Redlands, CA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- City Code ch. 12.16
- Permit authority
- City engineer
- Emergency filing window
- 8 hours after work starts
- Fees required
- Permit fee, inspection fee, deposit
- No permit consequence
- Added penalty fee
Summary
Anyone who wants to excavate, build a facility, or place an obstruction in a Redlands street or sidewalk must first get a permit from the city engineer under the Street Safety Ordinance. The permit is denied if the work would unreasonably block travel, conflict with city plans, or harm public safety, and working without one draws an added penalty fee.
12.16.010: REQUIRED; WHEN: ... No person shall do or perform, or cause the doing or performing of any, or any number of, or all of the following, until and unless he has filed with the engineer a written application, and secured from the engineer a permit therefor, and until and unless he shall have complied with all of the conditions and regulations of this division applicable thereto... E. ... Street Obstruction: Construct, leave, place or maintain any obstruction in, upon, along, across or over any street... 12.16.310: ... PENALTY FOR WORK BEFORE SECURING PERMIT: In the event a person does or performs or causes the doing or performing of any of the acts mentioned in sections 12.16.010 through 12.16.340 of this chapter, without securing a permit therefor (except in case of emergency as herein provided) the amount of the fee herein provided for such work shall be increased an additional fee as established by the city council in a resolution.
Full Breakdown
16, Street Repair and Construction Permits. 010 requires anyone before excavating or tunneling in a street, constructing or removing a facility or equipment in the right of way, building or removing a street betterment at an abutting owner's request, destroying a street improvement, or placing or maintaining an obstruction, to first file a written application with the city engineer and obtain a permit. The same section also requires a permit before driving a vehicle over a curb or sidewalk at a point where no driveway has been built.
020 only if the person files a statement of necessity and a drawing within eight hours of starting, or within four hours after the engineer's office reopens. 130 separately bars any permit whose manner of work would be detrimental to the public welfare. 140, never grants a franchise, right or privilege in the street beyond the specific work approved. 290.
Violations & Fines
Section 12.16.310 penalizes anyone who does the excavation, construction, or obstruction work described in sections 12.16.010 through 12.16.340 without first securing the required permit, other than in a declared emergency: the permit fee otherwise owed is increased by an additional fee set by city council resolution, and paying that added fee does not excuse the person from any other enforcement of the chapter's requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a city permit to put a temporary structure in the Redlands right of way?
Can Redlands deny my street work permit application?
What if I do street work in Redlands without getting a permit first?
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