§ 30-2-4. COUNTY EXCEPTIONS TO PLATTING REQUIREMENT.

(A)

The county does not require a plat for:

(1)

a tract of land that existed in its current configuration before September 1, 1983;

(2)

a manufactured home rental community, as defined by Local Government Code Section 232.007, if the development complies with the minimum infrastructure requirements of County Code Section 82.301(d);

(3)

a judicial partition under a final judgment;

(4)

an acquisition by an entity with the power of eminent domain by a condemnation or dedication or by contract and conveyance instead of condemnation;

(5)

a subdivision that does not lay out a street, alley, square, park, or other area for public use or for the use of a purchaser or owner of a lot adjacent to one of those areas, if all the subdivided land:

(a)

is primarily for agricultural use, as defined by Texas Constitution Article III, Section 1-d, or primarily for farm, ranch, wildlife management, or timber production use, as defined by Texas Constitution Article III, Section 1-d-1;

(b)

is divided into four or fewer lots and is to be transferred to a person who is related to the owner within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, as determined by Government Code Chapter 573;

(c)

consists of lots of more than 10 acres in area;

(d)

is sold to veterans through the Veteran's Land Board program;

(e)

belongs to the state or a state agency, board, or commission, or the permanent school fund or other dedicated state fund;

(f)

is retained in part by the owner, and transferred in part to a person who will further subdivide the tract in accordance with requirements of this title; or

(g)

is transferred to a person who owned an undivided interest in the original tract, and a plat is filed before further development of any part of the tract; or

(6)

property that is owned by a political subdivision of the state and located in a floodplain, and the lots are sold to adjoining landowners.

(B)

If the county executive determines that a division of land is excepted from platting under Subsection (A), the county executive shall, at the request of the land owner, issue a letter to the owner acknowledging the exception. The county executive may require that the owner provide certification or documentation that the requirements of Subsection (A) are satisfied.

Source: County Code Section 82.105; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 031211-42; Ord. 20120524-130.