Dallas Court of Appeals finds that a home-rule city lacks authority to require landowners developing property in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) to obtain city building permits, inspections and approvals, and...more
6/5/2018
/ Building Codes ,
Building Permits ,
City Planning Departments ,
Construction Project ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Inspection Rights ,
Lack of Authority ,
Land Developers ,
Municipalities ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Plat Maps ,
Subdivision ,
TX Supreme Court
Chapter 245 of the Texas Local Government Code (the “Vested Rights Statute”), provides a regulatory scheme in which developers and the public may rely upon regulations of a regulatory agency in effect at the time an initial...more
6/16/2017
/ Attorney's Fees ,
County Planning Commissions ,
Land Developers ,
Land Use Restrictions ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Local Ordinance ,
Municipalities ,
Prevailing Party ,
Property Owners ,
State and Local Government ,
Vested Rights Doctrine ,
Zoning Laws