Texas § LG.395.081 - FEES FOR ADJOINING LANDOWNERS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES
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§ LG.395.081. FEES FOR ADJOINING LANDOWNERS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES
FEES FOR ADJOINING LANDOWNERS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 115,000 or less that constitutes more than three-fourths of the population of the county in which the majority of the area of the municipality is located. (b) A municipality that has not adopted an impact fee under this chapter that is constructing a capital improvement, including sewer or waterline or drainage or roadway facilities, from the municipality to a development located within or outside the municipality's boundaries, in its discretion, may allow a landowner whose land adjoins the capital improvement or is within a specified distance from the capital improvement, as determined by the governing body of the municipality, to connect to the capital improvement if: (1) the governing body of the municipality has adopted a finding under Subsection (c); and (2) the landowner agrees to pay a proportional share of the cost of the capital improvement as determined by the governing body of the municipality and agreed to by the landowner. (c) Before a municipality may allow a landowner to connect to a capital improvement under Subsection (b), the municipality shall adopt a finding that the municipality will benefit from allowing the landowner to connect to the capital improvement. The finding shall describe the benefit to be received by the municipality. (d) A determination of the governing body of a municipality, or its officers or employees, under this section is a discretionary function of the municipality and the municipality and its officers or employees are not liable for a determination made under this section. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1150, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1043 (H.B. 3111 ), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702 ), Sec. 100, eff. September 1, 2011.
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