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Chapter 216 of the Texas Local Government Code addresses the relocatIon, reconstruction or <br />removal of a sign in the ETJ. Specifically, Section 216-003 allows municipalities to "require the <br />relocation, reconstruction, or removal of any sign within its corporate limits, or extraterritorial <br />jurisdiction," subject to the detailed regulatory procedure included In Sec. 216,0035 (creation of <br />municipal sign control board, compensation requirements, exceptions and appea� provisions), <br />A home -rule municipality has other authority to regu,late signs. Home rule cities may license, <br />regulate, control, or, prohibit the erection of signs or billboards by charter or ordinance in <br />cM' pliance with Chapter 216 of TLGC(Sec 216,901,) Municipalities may regulate the loon <br />proximity, size, separation, setback and height provisions so long as the ordinance reflects a <br />reasonable relationship to the publ'ic health, safety or general welfare, <br />A home -rule city may extend the provisions of its outdoor sign regulatory ordinance and enforce <br />the ordinance within Its M. In lieu of regulatory ordinances, however, home-ruile cities maV <br />allow the Texas Transportation Commission to regulate outdoor signs in the ETJ by filing a <br />wr&en notice with the Commission. If a municipality extends Its outdoor sign ordinance within <br />