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The City of Fort Worth front yard and side yard parking ordinance prohibits a motor vehicle in the front or side yard of a residence except in a driveway or a paved parking space. To report front or side yard parking on private property, contact the Fort Worth Police Department's non-emergency line at 817-392-4222.
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 any public thoroughfare such as a street, road or alley. It usually includes the median, utility poles, sidewalks and the area immediately adjacent to the street. A good rule of thumb is that the area between the first expansion joint in a driveway and the street is part of the right of way.
To obtain a permit for the construction of a new driveway, or to revise an old one, the applicant must complete and submit form 1058, Permit to Construct Access Driveway Facilities on Highway Right of Way, to the Texas Department of Transportation. The 1058 form can be found on the TxDOT website.
The width of a private residential driveway shall not exceed 24 feet measured at right angles to the centerline of the driveway, except as increased by permissible radii. The radius connecting the driveway to the highway pavement shall not be less than 15 feet.