Medina, OH Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitting authority
- City Engineer
- Review/inspection fee
- $40 per hour, half-hour minimum
- Fee refund window
- 10 days after final inspection
- Maximum fine
- $100 (§ 901.99)
- Emergency openings
- Allowed without prior permit (§ 901.07)
- Curb cut method
- Horizontal or diamond saw blade required
Summary
Anyone who wants to use a public right-of-way in Medina for construction, install physical facilities, cut a curb opening, or open a paved street must first file an application with the City Engineer and obtain a permit. The Engineer reviews the plans and charges an hourly inspection fee before work begins.
Any person or entity which desires to use a public right-of-way within the corporate limits of the City for construction or installation of any physical facilities, or to cut an opening in any curb of a public street for the purpose of facilitating ingress or egress or for any other purpose, or desire to make a street opening in any paved street, shall file an application with the City Engineer on forms provided by the City and provide the information required by the application form. ... The fee for review of the application and inspecting any of the work performed under a permit issued pursuant to Section 901.01 by the City Engineer’s Office shall be at the rate of forty dollars ($40.00) per hour that shall be charged in minimum one-half hour increments. ... Whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025-01: Local legislation current through June 24, 2025 | State legislation current through December 31, 2024).
Full Breakdown
01 requires anyone wanting to build in, install facilities in, cut a curb in, or open a public right-of-way to apply to the City Engineer on the City's forms. The Engineer checks the proposal against City ordinances and public health, safety and welfare before issuing the permit. 02 sets the review and inspection fee at $40 per hour, billed in minimum half-hour increments; an estimate is paid at filing, and any unused portion is refunded within ten days of the final inspection, while shortfalls are billed at final inspection.
All fees go into the Street Maintenance and Repair Fund. 04; City personnel may not perform curb cuts for private parties. 05. 07 lets a franchised utility make an emergency opening without prior application, provided it complies with the chapter within twenty-four hours. Ord. 101-15, passed 7-13-15, governs the permit and fee sections.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of Chapter 901, including working in the right-of-way without a permit or ignoring the Engineer's specifications, is punishable by a fine of up to $100 under § 901.99. The City Engineer can also require correction of unauthorized work and withhold future permits from repeat violators until conditions are met.
Frequently Asked Questions
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