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Sidewalk repairs in Susanville

City rule: owners of fronting lots and people in possession must repair and maintain sidewalks, parking strips, curbs and gutters. City rule: when the city does the work, the owner or occupant pays repair, inspection, administration and collection or lien costs. City rule: for sufficient cause, the public works director may extend the time to start repairs by up to 90 days after notice.

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Key points

  • Sidewalk repairs: City rule: owners of fronting lots and people in possession must repair and maintain sidewalks, parking strips, curbs and gutters.
  • City repairs: City rule: when the city does the work, the owner or occupant pays repair, inspection, administration and collection or lien costs.
  • Time to repair: City rule: for sufficient cause, the public works director may extend the time to start repairs by up to 90 days after notice.

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

What Susanville's code says

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If the owner does not repair
  • The owner or occupant pays the city's repair costs, plus inspection, administration and collection or lien costs.
    Applies: When the city repairs or maintains the sidewalk areas.
    § 12.20.031 · code text
    In the event that the city repairs and/or maintains such sidewalk areas, the property owner and/or person in possession shall pay the costs and expenses therefore, as well as the costs of inspection and administration whenever the city awards a contract for such repair and maintenance, including the costs of collection of assessments for the costs of maintenance and repair, or the handling of any lien placed on the property due to failure of the property owner and/or person in possession to promptly pay such assessments.
Deadline to repair
  • The director of public works may extend the start of repairs by up to 90 days after notice.
    Applies: For sufficient cause, at the director's discretion.
    § 12.20.031 · code text
    the director of public works may in his or her discretion, and for sufficient cause, extend the period within which required repair and maintenance of sidewalk areas must commence by a period of not to exceed 90 days
Who must repair it
  • Owners and permitted occupants of bordering lots must repair and maintain sidewalks, parking strips, curbs and gutters.
    § 12.20.031 · code text
    The owners of lots or portions of lots underlying, adjacent to, or fronting on any portion of a sidewalk area along a street pavement line, including parking strips, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and persons in possession of such lots by virtue of any permit or right shall repair and maintain such sidewalk areas.

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What are the sidewalk repair rules for homeowners in Susanville?

City rule: owners of fronting lots and people in possession must repair and maintain sidewalks, parking strips, curbs and gutters. City rule: when the city does the work, the owner or occupant pays repair, inspection, administration and collection or lien costs. City rule: for sufficient cause, the public works director may extend the time to start repairs by up to 90 days after notice.

General information, not legal advice.

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