{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-352.115","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 352.115","heading":"ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.","body":"(a) In a gated community or multi-unit housing project that has one or more vehicular gates:\n(1) at least one vehicular gate must be wide enough for fire-fighting vehicles, fire-fighting equipment, emergency medical services vehicles, or law enforcement vehicles to enter; and\n(2) at least one driveway apron or entrance from the public right-of-way must be free of permanent obstacles that might impede entry by a vehicle or equipment listed in Subdivision (1).\n(b) The county fire marshal or other authority shall waive the vehicular gate width requirements of Subsection (a) for a multi-unit housing project completed before January 1, 2002, if the requirements cannot readily be met because of space limitations or excessive cost. For purposes of this subsection, $6,000 per entrance based on the value of the dollar on January 1, 2000, is considered an excessive cost for expanding gate width and achieving an obstacle-free driveway apron or entrance.\n(c) A pedestrian gate in a gated community or multi-unit housing project must be located so as to provide firefighters, law enforcement officers, and other emergency personnel reasonable access to each building.\n(d) This section does not require a multi-unit housing project to have a vehicular gate or a pedestrian gate.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 111, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 681 (S.B. 200), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2005.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 352. COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION","SUBCHAPTER E. GATED COMMUNITIES AND MULTI-UNIT HOUSING PROJECTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.352.htm#352.115","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"7926cf6dc7bf25066890d4718f4dd0a408a899f5e6c8d40fccf9bdace9b939f0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-352.1145","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-352.116"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}