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Sidewalk repairs in Taft

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

What Taft's code says

Taft code What Taft's code adds
City help
  • Owners may ask the city to do sidewalk repairs, as budget and staff allow; the city responds within 20 days.
    § 2-5-1-1 · code text
    Within twenty (20) days of receiving such request the city shall provide a response to the property owner.
If the owner does not repair
  • The city may repair and assess the owner for costs, including inspection and administration; unpaid assessments can become liens.
    § 2-5-1-1 · code text
    the maintenance and repair of sidewalk areas and the making, confirming and collection of assessments for the cost and expenses of said maintenance and repair may be done
Liability for injuries
  • The property owner is liable for injury or property damage caused by not keeping the sidewalk safe.
    § 2-5-1-1 · code text
    If, as a result of the failure of any property owner to maintain the sidewalk area in a nondangerous condition as required by this section, any person suffers injury or damage to person or property, the property owner shall be liable to such person for the resulting damages or injury.
Deadline to repair
  • The public works director may extend the time to start repairs by no more than 74 days after notice.
    Applies: Only for sufficient cause.
    § 2-5-1-1 · code text
    the director of public works may in his or her discretion, and for sufficient cause, extend the period within which required maintenance and repair of sidewalk areas must commence by a period of not to exceed seventy four (74) days from the time the notice referred to in said section 5614 is given.
Who must repair it
  • Owners and permitted occupants of fronting lots repair and maintain planters, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and pay city inspection costs.
    § 2-5-1-1 · code text
    The owners of lots or portions of lots adjacent to or fronting on any portion of a sidewalk area between the property line of the lots and the street line, including planters, 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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Frequently asked questions

What are the sidewalk repair rules for homeowners in Taft?

Taft's code: Owners and permitted occupants of fronting lots repair and maintain planters, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and pay city inspection costs. (§ 2-5-1-1); The city may repair and assess the owner for costs, including inspection and administration; unpaid assessments can become liens. (§ 2-5-1-1).

General information, not legal advice.

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