Parma, OH Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)

02 requires anyone other than a City officer or employee to file a written or printed application with the Director of Public Service before opening or tunneling in any street, alley or public ground, or removing any part of a sidewalk surface, in the City. The application must state the location, kind and extent of the proposed opening and its purpose and size. Unless the work is done under a City contract, the applicant pays a fee set in Chapter 185 and posts a bond covering backfilling, repair and restoration, in no event less than $1,000.

05 currently sets that fee at $150 per pavement, treelawn or sidewalk opening, plus a $5,000 bond and insurance held for one year after the work is approved; a developer opening more than one location at once must multiply the bond by the number of openings. 03 requires the permit holder to carry contractor's general and automobile liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence naming the City as an additional insured. 04 puts all backfilling under the Director's supervision, requires granular fill compacted to 95 percent density, and requires repaving to begin within 48 hours of a satisfactory backfill inspection; the permit holder stays liable for the opening's condition for one year. 06 bars reopening any street paved within the last five years except by Council resolution, absent an emergency repair ordered by the Director.