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Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Upland, CA (2026)

3 verified sidewalk & pedestrian rules for Upland, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Sidewalk Repair

Upland places the duty to maintain the sidewalk, street, gutter and alley next to a property squarely on that property's owner, lessee or occupant under Municipal Code § 12.16.050. The duty covers keeping those areas free of debris, vegetation, or any buildup that encroaches on or overhangs the right-of-way or impedes traffic, not just the physical concrete itself.

Who Maintains Sidewalks Abutting Upland Property

Some Restrictions

Upland Municipal Code § 12.16.050

It shall be the duty of any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge or possession of any property within the city to maintain the streets, gutters, alleys and sidewalks adjoining their respective properties free and clean of debris, vegetation, or any other accumulations which may encroach upon or overhang any public right-of-way and/or that may impede traffic.

Obstruction Rules

Upland bars using any sidewalk or public street to deposit, exhibit, or sell goods, or to leave merchandise or fixtures sitting on the right-of-way, under Municipal Code § 12.16.010, except for permitted sidewalk vendors under Chapter 5.76 and merely casual, occasional handling of goods.

Upland Sidewalk Obstruction Prohibition

Significant Restrictions

Upland Municipal Code § 12.16.010

Other than sidewalk vendors operating in compliance with Chapter 5.76, no person shall use any portion of any sidewalk or part of any public street within the city for the deposit, exhibition, or sale of goods or for any like or comparable purpose; and no person shall permit any goods, wares, merchandise, fixtures, or other property owned, consigned to, or controlled by that person to be or rem...

Encroachment Permits

Anyone digging or placing improvements in an Upland street, alley or other public right-of-way needs a permit from the city engineer under Municipal Code § 12.08.010, a permit the code's driveway, sign, outdoor-dining and wireless-facility provisions all reference as the 'encroachment permit' required before working within city right-of-way. The applicant must show a legal right to occupy that right-of-way before any permit issues.

Upland Right-of-Way Excavation and Encroachment Permit

Some Restrictions

Upland Municipal Code § 12.08.010

It is deemed unlawful for any person to make, suffer or to cause to be made any excavation in any public right-of-way or make any improvements on, under, over or across any street, alley or public place within, and under the jurisdiction and control of the city of Upland, without first obtaining from the city a permit authorizing such work. No permit to excavate will be issued if the applicant ...

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