ACCESS FROM A SITE.
Austin City Code § 25-6-415
in effect§ 25-6-415 - ACCESS FROM A SITE.
(A) A maximum of two access points is permitted from any one site to a hill country roadway.
(B) The director may prohibit access to a hill country roadway from:
(1) a tract that has access to a street that intersects with a hill country roadway; or
(2) a tract that has frontage on a hill country roadway and that has access to a hill country roadway through an existing joint-use access easement or driveway.
(C) If access to a hill country roadway from a site described in Subsection (B) is permitted, the director shall limit access to one driveway unless:
(1) the estimated daily traffic volume for the single driveway exceeds 5,000 vehicles per day;
(2) the traffic using the single driveway would exceed the capacity of an intersection controlled by a stop sign during one peak street traffic hour or the peak site traffic hour; or
(3) based on the results of a traffic impact analysis, the director determines that an additional driveway is necessary because of traffic conditions.
Source: Section 13-5-85(b); 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_S25-6-415ACSIFetched: 10/27/2026