Local Government Code § 232.092

Sec. 232.092. ESTABLISHMENT AND ABOLITION OF PLANNING COMMISSION. (a) To promote the general public welfare, the commissioners court of a county by order may: (1) establish a planning commission under this section; and (2) abolish a planning commission established under this section. (b) The commissioners court may authorize the planning commission to act on behalf of the commissioners court in matters relating to: (1) the duties and authority of the commissioners court under Subchapter A, B, or C; and (2) land use, health and safety, planning and development, or other enforcement provisions specifically authorized by law. (c) If the commissioners court establishes a planning commission, the commissioners court by order shall adopt reasonable rules and procedures necessary to administer this subchapter. (d) This subchapter does not grant a commissioners court or a planning commission the power to regulate the use of property for which a permit has been issued to engage in a federally licensed activity. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.