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Council amends code to require sidewalks at permitting stage for new builds, infill

5384244 · June 23, 2025
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City council approved a code amendment to require sidewalks be installed at permitting or construction stage for new buildings and infill lots, retaining existing waiver processes for topographic or other constraints.

The New Braunfels City Council on June 23 approved a code amendment to Chapter 144 that requires new developments and new building permits to include sidewalks at the permitting/construction stage, closing a gap staff said previously allowed some developments to avoid sidewalk installation.

Planning and public works staff explained that sidewalk requirements historically were triggered only when a property was…

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