Taylor County, TX Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum driveway width
- 20 feet, finished portion
- Must reach within
- 6 feet of paved county road
- Permit required
- Permit to Construct Driveway Facilities
- Culvert cost
- owner pays unless county installs it
- 911 marker
- owner must post visible address number
- Governing section
- Art. VII § 7.07
Summary
Taylor County requires a Permit to Construct Driveway Facilities before any driveway or entrance is built off a county road. The finished driveway must be at least 20 feet wide, reach within 6 feet of the paved road, and the owner must post a visible 911 address number at the drive.
Driveways must be user friendly, must not block natural drainage and must be provided by the owner. The engineer’s report will determine the necessity of a culvert, its size and type. The County shall install the culvert at the property owner’s expense or approve someone else to do the installation. The finished portion of the driveways must be at least twenty (20) feet wide and shall extend from the owner's property line to within six (6) feet of the paved portion of the county road. No structures, including but not limited to, retaining walls or planters, built of rock, wood, brick, concrete, metal or similar materials will be erected on county ROW without the written consent of the Commissioner. A Permit to Construct Driveway Facilities shall be obtained from Taylor County prior to constructing driveways and entrances accessed by county roads or county rights of way. If the culvert installation is completed by Taylor County, the permit fee shall be waived.
Full Breakdown
07 sets the physical standard for every driveway that connects to a county road or county right-of-way in unincorporated Taylor County. The finished portion must be at least twenty (20) feet wide and must extend from the owner's property line to within six (6) feet of the paved portion of the county road, so the county's own culvert and shoulder work lines up with the drive. The section also protects drainage and county right-of-way: it requires driveways to be user friendly and not block natural drainage, and it bars retaining walls, planters, or other structures built of rock, wood, brick, concrete, or metal on county ROW without the Commissioner's written consent.
Before construction starts, the owner must obtain a Permit to Construct Driveway Facilities; the application is bundled into the Subdivision Application packet as Exhibit E. An engineer's report determines whether a culvert is needed and its size and type; Taylor County installs the culvert at the property owner's expense, or approves another installer, and if the county does the culvert work itself the permit fee is waived. Once the driveway is in, the owner must erect a visible 911 address number on it, readable from the public road, so emergency responders can find the property. County road crews and the Commissioner's office (325-674-1235) administer the permit and inspect the finished cut.
Violations & Fines
Building a driveway or placing a retaining wall, planter, or similar structure on county right-of-way without the Commissioner's written consent, or without first obtaining the Permit to Construct Driveway Facilities, violates Art. VII § 7.07. The county can require removal of unauthorized structures from its right-of-way and withhold plat or driveway approval until the 20-foot width, culvert, and 911-marker requirements are met.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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