Cutting a New Driveway off a Coryell County Road? You Need a Culvert Permit

Out on the county roads, even small stuff touches the public right-of-way, and the county wants a say. The Development and Permitting Department handles culvert and driveway permits, mailbox permits, fence-row clearing, and utility-excavation work, the everyday connections where private land meets a county road or its drainage ditch. Set a culvert at the wrong size and you can flood your own driveway the first big rain, which is exactly what the permit review is trying to head off.

This is separate from anything a city does and separate from your appraisal-district paperwork. It's also where land splits start: subdividing acreage runs through this same office before deeds get recorded.

Justin Mannix is the superintendent of development and permitting, and the office sits at 3701 US Highway 84 West in Gatesville, open weekdays from 7:30 to 3:00. A quick call to 254-213-6601 before you hire the backhoe is a lot cheaper than redoing a driveway connection that didn't pass.