Pomona, CA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit issued by
- Director of public works/city engineer
- No-permit penalty
- Misdemeanor, Sec. 46-181(b)
- Restoration duty
- Permittee pays full street restoration cost
- Revocation notice
- 5 days, Sec. 46-188
- Underground cover depth
- 2½ feet below grade, Sec. 46-153
Summary
Placing any structure, pipe, fence or similar object in, under or over a Pomona street requires a written encroachment permit from the public works director/city engineer. City Code Sec. 46-181 makes unpermitted encroachment a misdemeanor.
Sec. 46-181. - Required. (a)The director of public works/city engineer may issue written permits, as provided in this division, authorizing the permittee to place, change or renew an encroachment. Such a permit shall be issued upon a showing that there will be compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.(b)Any person who does any of the acts specified in this section without the authority of such permit is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: City Code: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
Sec. " Sec. 46-181 gives the director of public works/city engineer authority to issue written permits letting a permittee "place, change or renew an encroachment," conditioned on a showing that all applicable laws and regulations will be met; anyone who does these acts without such a permit is guilty of a misdemeanor. Once issued, Sec. 46-182 requires the work to follow the article's terms and the permit's own conditions, and Sec. 46-183 requires the permittee to pay the full cost of restoring the street to as good a condition as before, plus whatever location and manner conditions the director finds necessary to protect the street.
Sec. 46-186 lets the director require a performance bond before granting a permit, and requires one from any applicant who previously failed to comply with the article or an earlier permit. Sec. 46-184 requires the permit to be kept on-site and shown on demand to any authorized person while work is underway, and Sec. 46-185 makes clear every permit is subject to the city's own unrestricted right to use the street for any lawful purpose. Underground work specifically must be covered at least 2½ feet below grade under Sec. 46-153, and anyone with an interest in underground facilities must file location maps with the director annually under Sec. 46-155.
Violations & Fines
Placing, changing or renewing an encroachment without the required permit is a misdemeanor under Sec. 46-181(b). Sec. 46-188 makes every issued permit revocable on five days' notice, after which the encroachment must be removed or relocated within a period the director sets, never less than five days unless the permit itself allows more time. Sec. 46-156 separately allows the director to demand relocation or removal of an encroachment that later conflicts with a public improvement, at the permittee's own expense, and treats an encroachment left in place after a removal notice, or one obstructing street use, as subject to city removal after five days plus a public nuisance under chapter 18, article II.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a city permit to run a pipe under a Pomona street?
Who pays to restore a Pomona street after encroachment work?
Can the city revoke a Pomona encroachment permit?
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