Optional performance standards for reduction in shared driveway width.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 42-146
in effectSec. 42-146. - Optional performance standards for reduction in shared driveway width.
(a) A shared driveway may have a minimum width of 12 feet if the subdivision complies with all of the following performance standards:
(1) No more than six dwelling units are proposed;
(2) The maximum depth of the proposed subdivision does not exceed 150 feet from a public street where the shared driveway will have access; and
(3) The garage must be set back an adequate distance allowing sufficient room for vehicular turn around.
(b) A shared driveway shall have a minimum width of 16 feet if it complies with one of the following performance standards:
(1) The shared driveway is equal to or less than 100 feet in length and contains no turns except those turns that are part of a "T" turnaround configuration that complies with the following performance standards:
a. The "T" turnaround portion of the shared driveway has a minimum width of 16 feet;
b. The length of each branch of the "T" turnaround extends exactly 16 feet from the centerline of the shared driveway;
c. Not more than four lots take vehicular access from the "T" turnaround; and
d. Each garage entry door is parallel to the shared driveway except for a garage entry door located within the "T" turnaround; or
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(2) The shared driveway is greater than 100 feet in length and complies with the following performance standards:
a. Each lot within the subdivision plat has frontage along a public street that is not an alley and takes vehicular access only from the shared driveway; or
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b. The shared driveway connects to two public streets and has no turns or curves.
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(Ord. No. 2013-343, § 3(Exhs. A, B), 4-24-2013; Ord. No. 2023-801, § 3(Exh. A), 9-27-2023, eff. 11-27-2023)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH42SUDEPL_ARTIIIPLST_DIV2STSHDR_SDBSHDR_S42-146OPPESTRESHDRWIFetched: 10/26/2026