Local Government Code § 218.203

Sec. 218.203. CERTAIN REGULATIONS PROHIBITED. Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may not, in connection with the use, development, construction, or occupancy of a building proposed to be converted to mixed-use residential or multifamily residential use, require: (1) the preparation of a traffic impact analysis or other study relating to the effect the proposed converted building would have on traffic or traffic operations; (2) the construction of improvements or payment of a fee in connection with mitigating traffic effects related to the proposed converted building; (3) the provision of additional parking spaces, other than the parking spaces that already exist on the site of the proposed converted building; (4) the extension, upgrade, replacement, or oversizing of a utility facility except as necessary to provide the minimum capacity needed to serve the proposed converted building; or (5) a design requirement, including a requirement related to the exterior, windows, internal environment of a building, or interior space dimensions of an apartment, that is more restrictive than the applicable minimum standard under the International Building Code as adopted as a municipal commercial building code under Section 214.216. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 778 (S.B. 840), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.