Section 284.101 - Right of Access to Public Right-Of-Way(a) Except as specifically provided by this chapter, and subject to the requirements of this chapter and the approval of a permit application, if required, a network provider is authorized, as a permitted use, without need for a special use permit or similar zoning review and not subject to further land use approval, to do the following in the public right-of-way: (1) construct, modify, maintain, operate, relocate, and remove a network node or node support pole;(2) modify or replace a utility pole or node support pole; and(3) collocate on a pole, subject to an agreement with the municipality that does not conflict with this chapter.(b) A network provider taking an action authorized by Subsection (a) is subject to applicable codes, including applicable public right-of-way management ordinances.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 284.101
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 591,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2017.