Sec. 63.056.  NOTICE TO AND COMMENTS OF COMMISSIONER ON PERMITS.  (a)  After receiving an application for a permit to perform any of the acts prohibited in Section 63.091 in connection with small-scale construction activity that includes 5,000 square feet or less or habitable structures two stories in height or less, the commissioners court or the governing body of the municipality shall notify the commissioner by sending, not less than 10 working days before the date of the public hearing on the application, notice of the hearing and a copy of the application.  After receiving an application for a permit to perform any of the acts prohibited in Section 63.091 in connection with large-scale construction activity that includes more than 5,000 square feet or habitable structures more than two stories in height, the commissioners court or the governing body of the municipality shall notify the commissioner by sending, not less than 30 working days before the date of the public hearing on the application, notice of the hearing and a copy of the application.
(b)  The commissioner may submit any written or oral comments regarding the effect of the proposed activity on the dunes that protect state-owned land, shores, and submerged land.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2502, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 295, Sec. 26, eff. June 7, 1991.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1256 (H.B. 2819), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2007.