Texas § LG.342.012 - DESIGNATION OF FIRE LIMITS

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§ LG.342.012. DESIGNATION OF FIRE LIMITS

DESIGNATION OF FIRE LIMITS; REMOVAL OR DESTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES. (a) A home-rule municipality may establish fire limits and may prescribe the kind and character of structures and other improvements erected within those limits. (b) The municipality may provide for the erection of fireproof buildings within certain limits and may condemn dangerous buildings or other structures, dilapidated buildings, or buildings considered to increase the hazard of fire. The municipality may provide for the manner of the removal or destruction of those buildings or structures. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

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Section LG.342.012 ("DESIGNATION OF FIRE LIMITS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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