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Sidewalk repairs in Belmont

Belmont's own rules on sidewalk repairs, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Belmont Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Belmont's code says

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City help
  • 50% cost reimbursement, based on city cost estimates.
    Applies: New curbs, gutters and sidewalks built as part of a city-sponsored project the city council directs.
    § 22-63 · code text
    The city shall also notify the owners or persons in possession that they shall be entitled to a fifty (50) percent cost reimbursement, based on city cost estimates, if the work is part of a city-sponsored project undertaken at the council's direction.
  • No reimbursement.
    Applies: Work done on an owner-initiated petition to the city.
    § 22-63 · code text
    No reimbursement shall be paid if the work is undertaken pursuant to an owner initiated petition to the city.
If the owner does not repair
  • The public works director may have the adjoining property owner do the needed work.
    Applies: Part of the sidewalk is out of repair or pending reconstruction and endangers people or property or interferes with public use.
    § 22-82 · code text
    When any portion of the sidewalk is out of repair or pending reconstruction and in a condition to endanger persons or property or in a condition to interfere with the public convenience in the use of such sidewalk, the public works director may, in addition or as an alternative to any other legal remedy, utilize the procedures in Streets and Highways Code Division 7, Part 3, Chapter 22, Article 2 to cause the necessary work to be performed by the adjoining property owner.
Liability for injuries
  • The owner is liable for injury or property damage caused by failing to keep the sidewalk area safe.
    § 22-81 · code text
    If, as a result of a lot owner's failure to maintain a sidewalk area in a safe and non-dangerous condition, any person suffers injury or damage to person or property, the owner is liable to the person for the resulting damages or injury.
Who must repair it
  • The owner of the abutting lot must maintain and repair the sidewalk area, including sidewalks, curbs and gutters.
    § 22-81 · code text
    The owner of a lot fronting on or adjacent to a public street must maintain any sidewalk area in good repair and condition.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the sidewalk repair rules for homeowners in Belmont?

Belmont's code: The owner of the abutting lot must maintain and repair the sidewalk area, including sidewalks, curbs and gutters. (§ 22-81); The public works director may have the adjoining property owner do the needed work. (Part of the sidewalk is out of repair or pending reconstruction and endangers people or property or interferes with public use.) (§ 22-82).

General information, not legal advice.

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