Access to Hill Country Roadways.

Austin City Code tit. 25, ch. 25-6, art. 6, div. 2

in effect

Austin City Code § 25-6-411 APPLICABILITY.

§ 25-6-411 - APPLICABILITY. This division applies to property located in a hill country roadway corridor and within the zoning jurisdiction of the City. Source: Section 13-5-85(a); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 25-6-412 STREET SPACING.

§ 25-6-412 - STREET SPACING. The minimum distance between local streets that intersect with a hill country roadway must be 600 feet. The minimum distance between collector streets that intersect with a hill country roadway must be 1,320 feet. Source: Section 13-5-85(f); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 25-6-413 ALIGNMENT OF STREETS AND MEDIANS.

§ 25-6-413 - ALIGNMENT OF STREETS AND MEDIANS. (A) Except as provided by Subsection (B), the design and construction of a connecting street that intersects with an existing divided hill country roadway must align with an existing median break on a hill country roadway. (B) The city manager may approve the construction of a connecting street that does not align with an existing median break if alignment is not practicable. Source: Section 13-5-85(h); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 010329-18; Ord. 010607-50; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20060504-039.

Austin City Code § 25-6-414 IMPROVEMENTS TO INTERSECTIONS.

§ 25-6-414 - IMPROVEMENTS TO INTERSECTIONS. (A) The director may require an improvement at the intersection of a hill country roadway with another street if the results of a traffic impact analysis indicate that an improvement is necessary. (B) The director may approve the construction of a grade-separated interchange on a hill country roadway that provides access for a single development if: (1) the interchange is located at the intersection of a hill country roadway and an arterial street; or (2) the location of the interchange provides spacing for weaving maneuvers at ramps. Source: Section 13-5-85(g); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 25-6-415 ACCESS FROM A SITE.

§ 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.

Austin City Code § 25-6-416 REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVEWAYS.

§ 25-6-416 - REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVEWAYS. (A) The maximum practical spacing between driveways along a hill country roadway must be provided. (B) Unless otherwise approved by the director, a driveway providing access to a hill country roadway: (1) must be at least 300 feet from the nearest driveway unless the driveway provides the only access available for a tract of land; (2) must have a sight distance of at least 550 feet; (3) may not be on the inside radius of a curve; or (4) may not access a portion of a hill country roadway that has a grade of eight percent or more. Source: Section 13-5-85(c); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 25-6-417 JOINT-USE DRIVEWAYS.

§ 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.

Austin City Code § 25-6-418 COST-SHARING FOR JOINT-USE DRIVEWAY IMPROVEMENTS.

§ 25-6-418 - COST-SHARING FOR JOINT-USE DRIVEWAY IMPROVEMENTS. (A) If an applicant for site plan approval is required to construct a joint-use driveway, the owner of an adjacent tract benefitted by the driveway must participate in the cost of the driveway on a pro rata basis. (B) If the owner of a tract that benefits from a joint-use driveway is unable to participate in the cost of the driveway at the time the driveway is scheduled for construction, the owner of the tract on which the driveway is to be constructed may elect not to construct the driveway. (C) An owner electing not to construct a driveway under Subsection (B) must leave sufficient area for the construction of the driveway. (D) If an owner of a tract on which a driveway is to be constructed elects to construct the driveway before the adjoining tract is developed, the owner of a benefitted tract shall share in the cost of the driveway at the time the adjoining tract is developed. Source: Section 13-5-85(d); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 25-6-419 EXCLUDING IMPERVIOUS COVER OF A JOINT-USE DRIVEWAY.

§ 25-6-419 - EXCLUDING IMPERVIOUS COVER OF A JOINT-USE DRIVEWAY. (A) A calculation of the allowable impervious cover on a site on which a joint use driveway required under this division is located shall exclude: (1) 110 percent of impervious cover that is required for the sole purpose of providing access from adjoining land to a joint-use driveway located entirely on the site; and (2) 50 percent of impervious cover that is required to provide a joint-use driveway if a portion of the driveway is not located on the adjoining land. (B) The impervious cover excluded from the calculation of impervious cover on a site under Subsection (A) does not include impervious cover that serves as a parking space or an aisle serving a parking space. Source: Section 13-5-85(e); 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_DIV2ACHICOROFetched: 10/27/2026