Section 214.136 - Condemnation of Property(a) Before or after expiration of the period for conformance set under Section 214.134(b)(2), a municipality, following the same procedure that it is authorized by law to use to institute condemnation proceedings, may: (1) remove a structure and condemn property in the area between a street and a building line; and(2) impose an assessment against property owners and property that is benefitted by the establishment of the building line to the extent of the benefit.(b) The municipality must provide notice and a hearing to the owner of affected property for the determination of: (1) additional damages sustained by the removal of a structure or the taking of land in the area between a street and a building line; or(2) the assessment to be imposed against a property owner and the property.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 214.136
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987. Renumbered from Sec. 213.006 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.002(4), eff. 9/1/2001.