Section 211.016 - Zoning Regulation Affecting Appearance of Buildings or Open Space(a) This section applies only to a zoning regulation that affects: (1) the exterior appearance of a single-family house, including the type and amount of building materials; or(2) the landscaping of a single-family residential lot, including the type and amount of plants or landscaping materials.(b) A zoning regulation adopted after the approval of a residential subdivision plat does not apply to that subdivision until the second anniversary of the later of: (1) the date the plat was approved; or(2) the date the municipality accepts the subdivision improvements offered for public dedication.(c) This section does not prevent a municipality from adopting or enforcing applicable building codes or prohibiting the use of building materials that have been proven to be inherently dangerous.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 211.016
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 524, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2003.