Sec. 397A.101. APPLICABILITY. (a) A regulation or compatible development standard adopted under this subchapter does not apply to:
(1) an area located in a county with a population of less than 5,000 that is adjacent to an international border;
(2) a tract of land used for a single-family residence that is located outside the boundaries of a platted subdivision;
(3) a tract of land in agricultural use;
(4) an activity or a structure or appurtenance on a tract of land in agricultural use; or
(5) any activity or a project, as that term is defined by Section 245.001, that is:
(A) occurring or in existence on the effective date of the Act adding this chapter; or
(B) receiving the benefits of or protected under Chapter 245.
(b) In this section, "agricultural use" and "agriculture" have the meanings assigned by Section 397A.051.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1320 (H.B. 2919), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.