HB5071 - Relating to the applicability of limits on the authority of political subdivisions to regulate the issuance of permits.

  89R12557 DNC-D     By: Reynolds H.B. No. 5071       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the applicability of limits on the authority of   political subdivisions to regulate the issuance of permits.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 245.004, Local Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 245.004.  EXEMPTIONS.  This chapter does not apply to:                (1)  a permit that is [ at least two years old, is ]   issued for the construction of a building or structure intended for   human occupancy or habitation, and is issued under laws,   ordinances, procedures, rules, or regulations adopting only:                      (A)  uniform building, fire, electrical,   plumbing, or mechanical codes adopted by a recognized national code   organization; or                      (B)  local amendments to those codes enacted   solely to address imminent threats of destruction of property or   injury to persons;                (2)  municipal zoning regulations that do not affect   landscaping or tree preservation, open space or park dedication,   property classification, lot size, lot dimensions, lot coverage, or   building size or that do not change development permitted by a   restrictive covenant required by a municipality;                (3)  regulations that specifically control only the use   of land in a municipality that does not have zoning and that do not   affect landscaping or tree preservation, open space or park   dedication, lot size, lot dimensions, lot coverage, or building   size;                (4)  regulations for sexually oriented businesses;                (5)  municipal or county ordinances, rules,   regulations, or other requirements affecting colonias;                (6)  fees imposed in conjunction with development   permits;                (7)  regulations for annexation that do not affect   landscaping or tree preservation or open space or park dedication;                (8)  regulations for utility connections;                (9)  regulations to prevent imminent destruction of   property or injury to persons from flooding that are effective only   within a flood plain established by a federal flood control program   and enacted to prevent the flooding of buildings intended for   public occupancy;                (10)  construction standards for public works located   on public lands or easements; or                (11)  regulations to prevent the imminent destruction   of property or injury to persons if the regulations do not:                      (A)  affect landscaping or tree preservation,   open space or park dedication, lot size, lot dimensions, lot   coverage, building size, residential or commercial density, or the   timing of a project; or                      (B)  change development permitted by a   restrictive covenant required by a municipality.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.