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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to ingress and egress access by emergency vehicles in |
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certain new residential subdivisions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 212, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 212.0102 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 212.0102. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: ACCESS BY |
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EMERGENCY VEHICLES. (a) This section applies only to a residential |
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subdivision that is subdivided into 1,000 or more lots. |
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(b) The governing body of a municipality shall adopt |
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infrastructure standards requiring at least two means of ingress |
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and egress in the subdivision for use by emergency vehicles during |
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evacuations resulting from fire or other natural disasters. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 232, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 232.0034 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 232.0034. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: ACCESS BY |
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EMERGENCY VEHICLES. (a) This section applies only to a residential |
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subdivision that is subdivided into 1,000 or more lots. |
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(b) The commissioners court shall adopt infrastructure |
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standards requiring at least two means of ingress and egress in the |
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subdivision for use by emergency vehicles during evacuations |
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resulting from fire or other natural disasters. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies to a residential subdivision |
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for which a plat is filed under Chapter 212 or 232, Local Government |
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Code, on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |