Working within the Right-of-Way

Permits and approved plans are required for any construction in the City’s right-of-way.

• Concrete permits are only issued to to bonded concrete contractors(PDF, 735KB).
• The Review and Inspection Fee Form(XLSX, 394KB) shall be completed and submitted for review as a required permit application document.
• A Traffic Control Plan is required for any obstruction of the flow of traffic on collector or arterial streets and for any traffic lane closures which obstruct the flow of traffic for longer than four hours at a time on local streets. (Review and approval can take up to 15 calendar days.)
• All construction within the City limits must comply with:
  1. TCEQ Construction General Permit (CGP) TXR150000
  2. City’s stormwater ordinance
  3. MS4 Stormwater Construction Requirements
• In accordance with Code of Ordinances Chapter 23 – Right-of-Way Management Article II. – Construction Sec. 23-33. – New Streets: The city shall maintain and reasonably make available a list of all streets improved for the prior five years. No right-of-way construction shall be allowed in the pavement of the listed streets except in an emergency or as otherwise approved by the city engineer.
  

  ◦ List of all streets improved for the prior five years(XLSX, 42KB)

Per City Council Resolution RES-2024-632 passed on August 27, 2024, the City Council revised the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 operating budget fee schedule with respect to certain fees for Infrastructure Services – Engineering Services, Traffic Services, and Municipal Drainage Fund, all effective September 1, 2024, for the purpose of complying with revisions to Texas Local Government Code Chapter 212 per House Bill 3492 of the 88th Legislative Regular Session.

Site Grading & Drainage

Sanitary Sewer

Storm Drain

Water

Parkway Improvements

Streets

Traffic

Administrative Processing & Misc Services

In case any work for which a permit is started prior to obtaining such a permit, the fee above-specified shall be doubled

1. Submit plans to the Citizen Self Service Portal for review.
2. Following approval, an invoice will be issued.
3. Following payment of the invoice, an active permit will be issued.

Plan Requirements for Franchise Utilities Right-of-Way Permits per Code of Ordinances Sec. 23-22. Same—Location and placement.

1. For 4-inch and smaller franchise utility line note of a 3-foot horizontal separation distance from outside to outside existing water, sanitary sewer, and stormwater facilities is sufficient.
2. For 6-inch and greater franchise utility line need to show the existing water, sanitary sewer, and stormwater facilities in the plan view and maintain the 3-foot horizontal separation from outside to outside. Need to show in the profile view maintaining a minimum of 6-inch vertical separation from outside to outside when crossing any existing facility. 

In the case of an emergency as defined by City Ordinance:

1. Notify Mike Norman mnorman@wacotx.gov or Curtis Bell curtisb@wacotx.gov prior to performing any work.
2. Note: In this instance, a Right-of-Way permit is still required. Refer to "Steps to Acquire a ROW Permit"