Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 386.034
Designating Ordinance or Order

(a)

An ordinance or order designating an area as a development zone must:

(1)

describe precisely the area to be included in the zone by a legal description or by reference to roadways, lakes, waterways, or municipal or county boundaries;

(2)

state a finding that the area meets the requirements of this chapter;

(3)

summarize briefly the:

(A)

incentives, including tax incentives, that the designating body chooses to apply to businesses in the area; or

(B)

programs to be developed to affect businesses in the area; and

(4)

designate the area as a development zone.

(b)

The incentives or programs summarized under Subsection (a)(3) must include:

(1)

an incentive that does not apply to all businesses located in the jurisdiction of a governmental entity that designated the area as a development zone;

(2)

an incentive or program designed to improve the skills of the local labor pool; and

(3)

an incentive or program designed to address infrastructure, housing, or other elements essential to improving quality of life.

(c)

This section does not prohibit a municipality or county from extending additional incentives, including tax incentives, to business enterprises in a development zone by a separate ordinance or order.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.

Source: Section 386.034 — Designating Ordinance or Order, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­386.­htm#386.­034 (accessed May 18, 2024).

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