A storage facility lives on its entrance: one gate, visible from the road, that a moving truck and a motorhome can both turn into. On a state highway that entrance needs a TxDOT access driveway permit before any work in the right of way starts.
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Where the gate goes then sets the drive aisles, the building rows and the drainage.
Step 8 of 10: Driveway access
- 01 Land and zoning
- 02 Special use permit
- 03 Plat
- 04 Site plan
- 05 TDLR review
- 06 Aquifer plan
- 07 Stormwater
- 08 Driveway access
- 09 Building permit
- 10 Occupancy
To build or change a driveway onto a state highway, the applicant contacts the local TxDOT district and submits Form 1058, and no work in the right of way may start until the permit is fully executed and TxDOT has 24 hours' notice.
SourceTexas Department of Transportation, Access Management Manual, Chapter 2, Section 4: Driveway Permits, Design, and Materials, Permits, read 2026-09-23.
How do you get a driveway onto a state highway?
Through the TxDOT district office. The property owner or an authorized representative submits Form 1058, Permit to Construct Access Driveway Facilities on Highway Right of Way, and nothing is built in the right of way until the permit is executed and TxDOT has 24 hours' notice. On a state highway inside a city or an eligible county, permitting may have been transferred to that local government, so ask the city first.
On a county road, the counties read for this site list their own driveway permit: Kendall County, Kerr County for county-maintained roads, and Williamson County where a driveway is built. This site holds no record of a city's driveway permit; ask the city. The San Antonio, Austin and Hill Country region pages list what each county read for this site permits.
SourcesTexas Department of Transportation, Access Management Manual, Chapter 2, Section 4: Driveway Permits, Design, and Materials, Permits, read 2026-09-23; Texas Department of Transportation, Use of Right of Way by Others Manual, Chapter 2, Section 6: Access Driveways, read 2026-09-23; Kendall County Engineer, "Permits Required, Building Codes, Certificates of Occupancy, and Zoning Regulations Verification Letter for Interested Parties", dated March 4, 2026, read 2026-09-23; Kerr County, County Engineer department page, read 2026-09-23; Williamson County, Texas, Frequently Asked Questions, Infrastructure - Developers category, read 2026-09-23.
Which TxDOT district handles each region?
Two districts cover all 14 counties. The San Antonio District covers Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Medina and Atascosa in the San Antonio region, and Bandera, Kendall and Kerr in the Hill Country. The Austin District covers Travis, Williamson and Hays, and Blanco, Burnet and Gillespie in the Hill Country.
Exhibit ATxDOT district by county
| Region | San Antonio District | Austin District |
|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Medina, Atascosa | None |
| Austin | None | Travis, Williamson, Hays |
| Hill Country | Bandera, Kendall, Kerr | Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie |
SourcesTexas Department of Transportation, San Antonio District page, read 2026-09-23; Texas Department of Transportation, Austin District page, read 2026-09-23.
What TxDOT says about a commercial driveway's design
TxDOT's manual says commercial driveway width and turning radius depend on the traffic and the location and follow Appendix C of its Roadway Design Manual. The parts of the driveway in the right of way have to stay inside the owner's frontage, and existing ditch drainage may not be altered or blocked. For a site expecting motorhomes and boat trailers, that frontage width can limit where the gate goes.
SourceTexas Department of Transportation, Access Management Manual, Chapter 2, Section 4: Driveway Permits, Design, and Materials, read 2026-09-23.
How access sets the rest of the storage site plan
Once the entrance is fixed, the layout follows it. The office and the gate go at the entrance, with enough stacking room inside the property line that a truck waiting at the keypad does not block the road. The drive aisles run from the gate, and their width is set by the largest vehicle the facility will take: a site that will store motorhomes and boats on trailers needs wider aisles and longer spaces than one built for moving vans.
Cities add their own layout rules. Some of the codes read for this site limit whether unit doors may face a street, require a masonry wall along it, or require a fire lane through the site. Those are on the zoning guide city by city.
SourcesCity of Georgetown Unified Development Code, Section 5.04.020 (Commercial Use Limitations), subsection Q, read 2026-09-23; City of Boerne, Unified Development Code, Sec. 3-6.D.15 Mini-warehouse, read 2026-09-23; City of Kerrville, Code of Ordinances, Sec. 60-60(2) Mini-storage facilities, read 2026-09-23; City of New Braunfels, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 144 Zoning, Secs. 144-1.4 and 144-5.1, read 2026-09-23.
Questions about driveway access and site layout for a storage facility
Who issues a driveway permit on a state highway in Texas?
The local TxDOT district office, on Form 1058, unless permitting on that highway has been transferred to the city or an eligible county. No work in the right of way may start until the permit is fully executed.
Which TxDOT district covers San Antonio and the Hill Country?
TxDOT's San Antonio District covers Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Medina and Atascosa, and Bandera, Kendall and Kerr. The Austin District covers Travis, Williamson and Hays, and Blanco, Burnet and Gillespie.
How wide should drive aisles be for RV storage?
Wide enough for the largest vehicle the facility will take to turn and back into a space, which the civil engineer sets on the site plan. Cities may add their own rules: New Braunfels, for one, requires drive aisles in the storage area at least 24 feet wide, and Kerrville requires a continuous marked fire lane. TxDOT sets the driveway itself on a state highway.
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Price a storage project on your land
Where the land is tells a contractor which zoning code and which permit office the project answers to. The product and the timing tell them what to price first.
Last reviewed 2026-09-23.