Beaumont, CA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit issuer
- City Engineer
- Application
- Written application plus non-refundable permit fee
- Emergency repairs
- Permit due on the first business day afterward
- Security
- City Engineer can require surety bond or cash deposit
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor: fine up to $500, up to six months jail
- Street cut moratorium
- Five years after paving; three years after slurry seal
Summary
In the City of Beaumont, California, no person can excavate in, or build, install or maintain any improvement, structure or encroachment on, over or under a City street or its right-of-way without a permit from the City Engineer. Working without one is a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $500, up to six months in jail, or both.
No person, including firm, corporation, public district, public agency or political subdivision, shall make any excavation in, or construct, install or maintain any improvement, structure or encroachment in, on, over or under, any City street or the right-of-way thereof without first obtaining from the City Engineer a permit therefor, or maintain the same without such permit or in violation of the terms or conditions thereof. ... Such a permit shall be issued by the City Engineer only upon written application therefor, and payment of the required fee or fees. ... Any person who does any act for which a permit is required by this chapter without first obtaining such permit, or who, having obtained such a permit, violates any term or condition thereof and thereby jeopardizes or injures person or property, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Full Breakdown
Section 12.12.040 of the Beaumont Municipal Code reaches individuals as well as firms, corporations, public districts and agencies, and it also bars maintaining an existing encroachment without a permit or in violation of its terms. Under § 12.12.010, a street means the right-of-way and its improvements, including paved roadway, curb, gutter, sidewalk, landscaping and utilities. The City Engineer administers these permits (§ 12.12.020) and issues one only on written application and payment of the required fee (§ 12.12.050). A permit goes to a public service agency with lawful authority, to the owner of an easement in the right-of-way, or where the City Engineer is satisfied that the use is in the public interest, will not substantially injure the highway or impair its use, and is reasonably necessary for the applicant's functions.
Every permit is revocable, subordinate to the City's prior right to use the right-of-way, and conditional on the permittee relocating or removing the encroachment at its own expense when required (§ 12.12.060). The City Engineer sets conditions for public safety and surface restoration (§ 12.12.070) and can require a surety bond or cash deposit (§ 12.12.080). Permit fees are not refundable, and the inspection fee can be waived when inspection is not needed (§ 12.12.100). Emergency repair of an existing facility can proceed without a permit only to protect life or property, and the permit must be obtained on the first business day afterward (§ 12.12.120).
The City Engineer can issue a blanket permit for a series of similar excavations or encroachments (§ 12.12.150). Under Chapter 12.31, a constructed or reconstructed street cannot be cut or opened for five years after completion, or three years on a slurry sealed street, with exceptions the City Engineer or Public Works Director can grant.
Violations & Fines
Under § 12.12.160, doing any act that requires a permit without first obtaining it, or violating a permit term or condition in a way that jeopardizes or injures person or property, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500, up to six months in the county jail, or both. Injured parties and the City keep their civil remedies. If a permittee fails to refill an excavation or restore the street, the City Engineer can do the work and collect the cost in the City's name (§ 12.12.110).
Frequently Asked Questions
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