Permit applications for driveways/turnouts on roads and streets under the maintenance of Baldwin County are now centralized and managed through the Baldwin County CitizenServe Portal.

Types of Driveway Permit Applications:
Please review the definitions provided below to determine which Driveway Permit application is applicable to your project: 

• Commercial driveway. Any private entrance, exit, ramp, tunnel, bridge, side road, or other vehicular passageway to any property used for commercial purposes or serving five or more residential lots/units leading to or from a publicly maintained street. This type permit application will be processed by the Planning and Zoning Department.
  
  
• Major Residential driveway. A driveway or access serving two or more but less than five residential lots/units that proposes to utilize a single drive leading to or from a publicly maintained street. This type permit application will be processed by the Planning and Zoning Department.
  
  
  • Common driveway. A private driveway located to provide a single access to two lots, with no more than four legally permitted dwelling units, leading to or from a publicly maintained street. Common driveways are considered Major Residential driveways and will meet all Major Residential driveway requirements. This will fall under a Driveway Permit - Major Residential application with the Sub-Type of Driveway Permit - Common Driveway. This type permit application will be processed by the Planning and Zoning Department.

   

• Minor Residential driveway. A private driveway providing access to one single-family lot/unit with no more than two legally permitted dwelling units leading to or from a publicly maintained street. This type permit application will be processed by the Highway Department.
  
  
• Agriculture driveway. Any driveway or access serving a farmyard, cultivated or uncultivated field, timberland, or undeveloped land not used for industrial, commercial, or residential purposes leading to or from a publicly maintained street. This type permit application will be processed by the Highway Department.
  
  
• Temporary driveway. A temporary driveway normally granted for temporary construction access to a site. A Temporary driveway must meet Baldwin County's and Alabama Department of Environmental Management's requirements for a temporary construction entrance. Temporary driveway turnouts, if approved, will be permitted for a period of 180 days. This type permit application will usually be processed by the Planning and Zoning Department.