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Sidewalk repairs in San Clemente

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

What San Clemente's code says

San Clemente code What San Clemente's code adds
If the owner does not repair
  • The owner pays the City's repair, replacement, maintenance, inspection and administrative costs, plus lien costs if assessments go unpaid.
    Applies: Owners of property next to a sidewalk, bikeway or private trail.
    § 12.24.050 · code text
    including but not limited to all the City's repair, replacement, maintenance and inspection costs as well as all administrative costs under subsection A of this section, and all costs of handling any lien on property due to failure of the property owner to promptly pay such assessments.
Who must repair it
  • Owners of property next to a sidewalk must do all sidewalk maintenance and repair and pay all costs.
    Applies: Except where the City repairs: damage from City street trees or City utility cuts with an offset over 1 inch.
    § 12.24.050 · code text
    owners of property adjacent to any portion of a sidewalk, bikeway or private trail shall perform all sidewalk, bikeway and private trail maintenance and repair and pay all costs and expense of the maintenance and repair
  • The property owner does not have to repair or replace the sidewalk.
    Applies: The vertical offset is over 1 inch and the damage came from City street trees or City utility cuts.
    § 12.24.050 · code text
    The property owner shall not be responsible to repair and replace sidewalks adjacent to their property when vertical offset is greater than one (1) inch and:
  • The City does routine maintenance and repair of all public curbs and gutters.
    Applies: Unless the City finds the damage was caused by the adjacent owner's action.
    § 12.24.050 · code text
    The City shall provide routine maintenance and repair of all public curb and gutters except when City determines that the damage to the curb and gutter is attributable to the adjacent property owner's action
  • The adjacent owner must repair or replace the curb and gutter.
    Applies: When the City finds the damage was caused by the adjacent owner's action.
    § 12.24.050 · code text
    in which case the property owner shall be responsible for such repair or replacement.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the sidewalk repair rules for homeowners in San Clemente?

San Clemente's code: Owners of property next to a sidewalk must do all sidewalk maintenance and repair and pay all costs. (Except where the City repairs: damage from City street trees or City utility cuts with an offset over 1 inch.) (§ 12.24.050); The owner pays the City's repair, replacement, maintenance, inspection and administrative costs, plus lien costs if assessments go unpaid. (Owners of property next to a sidewalk, bikeway or private trail.) (§ 12.24.050).

General information, not legal advice.

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