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Heath mayor pro tem warns state bills could limit local zoning, urges monitoring
Summary
At the May 20 Heath MBC/EDC meeting, Councilman Scott Dodson delivered a legislative update warning that several Texas bills could reduce municipal control over zoning and permitting; he urged officials and residents to track bill movement and consider pooled lobbying resources.
Councilman Scott Dodson, mayor pro tem, told Heath MBC and EDC members on May 20 that a number of bills pending at the Texas Legislature could reduce local control over zoning, permitting and development review.
Dodson said SB 15 and HB 673 — measures he discussed as affecting accessory-dwelling-unit and zoning authority — have been “bracketed,” a status he described while citing population thresholds that would determine where the bills apply. He also flagged HB 23, which he said would involve third-party plan reviewers and would include language giving municipalities the ability to participate in hiring and oversight of those reviewers.
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