JOINT-USE DRIVEWAYS.
Austin City Code § 25-6-417
in effect§ 25-6-417 - JOINT-USE DRIVEWAYS.
(A) In this division, a joint-use driveway means a driveway located entirely or partially on a tract of land that is available for use by an adjoining tract of land as ingress and egress to a public street.
(B) The director may require an applicant for site plan approval to provide an easement for a joint-use driveway across the applicant's tract generally parallel with the right-of-way of a hill country roadway for the use of an adjacent property owner that has insufficient frontage for access.
(C) Access to a hill country roadway through a joint-use driveway is not permitted for a tract that does not have frontage on a hill country roadway unless approved by the director.
Source: Section 13-5-85(d); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT25LADE_CH25-6TR_ART6ACMAROCEWA_DIV2ACHICORO_S25-6-417JOEDRFetched: 10/27/2026