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Brownsville sets minimum driveway/access-point standards, limits gravel driveways in subdivisions
Summary
Ordinance 1039, approved by aldermen, creates minimum widths for access points (20 feet for some districts, 40 feet for commercial and residential) and requires paved driveways in residential subdivisions for the first 100 feet to reduce loose-rock hazards; existing gravel driveways are grandfathered.
The Board of Aldermen approved Ordinance 1039 to set minimum standards for driveways and access points in city zoning districts and to require paved drive surfaces in residential subdivisions for the first 100 feet from the street.
City staff said the provision establishes a 20-foot minimum access width in the NPO…
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