All other past due taxes are surrendered for collection on July 1st of the year the taxes became delinquent and are also subject to the additional 15 or 20% collection fee. (d) This subchapter does not apply if all of the lots of the subdivision are more than 10 acres. It is an affirmative defense to a determination under Section 232.152 that a lot's ad valorem taxes have been paid in full for each year that the taxing authority issued a tax invoice. In order to be timely, payment mailing or common carrier of taxes must be postmarked or receipted on or before the due date of January 31st. Sept. 1, 1987. June 16, 1995. CONNECTION OF UTILITIES. 3.04, eff. June 20, 2003. (2) for which it is shown at a proceeding brought in the district court in which the property is located that the sale of a lot otherwise exempt under Subsection (c) was made for the purpose of evading the requirements of this subchapter. 4, eff. (b) The subdivider shall provide a copy in Spanish of all written documents relating to the sale of subdivided land under an executory contract, including the contract, disclosure notice, and annual statement required by this section and a notice of default required by Subchapter D, Chapter 5, Property Code, if: (1) negotiations that precede the execution of the executory contract are conducted primarily in Spanish; or. The notice must be published at least three weeks before the date on which action is taken on the application and must direct any person who is interested in the property and who wishes to protest the proposed cancellation and reestablishment to appear at the time specified in the notice. July 1, 1995. 1867), Sec. (c) An application is considered complete when all documentation or other information required by Subsection (a) is received. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1987. 3, eff. AMENDING PLAT. Plat Required. The court must order additional notices to an owner or lienholder about the net proceeds as are practicable during the trust period and, on expiration of the trust period, any money remaining in the receivership shall escheat to the state. 232.044. The minimum standards may include only: (1) reasonable specifications to provide adequate drainage in accordance with standard engineering practices, including specifying necessary drainage culverts and identifying areas included in the 100-year flood plain; (2) reasonable specifications for providing an adequate public or community water supply, including specifying the location of supply lines, in accordance with Subchapter C, Chapter 341, Health and Safety Code; (3) reasonable requirements for providing access to sanitary sewer lines, including specifying the location of sanitary sewer lines, or providing adequate on-site sewage facilities in accordance with Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code; (4) a requirement for the preparation of a survey identifying the proposed manufactured home rental community boundaries and any significant features of the community, including the proposed location of manufactured home rental community spaces, utility easements, and dedications of rights-of-way; and. 1, Sec. (d) The prohibition established by Subsection (b) applies only to land that an entity described by Subsection (c) first serves or first connects with services: (1) between September 1, 1989, and June 16, 1995; or. CHAPTER 232. This subsection does not prohibit a provider of utilities from terminating services under other law to a resident who has failed to timely pay for services. The following shall be annotated on plats that exceed the building setback line requirements: "The setbacks imposed on this plat are at the discretion of the developer or Bexar County and are not subject to enforcement by the City of San Antonio." (b) Side Yard Building Line. The court may not adopt an order canceling a subdivision if: (1) the cancellation interferes with the established rights of a person who is a nondeveloper owner and owns any part of the subdivision, unless the person agrees to the cancellation; or. These plats usually accompany a deed as an exhibit or are included with documents that are required for sale of a property. Sept. 1, 1999. 1, Sec. September 1, 2007. The notice must be published in a newspaper that has general circulation in the county. 232.026. (4) evidence that adequate sewer service or facilities have been installed and are fully operable to service the lot or dwelling from an entity described by Section 232.021(14) or the authorized agent responsible for the licensing or permitting of on-site sewage facilities under Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code. 2253), Sec. Visit the Jury Services webpage for more information. 232.0031 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1303), Sec. 884, Sec. When visiting downtown San Antonio for Bexar County offices we recommend the Bexar County Parking Garage. 979, Sec. The commissioners court shall refuse to approve a plat if it does not meet the requirements prescribed by or under this subchapter or if any bond required under this subchapter is not filed with the county clerk. Sec. 1, Sec. SUBCHAPTER F. ABANDONED, UNOCCUPIED, AND UNDEVELOPED. September 1, 2005. ___ No person has a lien filed against the property. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 550 (H.B. (4) "Floodplain" means any area in the 100-year floodplain that is susceptible to being inundated by water from any source or that is identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 404, Sec. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) The prohibition established by Subsection (b) applies only to: (1) a municipality, and officials of the municipality, that provides water, sewer, electricity, gas, or other utility service; (2) a municipally owned or municipally operated utility that provides any of those services; (3) a public utility that provides any of those services; (4) a water supply or sewer service corporation organized and operating under Chapter 67, Water Code, that provides any of those services; (5) a county that provides any of those services; and. Sec. 1390 (S.B. Sec. If you use assistive technology (such as a Braille reader, a screen reader, or TTY) and the format of any material on this Web site interferes with your ability to access information, please. (1) OBTAIN A TITLE ABSTRACT OR TITLE COMMITMENT REVIEWED BY AN ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING A CONTRACT OF THIS TYPE; AND. (b) A developer who disputes the determination made under Subsection (a) may appeal to the commissioners court of the county. (d) The plat must be filed and recorded with the county clerk of the county in which the tract is located. (2) for a subdivision of 50 or more houses, 2,500 gallons of storage with a centralized water system or 5,000 gallons of storage. The bond must: (1) be payable to the county judge of the county in which the subdivision will be located or to the judge's successors in office; (2) be in an amount determined by the commissioners court to be adequate to ensure proper construction of the roads and streets in and drainage requirements for the subdivision, but not to exceed the estimated cost of construction of the roads, streets, and drainage requirements; (3) be executed with sureties as may be approved by the court; (4) be executed by a company authorized to do business as a surety in this state if the court requires a surety bond executed by a corporate surety; and. NEITHER THE COUNTY NOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WARRANTS OR MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE PROPERTY'S TITLE, CONDITION, HABITABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 4, eff. 523, Sec. (b) The fee may vary based on the number of proposed lots in the subdivision, the acreage described by the plat, the type or extent of proposed street and drainage improvements, or any other reasonable criteria as determined by the commissioners court. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 19, eff. (D) gas connections, if available, provided to the lot meet, or will meet, the minimum state standards. (g) After the receiver has improved the platted lot to the degree that the lot is developable and meets all applicable standards, or before petitioning the court for termination of the receivership, the receiver shall file with the court: (1) a summary and accounting of all costs and expenses incurred, which may, at the receiver's discretion, include a receivership fee of up to 15 percent of the costs and expenses incurred, unless the court, for good cause shown, authorizes a different limit; (2) a statement describing the disposition of each lot, including whether the lot was aggregated with other lots; (3) a statement of all revenues collected by the receiver in connection with the use or disposition of the lots; and. September 1, 2013. This subsection does not apply to a violation for which a criminal penalty is prescribed by Section 232.0048. Applications for any subdivision approval shall be processed on a case-by-case basis and a given application may name only on (1) Subdivision as the subject for approval. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: USE OF GROUNDWATER. (d) The subdivider shall provide any purchaser who is sold a lot under an executory contract with an annual statement in January of each year for the term of the executory contract. (2) read aloud at the sale, in English and Spanish, by an agent of the county. (b) Fees collected under this section may be used only to fund inspections conducted under this section. 1, eff. (D) the amendment does not have a material adverse effect on the property rights of the other owners of the property that is the subject of the plat. BIDDERS WILL BID ON THE RIGHTS, TITLE, AND INTERESTS, IF ANY, IN THE REAL PROPERTY OFFERED. 11, eff. 425), Sec. Sec. (c) The notice required by Section 232.008(c) must also be published in Spanish in the newspaper of highest circulation and in a Spanish-language newspaper in the county if available. Bexar County: Applicable to ETJ : San Antonio River Authority: Informational only: VIA: . Sec. Jurors parking at the garage will receive a discounted rate, please bring your parking ticket for validation at Jury Services. an ordinance amending chapter 12 entitled "vacant structures" of the city code to adopt deconstruction regulations for residential and accessory structures within the city of san antonio and establishing penalties. AMENDING PLAT. (a) A person who has subdivided land that is subject to the subdivision controls of the county in which the land is located may apply in writing to the commissioners court of the county for permission to revise the subdivision plat filed for record with the county clerk. 979, Sec. (a) This section applies only to a county defined under Section 232.022(a)(2). Property plats are not reviewed by the local government authority and do not fulfill the subdivision platting requirement of Local Government Code Chapter 232. 1, eff. After the cancellation instrument is filed and recorded in the deed records of the county, the county tax assessor-collector shall assess the property as if it had never been subdivided. (a) This section applies only to a subdivision for which: (1) a plat has been filed for 75 years or more; (2) the most recent plat describes at least a portion of the property as acreage tracts; (3) a previous plat described at least a portion of the property as lots and blocks; and. (o) A utility may not serve any subdivided land with water utility connection or service under Subsection (n) unless the entity receives a determination from the county commissioners court under Section 232.028(b)(3) that adequate sewer services have been installed to service the lot or dwelling. 2, eff. 6, eff. 6, eff. (b) If any part of a plat applies to land intended for residential housing and any part of that land lies in a floodplain, the commissioners court shall not approve the plat unless: (1) the subdivision is developed in compliance with the minimum requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program and local regulations or orders adopted under Section 16.315, Water Code; and. Sec. 404, Sec. September 1, 2007. 149, Sec. 5, eff. Unlike the situation in traditional subdivision regulations, one (1) intent of this section is to permit narrower street widths while . 232.096. APPROVAL BY COUNTY REQUIRED. (a) The commissioners court of the county in which the land is located must approve, by an order entered in the minutes of the court, a plat required by Section 232.001. Sept. 1, 2001. 3, eff. (2) under Section 3, Part VI, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, and Chapter 34, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, real property presumed to be for residential use under Section 232.022, taken by virtue of a writ of execution. 364.15. (a) The commissioners court, in addition to having the authority to adopt rules under Section 232.101 and other authority granted by this chapter, may impose the plat requirements prescribed by Section 232.023.