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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />Department of Public Works <br />Engineering Division Policy <br />Policy Number: 2026-004 <br />Policy Name: Residential Driveways on Unimproved Roads <br />Effective Date: January 13, 2026 <br />1. Purpose: <br />The purpose of this policy is to establish uniform standards for acceptable driveway <br />materials placed in the right-of-way of County owned and maintained unimproved roads. <br />These standards are intended to ensure public safety, protect County right-of-way <br />infrastructure, allow for the continued maintenance of roadways, provide adequate access <br />for emergency services, and promote consistent engineering and development practices. <br />2. Scope: <br />This policy applies to all residential driveway connections to County rights-of-way only. It <br />applies to new construction, redevelopment, and modifications to existing residential <br />driveways requiring a permit or County approval. <br />3. A thn : <br />This policy is adopted under the authority of the Indian River County Board of County <br />Commissioners and administered through the County Administrator and the Department of <br />Public Works. Applicable authority includes but is not limited to: - Florida Statutes - Florida <br />Administrative Code - Indian River County Code of Ordinances - Adopted County policies <br />and resolutions. <br />4. Policy Statement: <br />It is the policy of Indian River County that residential driveways shall be designed and <br />constructed to provide safe and reasonable access while minimizing impacts to traffic <br />operations, maintenance, drainage, sidewalks, swales, and other public infrastructure. <br />The following criteria apply to residential driveways within the right-of-way of an <br />unimproved County right-of-way: <br />Acceptable materials for residential driveways include: <br />a. <br />Concrete <br />b. <br />Asphalt <br />c. <br />Pavers <br />d. <br />Asphalt millings <br />e. <br />Marl/shell <br />