Texas Local Government Code 551.003 – Notice of Municipal Development Regulations Applying to Watersheds and Flood-Prone Areas
(a) The governing body of a home-rule municipality that by resolution, ordinance, or other proceeding regulates and controls the use and development of any watersheds, flood-prone areas, and impoundment areas for flood control and preservation shall file a notice with the county clerk of each county in which the property subject to the regulation is situated.
(b) The notice required by this section must:
(1) be signed in the name of the municipality by its clerk, secretary, or mayor or other officer performing the duties of one of those officers;
(2) show that the governing body of the municipality by resolution, ordinance, or other proceeding has enacted regulations of the area; and
(3) give or attach the boundaries of the land subject to the regulation.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 551.003
- Home-rule municipality: means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a home-rule municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- sworn: includes affirm or affirmed. See Texas Government Code 312.011
(c) A notice required by this section need not give details or be sworn to or acknowledged. The notice may be filed at any time.
(d) A county clerk with whom a notice is filed under this section shall record the notice in the records of deeds and shall index it in the name of the municipality.