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Cedar Hill revises zoning protest procedures to comply with Texas House Bill 24
Summary
The Cedar Hill City Council on Sept. 23 amended the city’s zoning code to comply with Texas House Bill 24, narrowing protest rights to parcel‑specific rezones and increasing the protest threshold from 20% to 60% of qualified property owners.
The Cedar Hill City Council on Sept. 23 adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 23 (Zoning) to bring the city’s zoning protest procedures into compliance with Texas House Bill 24, which took effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Director Self summarized the state law, saying HB 24 “revises Texas procedures for protesting municipal zoning changes” and limits protest rights to non‑comprehensive, parcel‑specific zoning changes. Under the new state standard, a valid protest petition must be signed by qualified property owners within the area of impact or within 200 feet of the affected area. The law raises the petition threshold to 60% of qualified property owners (from the previous 20%).
The council discussed definitions of “comprehensive” versus “parcel‑specific” changes (comprehensive changes include citywide updates such as a Unified Development Code or district‑wide overlays). Councilmembers asked staff whether Planning & Zoning would follow the same procedures — staff confirmed that the commission would apply the same state standards. Staff also confirmed that property ownership, not acreage, determines the protest petition count.
Councilwoman Aziz moved to amend Chapter 23; the council approved the ordinance by unanimous vote. The ordinance takes effect upon adoption and supersedes conflicting local provisions.
