Cutting a Driveway or Building in the Floodplain in Comal County

Two permit paths show up fast on Comal County acreage: road access and floodplain work. A new or changed driveway, or landscaping in the public right-of-way, uses a Private Improvement within the Public Right-of-Way permit. The form is often shortened to PIPROW.

Floodplain review is a separate path. If an OSSF project lands in the regulatory floodplain, the county requires a Floodplain Development Permit. Other creek-side work can also need a floodplain determination from the Engineer's Office.

Call the Engineer's Office while the site plan is still pencil lines. It is easier to move a driveway on paper than after crews shape the ditch.