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Sidewalk repairs in Carmel-by-the-Sea

Carmel-by-the-Sea'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 Carmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Carmel-by-the-Sea's code says

Carmel-by-the-Sea code What Carmel-by-the-Sea's code adds
If the owner does not repair
  • The Director of Public Works repairs the defective or dangerous condition.
    Applies: When the owner or person in charge of the property does not repair it within 14 days of the notice.
    § 12.04.130 · code text
    If the person owning or having charge of the property adjoining a sidewalk area for which the Director of Public Works has sent a notice to repair, as provided for above, fails to repair or cause to be repaired within 14 days from date of notice, the defective or dangerous condition in the sidewalk area shall be repaired or corrected by the Director of Public Works.
Liability for injuries
  • The owner or person responsible becomes liable for injury or property damage from the dangerous sidewalk, driveway, curb or gutter.
    Applies: After the notice is received.
    § 12.04.120 · code text
    After receipt of notice as provided for above, any owner or person responsible for the property shall become liable for damages suffered to any person or to the property of any person lawfully using such sidewalk or walkway, driveway, curb or gutter, suffered as a result of the dangerous condition thereof.
Deadline to repair
  • Repairs must be made within 14 days.
    Applies: Counted from the date of the notice.
    § 12.04.110 · code text
    Such notice shall be in accordance with regulations set forth in the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California and shall direct the repair or correction of the hazardous or defective condition within 14 days from date of notice.
Who must repair it
  • The owner of the adjacent property must maintain the sidewalk area and repair or correct hazards or defects.
    Applies: Except when the damage is caused by tree roots.
    § 12.04.100 · code text
    The owner of the adjacent property is responsible for and shall be required to maintain the sidewalk area, including the repair or correction of any hazards or defects, except when the repair is due to damage from tree roots.

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What are the sidewalk repair rules for homeowners in Carmel-by-the-Sea?

Carmel-by-the-Sea's code: The owner of the adjacent property must maintain the sidewalk area and repair or correct hazards or defects. (Except when the damage is caused by tree roots.) (§ 12.04.100); The Director of Public Works repairs the defective or dangerous condition. (When the owner or person in charge of the property does not repair it within 14 days of the notice.) (§ 12.04.130).

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