Sidewalk repairs in Lemoore: the local rules

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

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City help	The City reimburses up to $2,500.00 per application for eligible sidewalk repair costs after the work is done. Applies: Sidewalk next to the applicant's property; funds are limited to the current year's budget, first come, first served. § 7-14-4 · code text The maximum total amount to be reimbursed per application will be two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) in one or more of the following reimbursement categories: $10.00 per square foot. Applies: Repairs done by the property owner; material receipts must be submitted. § 7-14-4 · code text For repairs being completed by the property owner, the applicant may be reimbursed a flat amount of ten dollars ($10.00) per square foot. Receipts for materials must be submitted. 50% of the invoice. Applies: Repairs by a hired licensed concrete contractor or handyman; the invoice must show the repaired square footage. § 7-14-4 · code text For repairs being completed by a hired licensed concrete contractor or hired handyman, the applicant may be reimbursed fifty percent (50%) of the invoice. Invoice must include square footage of repaired section. 50% of permit or inspection costs may be reimbursed. Applies: Costs of permits or inspections. § 7-14-4 · code text The cost of permits or inspections may be submitted for fifty percent (50%) reimbursement. 50% of tree removal and replacement costs may be reimbursed. Applies: When a tree must be replaced to repair the sidewalk, a removal permit is on file, and the new tree is City-approved. § 7-14-4 · code text If in the event that a tree must be removed and replaced to repair the sidewalk, the cost of removal and replacement may be submitted for fifty percent (50%) reimbursement if all the following conditions are met:
If the owner does not repair	The Director may do the repair; unpaid costs become a lien on the property. Applies: When the owner does not start repairs within the notice period and continue diligently to completion. § 7-13-5 · code text The notice to repair shall particularly specify what work is required to be done and how the same is to be done and what materials shall be used in the repair; that if the owner proceeds to undertake the repair by private contract, his/her activities will be governed by the provisions of this chapter; the time period within which the repair must be commenced by the owner; and that if the repair is not commenced within such time period and prosecuted diligently without interruption to completion, the Director may proceed with the repair, and the cost shall be a lien on the property upon the owner's failure to timely reimburse the City for such cost pursuant to section 7-13-6 of this chapter.
Liability for injuries	The owner is liable for injury or property damage caused by not keeping the sidewalk safe. § 7-13-4 · code text If, as a result of the failure of any property owner to maintain the sidewalk area in a safe and non- dangerous condition as required by section 7-13-3 of this chapter, any person suffers injury to or damage to person or property, the owner shall be liable to such person for the resulting damage or injury.
Who must repair it	The owner of the fronting lot must keep the sidewalk area safe, repair it and pay the costs. § 7-13-3 · code text The owner of a lot, lots or portions of a lot adjacent to or fronting on any portion of a sidewalk area shall maintain the sidewalk area in a safe and non-dangerous condition, and shall repair such sidewalk area and pay the costs and expenses therefor

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Lemoore's code: The owner of the fronting lot must keep the sidewalk area safe, repair it and pay the costs. (§ 7-13-3); The Director may do the repair; unpaid costs become a lien on the property. (When the owner does not start repairs within the notice period and continue diligently to completion.) (§ 7-13-5).

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