Port Orange, FL Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)

Port Orange City Code Section 58-31, opening Chapter 58's Article II on construction in rights-of-way, makes it unlawful for any person to construct a new improvement, or to dig up, break, excavate, tunnel, or otherwise undermine or destroy the ground of any street, sidewalk, bike path, drainage pipe or utility line in a public right-of-way without a right-of-way construction permit. Section 58-32 exempts a short list: ordinary mailbox installation, sod or grass-seed work, initial utility installation tied to an approved subdivision or site plan, driveways installed under a building permit, and minor franchised-utility work that disturbs no more than 20 square feet of sod, does not break pavement, and leaves no excavation open more than 72 hours.

Everything else needs the permit described in Section 58-33: a written application naming the applicant, contractor, work location, estimated value, and start and completion dates, reviewed by the city manager or a designee who may demand plans or surveys. 00 permit fee, billed by mail, with future permits denied to anyone delinquent on it. 00 minimum, held for 12 months after completion and usable to cover restoration defects, plus 25 percent for administrative costs. Section 58-38 allows emergency work without a permit but requires an application within two working days of starting. Section 58-39 requires 48 hours' notice before construction begins and at completion, triggering the 12-month maintenance clock.