88R696 SCL-D
By: Paxton S.B. No. 985
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the method of providing notice for certain municipal
zoning changes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 211.007(c), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) Before the 10th day before the hearing date, written
notice of each public hearing before the zoning commission on a
proposed change in a zoning classification shall be sent to each
owner, as indicated by the most recently approved municipal tax
roll, of real property within 200 feet of the property on which the
change in classification is proposed. The notice may be served by
its deposit in the municipality, properly addressed with postage
paid, in the United States mail. If the property within 200 feet of
the property on which the change is proposed is located in territory
that [annexed to the municipality and] is not included on the most
recently approved municipal tax roll, the notice shall be sent to
each owner according to the address on the most recently approved
county tax roll [given in the manner provided by Section
211.006(a)].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.