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tract to be dedicated to public use or for use of lots fronting on or
adjacenttothe streets,alleys,squares,orotherparts,andthelandis
to be used primarily for agricultural use or farm, ranch, wildlife
management,ortimberproduction.
2. A countymaynotrequire theownerof a tractoflandlocated outside
the limitsof amunicipality whodivides the tract of landinto fouror
fewer partsand doesnot lay out a partof the tractas streets,alleys,
squares,parks,orotherpartsofthetracttobededicatedtopublicuse
orforuseoflotsfrontingonoradjacenttothestreets,alleys,squares,
orotherpartstohaveaplatofthesubdivisionpreparedifeachofthe
lotsistobesold,given,orotherwisetransferredtoanindividual who
is related to the owner within the third degree
by consanguinity or
affinityperChapter573,GovernmentCode.Ifthetractistransferred
toanotherwhoisnotrelatedwithinthethirddegreebyconsanguinity
or affinity, then the platting requirements of these regulation shall
apply.
3. A countymaynot require theownerof a tractof land
locatedoutside
thelimitsofamunicipalitywhodividesthetractintotwoormoreparts
to have a plat of the subdivision prepared if all the lots of the
subdivisionaremorethan10acresinareaandtheownerdoesnotlay
outapartofthetractasstreets,alleys,squares,parks,orotherparts
ofthetracttobededicatedtopublicuse orforuseoflotsfrontingon
oradjacenttothestreets,alleys,squares,orotherparts.
4. Acountymaynotrequiretheownerofatractoflandlocatedoutsidea
municipalitytohaveaplatofthesubdivisionpreparedifallthelotsare
soldtoveteransthroughtheVeterans’LandBoardprogram.
5. A county may not require the owner of a tract land to have a plat
prepared if the owner is the state or any state agency, board, or
commissionorownedbythepermanentschoolfundsofthestateunless
the subdivisionlays out apart of thetract as streets, alleys,squares,
parks,orotherpartsofthetracttobededicatedtopublicuseorforuse
oflots frontingon oradjacentto thestreets,alleys,squares,or other
parts.
6. A countymay notrequirethe ownerof atractof land locatedoutside
thelimitsofamunicipalitywhodividesthetractintotwoormoreparts
tohaveaplatofthesubdivisionpreparediftheownerofthelandisa
politicalsubdivisionofthestate,thelandissituatedinthefloodplain,
andthelotsaresoldtoadjoininglandowners.