Travis County has limited zoning authority compared to municipalities. Texas Local Government Code Chapter 240 grants counties only narrow powers over subdivisions, flood plains, and a few enumerated topics. Use districts and specific plans of the city sense are not available.
Texas state law preempts comprehensive county zoning. Travis County cannot adopt the use, density, and form districts that cities like Austin maintain. Instead Travis County regulates land through Chapter 240 of the Texas Local Government Code, which authorizes county subdivision review, floodplain ordinances, on-site septic system regulation, and specific topics like fireworks zones and lake regulation. Any property owner inside an Austin or Pflugerville full-purpose annexation falls under city zoning. Properties in Austin extraterritorial jurisdiction face dual review: city subdivision rules plus county requirements. Truly unincorporated parcels follow only Travis County subdivision and floodplain regulations, leaving substantial property rights flexibility.
Subdivision and floodplain violations under Travis County rules can incur civil penalties up to 1,000 dollars per day under Texas Local Government Code, plus injunctive relief and stop-work orders.
Pflugerville, TX
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Travis County, TX
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