Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Rockdale County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Rockdale County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Sidewalk Repair
In unincorporated Rockdale County, the department of public services and engineering, not the abutting property owner, maintains and repairs county-owned sidewalks under Rockdale County Code Sec. 82-1. Repairs happen as directed by the chairperson of the board of commissioners and only for streets, sidewalks and rights-of-way included on the county's annual road priority schedule under Sec. 82-3.
Who Repairs Sidewalks in Rockdale County
Some RestrictionsRockdale County Code §§ 82-1, 82-3
The department of public services and engineering shall maintain and repair the county-owned streets and sidewalks as may be needed and directed by the chairperson of the board of commissioners. ... Any such county road priority schedule shall be strictly followed by all county officials and personnel and no road, street, sidewalk, lane or the like shall be serviced or improved in any manner wi...
Obstruction Rules
Rockdale County Code § 78-4 bans leaving hazardous items, and most crates, boxes or similar containers, on streets and sidewalks in the unincorporated county. Only an authorized trash receptacle is exempt from the container ban, and violators face the Code's general litter penalty enforced by the board of commissioners or its designee.
Sidewalk Obstruction Ban in Rockdale County
Some RestrictionsRockdale County Code § 78-4
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to place or to throw or to leave or abandon on any street in the county any glass bottle or can or the fragments thereof, or any broken glass or crockery of any kind, or nails, tacks, brickbats or any article or object likely to injure barefoot persons using those streets or sidewalks or to injure or puncture tires of vehicles utilizing pneumatic tires for...
Encroachment Permits
Cutting or excavating any Rockdale County right-of-way, road, street or sidewalk requires written permission from the director of public services and engineering under Rockdale County Code Sec. 82-2. Applicants submit a form to the planning office describing the work and must post a performance bond of at least $5,000.00 before starting, then restore the area within 30 days of beginning work.
Rockdale County Street Excavation Permit Rules
Significant RestrictionsRockdale County Code § 82-2
No county right-of-way or county road, street or sidewalk shall be cut or excavated in any way except upon receiving written permission of the director of the department of public services and engineering or such other department head designated by the chairperson of the board of commissioners. An application shall be submitted to the planning office on a form provided by the county and contain...
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