Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Colorado Springs, CO (2026)
3 verified sidewalk & pedestrian rules for Colorado Springs, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Sidewalk Repair
In Colorado Springs, the owner or occupant of property abutting a public sidewalk must keep it clean and hazard-free, and the City Engineer can order the sidewalk removed, replaced, or reconstructed at the owner's or developer's expense when it is unsafe, substandard, or badly deteriorated.
Colorado Springs: Owners Must Maintain Sidewalks
Some RestrictionsColorado Springs City Code § 3.4.103
A. Cleaning Sidewalks: Every owner and occupant of real property within the City shall keep the public sidewalks which abut or are adjacent to their real property... in a clean condition free from projections and obstructions across the surface, debris, litter, or dangerous conditions not involving the structural integrity of the sidewalk. ... E. Removal; Replacement; Reconstruction: Upon a...
Obstruction Rules
Colorado Springs bans placing any encumbrance on a sidewalk, street, alley, other public way, or natural watercourse, earth fill, building materials, fences, platforms, stairs, railings or barricades, without a revocable permit under City Code § 3.2.217. Objects left unclaimed for 30 days after removal become City property.
Colorado Springs Sidewalk Obstruction Ban
Significant RestrictionsColorado Springs City Code § 3.2.217
A. Unlawful To Obstruct Public Way: It shall be unlawful for any person to place upon or construct upon any sidewalk, street, alley or other public way or upon any natural watercourse or improved drainway any encumbrance or obstruction, such as, but not limited to, earth fill, building materials, fences, platforms, stairs, railings or barricades (hereafter "offending object"), except under th...
Encroachment Permits
Colorado Springs requires a revocable permit before anyone builds in, on, or over public property: sidewalks, streets, alleys, or the space below or above them. The Mayor (or the Utilities Executive Director for Utilities-controlled property) issues these permits under City Code § 3.2.201, covering encroachments from bike racks to sidewalk sales.
Colorado Springs Right-of-Way Encroachment Permits
Some RestrictionsColorado Springs City Code § 3.2.201.A
The space below the surface, upon the surface, and above the surface of public property may be used and occupied for any purpose not inconsistent with the provisions of this part, other provisions of this Code, other laws or ordinances regulating the use and occupancy of the public property. It shall be unlawful for any person to use or occupy the space, whether below, upon or above the surface...
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