The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Access connection--Facility for entry and/or exit such as a driveway, street, road, or highway that connects to a highway on the state highway system.
2. (2) Commercial driveway--An entrance to, or exit from, any commercial, business, or similar type establishment.
3. (3) Commission--The Texas Transportation Commission.
4. (4) Department--The Texas Department of Transportation.
5. (5) Engineering study--An appropriate level of analysis as determined by the department, which may include a traffic impact analysis, that determines the expected impact that permitting access will have on mobility, safety, and the efficient operation of the state highway system.
6. (6) Local access management plan--A plan or guideline in a formally adopted municipality rule or ordinance that is related to the application of access management within the municipality's jurisdiction.
7. (7) Local access road--A local public street or road, generally one parallel to a highway on the state highway system to which access for businesses or properties located between the highway and the local access road is provided as a substitute for access to the highway. A local access road may also be called a lateral road or reverse frontage road, depending on individual location and application.
8. (8) Permittee--A property owner or its authorized representative who receives an access connection permit from the department to construct or modify an access connection from the property to a highway on the state highway system.
9. (9) Private driveway--An entrance to or exit from a residential dwelling, farm, or ranch for the exclusive use and benefit of the permittee.
10. (10) Public driveway--An approach from a county or city maintained road or street or an entrance or exit from a public school, a publicly owned cemetery, or other publicly owned places or buildings that provide for public access.
11. (11) Traffic impact analysis--A traffic engineering study to the level of analysis determined by the department that determines the potential current and future traffic impacts of a proposed traffic generator and is signed, sealed, and dated by an engineer licensed to practice in the State of Texas.

Source Note:The provisions of this §11.51 adopted to be effective October 16, 2003, 28 TexReg 8958.