Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 352.117 · Subchapter E. GATED COMMUNITIES AND MULTI-UNIT HOUSING PROJECTS
COUNTY AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PERMIT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A county may require the owner or the owners association of a gated community or multi-unit housing project to obtain a permit from the county fire marshal or other authority with fire-fighting jurisdiction in the county to ensure compliance with this subchapter.
(b) A permit may be issued under this subchapter only if the requirements of this subchapter and standards adopted under this subchapter are met.
(c) To pay for the cost of administering the permits, the county may collect a one-time fee not to exceed $50 from each person to whom a permit is issued under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 111, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 681 (S.B. 200), Sec. 7, eff. June 17, 2005.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.352.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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