Walker County Commissioners Court granted a variance request from Waverly Managers at High Meadows Development LLC to allow concrete headwalls with cladding (brick, stone or stucco) for driveway culverts in the Manor subdivision, departing from the county's usual sloped-in treatment requirement for non-2-inch pipe.

County staff said the request was limited to driveway culverts in the development and that the county's reviewing engineer had no objection provided the developer meet conditions including a clear zone width from the edge of travel way and maintenance requirements. The developer explained the headwalls would be poured concrete with a stone or brick cladding and a lehi at the base.

The court approved the variance subject to the engineer's recommended conditions and bond/inspection requirements for subdivision infrastructure. Commissioners noted that if the county revises its driveway regulations in future, it should be done comprehensively rather than approving piecemeal policy changes during plat approvals.