Texas § 213.002 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

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§ 213.002 — COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

Texas § 213.002

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Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 213.002 (2026).

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Sec. 213.002. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

(a)The governing body of a municipality may adopt a comprehensive plan for the long-range development of the municipality. A municipality may define the content and design of a comprehensive plan.

(b)A comprehensive plan may:

(1)include but is not limited to provisions on land use, transportation, and public facilities;

(2)consist of a single plan or a coordinated set of plans organized by subject and geographic area; and

(3)be used to coordinate and guide the establishment of development regulations.

(c)A municipality may define, in its charter or by ordinance, the relationship between a comprehensive plan and development regulations and may provide standards for determining the consistency required between a plan and development regulations.

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Sec. 213.002. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. (a) The governing body of a municipality may adopt a comprehensive plan for the long-range development of the municipality. A municipality may define the content and design of a comprehensive plan.
(b) A comprehensive plan may:
(1) include but is not limited to provisions on land use, transportation, and public facilities;
(2) consist of a single plan or a coordinated set of plans organized by subject and geographic area; and
(3) be used to coordinate and guide the establishment of development regulations.
(c) A municipality may define, in its charter or by ordinance, the relationship between a comprehensive plan and development regulations and may provide standards for determining the consistency required between a plan and development regulations.
(d) Land use assumptions adopted in a manner that complies with Subchapter C , Chapter 395 , may be incorporated in a comprehensive plan.

PODER, Govalle/Johnston Terrace Neighborhood Planning Team, Old West Austin Neighborhood Association and Fix Austin v. City of Austin Mayor of Austin, the Honorable Will Wynn Mayor Pro Tem Betty Dunkerley Council Member Mike Martinez Council Member Jennifer Kim Council Member Lee Leffingwell Council Member Brewster McCracken Council Member Sheryl Cole

(Court of Appeals of Texas, 2008)

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 459, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Sec. 219.002 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.002(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.