43 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.161 - Zoned Commercial or Industrial Area

(a) For purposes of this subchapter, a zoned commercial or industrial area is an area that:

(1) is designated, through a comprehensive zoning action, for general commercial or industrial use by a political subdivision with legal authority to zone regardless of the specific label used by the zoning authority; and

(2) contains at least one commercial or industrial activity, as defined in § 21.163 of this subchapter (relating to Commercial or Industrial Activity), that is located:

(A) within 800 feet from the center of the existing or proposed sign structure; and

(B) on the same side of the highway as the existing or proposed sign.

(b) An area that is zoned for mixed use, regardless of the specific label, is not considered to be a zoned commercial or industrial area if the land use of the area is predominantly residential.

(c) An area is not considered to be a zoned commercial or industrial area if the area is not a part of comprehensive zoning action and is created primarily to permit or accommodate commercial sign structures.

Notes

43 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.161

The provisions of this §21.161 adopted to be effective July 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 2418; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 10, March 9, 2018, TexReg 1456, eff. 3/14/2018; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 33, August 16, 2024, TexReg 6265, eff. 9/1/2024