Texas § TN.191.002 - DISTANCE OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS FROM TRACKS
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§ TN.191.002. DISTANCE OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS FROM TRACKS
DISTANCE OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS FROM TRACKS. (a) A loading platform, house, fence, or other structure built, and lumber, wood, or other material placed, along a railroad in this state, either on or near the right-of-way of a main line or on or near a spur, switch, or siding of the railroad, shall be built or placed so that the nearest edge of the platform, the wall of the building, or the material is at least 8-1/2 feet from the center of the main line, spur, switch, or siding. (b) The edge of a roof projection from a loading platform along a railroad main track, siding track, spur, or switch shall be at least 8-1/2 feet horizontally from the center of the track. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303 ), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.
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