The portal allows users to apply online for Highway Department, Planning and Zoning Department, and Building Department permits in one place. The portal is available 24/7 at www.BaldwinCountyAL.gov/CSP. New users must register before submitting an application.

CITIZENSERVE PORTAL / APPLY & MANAGE PERMITS

• 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. 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.  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. 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. Processed by the Highway Department.
  

• Temporary driveway. Temporary construction access may be requested after the permanent driveway permit has been approved. Temporary access must meet applicable Baldwin County and Alabama Department of Environmental Management requirements and may be permitted for up to 180 days.
  Once the permanent driveway permit is issued, temporary construction access may be requested by contacting the Planning and Zoning Department.
  

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