SECTION 15.22. Certification Status of Brazoria County Dune Protection and Beach Access Plan

(a) Brazoria County has submitted to the General Land Office a dune protection and beach access plan which is certified as consistent with state law. The County's plan was adopted on August 9, 1993, and amended on September 27, 1993, April 8, 2008, and July 3, 2012.

(b) The General Land Office certifies as consistent with state law Brazoria County's Dune Protection and Beach Access Plan as amended by the Erosion Response Plan. The Erosion Response Plan was adopted by the County Court on July 3, 2012 in Order No. VIII.B.3.f.

(c) The General Land Office certifies as consistent with state law Brazoria County's Dune Protection and Beach Access Plan as amended to provide for vehicular restrictions for pedestrian-only traffic along sections of the San Luis Pass County Park Beach and on-beach parking. The amendment was adopted by Brazoria County on April 23, 2013 in Order No. VII.B.2.f.

(d) The General Land Office certifies as consistent with state law Brazoria County's Dune Protection and Beach Access Plan as amended to include traffic regulations for the operation and parking of vehicles adjacent to the water's edge, updates to the requirements for camping on the beach, revisions to the definition of litter, an update to the beach access roads included in the County's Plan, revisions to the paving requirements for eroding areas to reflect the current standards in 31 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 15, and various administrative changes. The amendments were adopted by Brazoria County on August 11, 2022, in Order No. 6.C.1.

Source Note: The provisions of this §15.22 adopted to be effective October 21, 2003, 28 TexReg 9075; amended to be effective December 9, 2008, 33 TexReg 10040; amended to be effective March 7, 2013, 38 TexReg 1370; amended to be effective January 19, 2014, 39 TexReg 218; amended to be effective December 25, 2022, 47 TexReg 8276