Obstruction Rules
Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules
What you can and cannot place on sidewalks, including newspaper boxes, planters, sandwich boards, trash cans, and minimum pedestrian clearance widths.
How Obstruction Rules Rules Differ by Place
Fresno County, CA: Fresno County Sidewalk Obstruction Rules
Heavy RestrictionsFresno County bans sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing property on streets, sidewalks, trails, and other public rights-of-way under Section 10.70.050. Extra buffer distances apply…
San Bernardino County, CA: San Bernardino County Sidewalk Obstruction Ban
Heavy RestrictionsSan Bernardino County bars sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing personal property on sidewalks, streets, alleyways, trails, or county highways in the unincorporated area, with blocking…
Gainesville, FL: Sidewalk and ROW Obstruction Rules in Gainesville
Heavy RestrictionsGainesville defines "obstruct" broadly to cover blocking, digging or interfering with any public right-of-way, and separately bans public camping or sleeping on any public property or…
Birmingham, AL: Birmingham Bans Blocking Streets & Sidewalks
Some RestrictionsBirmingham's general obstruction ordinance bars anyone from blocking a street or sidewalk with an animal, vehicle, boxes, barrels, trash, merchandise displays or sidewalk signs…
Huntsville, AL: Huntsville Sidewalk Obstruction Rules
Some RestrictionsHuntsville bans encumbering a street or sidewalk with goods, merchandise, lumber, fuel, or any obstruction without a city building permit, and lets police or public works remove…
Montgomery, AL: Montgomery Street and Sidewalk Obstruction Ban
Some RestrictionsMontgomery makes it unlawful to stand, loiter, walk, or run on a public street so as to block free passage, and the code's definition of 'street' expressly includes sidewalks. Sec…
Cities & Counties with Obstruction Rules Rules
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Other Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules Topics
Sidewalk Repair
Who pays for sidewalk repair, the city or the property owner, including cost-sharing programs, inspection triggers, and timelines for fixing damaged sidewalks.
Encroachment Permits
Permits required when construction, landscaping, or other activities temporarily or permanently encroach on public sidewalks or rights-of-way.