Concrete Driveways and Slabs in Leander

Good to know in Leander

• Inside Leander city limits a permit is needed before any construction starts, and driveways and culverts are named on the city's list. If a new driveway crosses a drainage ditch, the culvert belongs in the same application. Outside the city limits but inside the ETJ, permits currently apply only to signs and water or wastewater connections.

  Source: City of Leander

• Moving from Austin? The rules differ. In Austin a driveway or walkway on your own lot, outside the public right-of-way, needs no building or Driveway/Sidewalk permit; in Leander every new driveway is on the permit list, wherever it sits on the lot. Budget the permit and the review time into a Leander driveway from the start.

  Source: City of Leander; City of Austin

• The city says its list of permitted work isn't complete and asks people to confirm with a building inspector before work starts. For anything beyond a plain driveway, ask the pro to check the permit question with the city before you agree on a start date.

  Source: City of Leander

• Ask for the company's Leander registration before you agree on a start date. All contractors and subcontractors working in Leander must be registered with the city before a permit is issued, so a company that says it can start without that step is skipping part of the process.

  Source: City of Leander

• The driveway permit is written for building a new driveway, and every application goes through plan review. Only after approval does the city send a payment notice, and inspections can be requested once the fees are paid and the permit is issued. A start date set before approval is an estimate, not a promise.

  Source: City of Leander

• Gather these for the driveway permit packet: the driveway width, the distance to property lines, the type and size of any drainage culvert, the location of existing inlets and utility easements, and any tree larger than 8 caliper inches.

  Source: City of Leander

• Incomplete applications aren't accepted. The same packet also asks for the pavement surface type, the curb radius at the entrance, other streets and driveways within 100 feet, existing or planned sidewalks and any special site conditions. The surface type and curb radius on the application should match what the quote prices.

  Source: City of Leander

• Inspections requested before 4:00 p.m. are typically done the next business day; requests made after 4:00 p.m. typically take two business days. Building final inspections take place between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., which helps when you plan when the family car can go back on the driveway.

  Source: City of Leander

• Leander uses the same regional price ranges as Austin: a standard broom-finish driveway comes to $6–$10 per square foot across the Texas sources collected for this site, and tear-out of an old one adds $1 to $3 per square foot. The Austin concrete price guide explains what moves a quote, and our vetted local concrete pro can put a Leander driveway price in writing.

  Source: Texas price sources in the Austin concrete price guide

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