Taylor, TX Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)

Taylor's Land Development Code treats the strip between a building's front facade (the build-to-line) and the front property line as the private frontage. 8(A) then sets the mechanics Place Type by Place Type: open porches, galleries and arcades in the first layer may occupy up to 50 percent of the right-of-way width in most residential and mixed-use districts, while an arcade or gallery must otherwise clear the curb by at least two feet. Minimum first-layer setback depths climb from 5 feet in P2 up to 10 feet in P4, and P1 permits no porch, gallery or arcade encroachment at all.

8 closes the loop for everything the table does not cover: Place Types not included in the chart do not permit encroachments by right, and Employment Center (EC) frontages are not pre-set but instead will be evaluated during project submission, meaning an EC property owner needs a discretionary review rather than an automatic permit. The Land Development Code, adopted by Ordinance 2024-41 and revised September 12, 2024, administers this permitting through the City Manager's designee under the Code's general compliance chapter, so an encroachment permit application runs alongside any building permit for the frontage improvement itself.