The Construction of driveways, sidewalks, culverts whenever applicable, or the replacement of existing driveways, sidewalks or culverts on County or public easements on rights-of-way without first securing a permit is prohibited.

The public right-of-way is the area between your front property line and the centerline of the roadway.  To ensure that construction in this area is done in accordance with the Driveway and Culvert Regulations a permit is necessary.  These permits are processed using the Driveway and Culvert Permit applications.  Situations where permits are required:

• New residential driveway and/or sidewalk construction;
• New residential culvert placement;
• Extension of existing culverts;
• Widening of existing driveways;
• Replacement of driveway, sidewalk or culvert; and,

• Repair of existing driveways.

For other work in Harris County rights-of-way and Harris County Flood Control District's rights-of-way, please see the Right-of-Way Notifications section of this website.

Documents which must be submitted for a Driveway and Culvert permit are:

• Driveway and Culvert permit application
• Site Plan

Subject	File Type
Driveway and Culvert Regulations
Driveway and Culvert Application
Agricultural Affidavit