Subdivision Rules)(b)(1), Water Code;

(B)

adequate sewer facilities by or under Section 16.343 (Minimum State Standards and Model Political Subdivision Rules)(c)(1), Water Code; or

(C)

the treatment, disposal, and management of solid waste by or under Chapters 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act) and 364 (County Solid Waste), Health and Safety Code.

(8)

“Plat” means a map, chart, survey, plan, or replat containing a description of the subdivided land with ties to permanent landmarks or monuments.

(9)

“Sell” includes an offer to sell.

(10)

“Sewer,” “sewer services,” or “sewer facilities” means treatment works as defined by Section 17.001 (Definitions), Water Code, or individual, on-site, or cluster treatment systems such as septic tanks and includes drainage facilities and other improvements for proper functioning of septic tank systems.

(11)

“Subdivide” means to divide the surface area of land into lots intended primarily for residential use.

(12)

“Subdivider” means an individual, firm, corporation, or other legal entity that directly or indirectly subdivides land into lots for sale or lease as part of a common promotional plan in the ordinary course of business.

(13)

“Subdivision” means an area of land that has been subdivided into lots for sale or lease.

(14)

“Utility” means a person, including a legal entity or political subdivision, that provides the services of:

(A)

an electric utility, as defined by Section 31.002 (Definitions), Utilities Code;

(B)

a gas utility, as defined by Section 101.003 (Definitions), Utilities Code; and

(C)

a water and sewer utility, as defined by Section 13.002 (Definitions), Water Code.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 979, Sec. 4, eff. June 16, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.35, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1239 (S.B. 2253), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.

Source: Section 232.021 — Definitions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­232.­htm#232.­021 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

232.001
Plat Required
232.002
Approval by County Required
232.003
Subdivision Requirements
232.004
Bond Requirements
232.005
Enforcement in General
232.006
Exceptions for Populous Counties or Contiguous Counties
232.007
Manufactured Home Rental Communities
232.008
Cancellation of Subdivision
232.009
Revision of Plat
232.010
Exception to Plat Requirement: County Determination
232.011
Amending Plat
232.0012
Construction of Subchapter
232.0013
Chapter-wide Provision Relating to Regulation of Plats and Subdivisions in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
232.0015
Exceptions to Plat Requirement
232.021
Definitions
232.0021
Plat Application Fee
232.0022
Delegation of Approval Responsibility
232.022
Applicability
232.0023
Approval Procedure: Applicability
232.023
Plat Required
232.024
Approval by County Required
232.0025
Approval Procedure: Timely Approval of Plats
232.025
Subdivision Requirements
232.026
Water and Sewer Service Extension
232.0026
Approval Procedure: Conditional Approval or Disapproval Requirements
232.027
Bond Requirements
232.0027
Approval Procedure: Applicant Response to Conditional Approval or Disapproval
232.0028
Approval Procedure: Approval or Disapproval of Response
232.028
Certification Regarding Compliance with Plat Requirements
232.0029
Judicial Review of Disapproval
232.030
Subdivision Regulation
232.0031
Standard for Roads in Subdivision
232.031
Requirements Prior to Sale or Lease
232.0032
Additional Requirements: Use of Groundwater
232.032
Services Provided by Subdivider
232.0033
Additional Requirements: Future Transportation Corridors
232.033
Advertising Standards and Other Requirements Before Sale
232.0034
Additional Requirements: Access by Emergency Vehicles
232.034
Conflict of Interest
232.035
Civil Penalties
232.036
Criminal Penalties
232.037
Enforcement
232.038
Suit by Private Person in Economically Distressed Area
232.039
Cancellation of Subdivision
232.040
Replatting
232.041
Revision of Plat
232.042
Variances from Replatting Requirements
232.043
Variances from Platting Requirements
232.044
Amending Plat
232.0045
Financial Guarantee in Lieu of Bond
232.0048
Conflict of Interest
232.071
Applicability
232.072
Plat Required
232.073
Approval by County Required
232.074
Bond Requirements
232.075
Water and Sewer Service Extension
232.076
Certification Regarding Compliance with Plat Requirements
232.077
Connection of Utilities in Certain Counties
232.078
Conflict of Interest
232.079
Civil Penalties
232.080
Enforcement
232.081
Amending Plat
232.0083
Cancellation of Certain Subdivision Plats if Existing Plat Obsolete
232.0085
Cancellation of Certain Subdivisions if Land Remains Undeveloped
232.091
Applicability
232.092
Establishment and Abolition of Planning Commission
232.093
Appointment of Members of Planning Commission
232.094
Financial Disclosure
232.0095
Alternative Procedures for Plat Revision
232.095
Officers, Quorum, and Meetings
232.096
Timely Approval of Plats
232.097
Reasons for Disapproval of Plat Required
232.101
Rules
232.102
Major Thoroughfare Plan
232.103
Lot Frontages
232.104
Set-backs
232.105
Developer Participation Contracts
232.106
Connection of Utilities
232.107
Provisions Cumulative
232.108
Plat Requirements
232.109
Fire Suppression System
232.110
Apportionment of County Infrastructure Costs
232.151
Applicability
232.152
Administrative Determination
232.153
Public Hearing
232.154
Notice of Hearing
232.155
Judicial Review
232.156
Civil Action for Receivership
232.157
Authority and Duty of Receiver
232.158
Sale of Property
232.00285
Development Plan Review
232.0305
County Inspector
232.0315
Notice of Water and Wastewater Requirements by Political Subdivisions
232.0775
County Inspector
232.901
Certain Value-based Fees and Disclosure of Certain Information Prohibited

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 232.021’s source at texas​.gov