1. Please send your informal application along with the documents listed above by email to stadtplanungsamt-verkehrsplanungstadt.mainzde or by mail to the contact address provided.
   
   The Department of Transportation will review your application. You will then receive notification as to whether your application has been approved or not. Please note that processing may take up to four weeks. This is due to necessary coordination with other departments, additional reviews, or potential follow-up questions.
   
   This processing step may take up to 4 weeks. We ask that you refrain from inquiring about the status of your application or submitting duplicate requests via other email addresses during this time.
   
   
2. If your application is approved, the following steps will follow:
   - Joint on-site visit with the road maintenance supervisor. Responsibility depends on the district
   . - Cost estimate from the Road
   Operations Department - Issuance of the contract

Please note that we require a lead time of approximately 4 weeks for the cost estimate, coordination, and contracting of companies.

The total processing time for the application (from submission to implementation) can take up to 3 months. The construction of a property access road requires coordination and, if necessary, approval from other relevant agencies, utility and telecommunications companies, and the authorities responsible for street lighting.

The construction of a property access road, including any necessary adjustments to the sidewalk and curbs, always requires a permit from the City of Mainz.

Only after obtaining a permit may you construct, modify, or remove a property access road, including any necessary adjustments to sidewalks and curbs. Work in public traffic areas may only be performed by a specialized company licensed by the City of Mainz.

When constructing a property access road, the following measures, if necessary, must be taken into account:

• Relocation of existing streetlights, traffic signs, or other obstructing fixtures 
• Removal of property access roads that are no longer needed

In the event of a subsequent road expansion by the City of Mainz, you are not entitled to any form of reimbursement; that is, no credit will be applied toward road construction fees.

Property access roads without curb cuts achieved through auxiliary components such as steel plates, speed bumps, or by beveling the high curbs are not permitted!

Section 41 of the State Highway Act
: You must obtain a permit from the highway authority to construct, modify, or expand a driveway onto public roadways. You may apply for this permit at the City Planning Office of the State Capital of Mainz.

Please note that the building permit applies only to your building lot. The building permit does not include permission to drive across the public sidewalk to the parking spaces on your property. Please also take into account any provisions in applicable zoning plans regarding access roads for your area.

§ 17 State Building Code You
must not endanger the safety and flow of public traffic.

Therefore, ensure that necessary distances, turning radii, sight triangles, storage space lengths, entry widths, and gradients are maintained.

We recommend coordinating the planned/required property access roads with the Department of Transportation well in advance of the start of construction.

• Informal written request from the property owner
• A scaled site plan showing existing and planned parking spaces, access roads, and the desired curb cut (including in cases where existing access roads are being removed)
• Proof of parking spaces by submitting the building permit and the accompanying open space plan, provided that proof of the parking spaces is included in the building permit.

The costs incurred for construction, demolition, third-party expenses, and the special-use fee, plus a 10% surcharge on the gross amount², are to be borne by the property owner.

² Fee rate for construction management and administration