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Sidewalk repairs in Pleasant Hill

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

What Pleasant Hill's code says

Pleasant Hill code What Pleasant Hill's code adds
Liability for injuries
  • The owner is liable to members of the public injured because the owner negligently failed the sidewalk duties.
    § 7.25.030 · code text
    The failure of an owner to fulfill the duties imposed by PHMC § 7.25.020 is negligence and the owner is liable to members of the public injured as a result of that negligence.
Who must repair it
  • The owner of property fronting the sidewalk area must keep it reasonably safe and repair it at the owner's expense.
    § 7.25.020 · code text
    the owner of property which fronts on sidewalk area shall maintain and repair the sidewalk area in a reasonably safe condition, at the owner's expense.
  • The adjacent owner is not responsible for the sidewalk damage.
    Applies: When the damage is caused by city-owned and maintained trees in locations set by resolution.
    § 7.25.020 · code text
    The damage is caused by trees and the trees are owned and maintained by the city, in locations set forth by resolution;
  • The adjacent owner is not responsible for the sidewalk damage.
    Applies: When a utility structure caused the damage and the owner notified the utility company of obvious damage or defects.
    § 7.25.020 · code text
    The damage is caused by a utility structure, such as a PG&E structure, telephone pole or structure, storm drain, cable television structure, fire hydrant, or similar utility structure.

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What are the sidewalk repair rules for homeowners in Pleasant Hill?

Pleasant Hill's code: The owner of property fronting the sidewalk area must keep it reasonably safe and repair it at the owner's expense. (§ 7.25.020); The owner is liable to members of the public injured because the owner negligently failed the sidewalk duties. (§ 7.25.030).

General information, not legal advice.

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