Texas Administrative Code
Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION
Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 21 - RIGHT OF WAY
Subchapter M - QUARRY AND PIT SAFETY
Section 21.708 - Prohibition Against Opening Pits
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) No responsible party may open a new pit on a site for the extraction of aggregates if the pit perimeter will be less than 25 feet from the outer right of way line of any public road or highway ("the setback distance").
(b) No responsible party may open a new pit on a site for the extraction of aggregates in this state if the pit perimeter is in hazardous proximity to a public road without first filing a quarry safety plan and receiving a safety certificate.
(c) No operator may open a new pit on a site for the extraction of aggregates if the operator is in violation of the rules under this subchapter at another site.
(d) An operator who is not the owner of the site may not open a new pit on the site without the written permission of the owner.