TX HB2265

Grants Comal County authority to adopt zoning regulations in unincorporated areas, including control over building height, lot coverage, population density, land use for business/residential/industrial purposes, water and sewage facilities, streets, and stormwater management

Requires voter approval through a countywide election before the commissioners court can exercise any zoning authority, with the ballot describing the general regulatory powers being granted

Establishes a seven-member zoning commission appointed by the commissioners court to recommend initial zoning districts and regulations, with requirements for public hearings and written notice to affected property owners within 200 feet of proposed changes

Creates an optional five-member board of adjustment to hear appeals of administrative decisions, grant variances for unnecessary hardship cases, and make special exceptions to zoning regulations, with decisions requiring four concurring votes

Makes violations of zoning regulations a misdemeanor punishable by fine, authorizes civil penalties, and allows the county to take legal action to prevent or abate violations, while exempting existing property from removal requirements and telephone service infrastructure from regulation