High Point, NC Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Obstruction Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Prohibited items
- Boxes, crates, barrels, bricks
- Exception
- City manager written permit
- Also barred
- Breaking glass on streets
- Companion rule
- Sidewalk impedance, § 6-1-4
Summary
High Point bans leaving boxes, crates, barrels, bricks, or other obstructions in any street, alley, or sidewalk, though the city manager may permit building materials under written conditions.
No brick, stone, wood, or other substance obstructing the street shall be suffered to lie in the streets. No person shall place in any street, alley, nor upon any sidewalk, any boxes, casks, crates, barrels, or other obstructions; provided, however, building materials, earth or any other obstruction of like character, may, by permission of the city manager in writing, be allowed, under such restrictions as he may impose. It shall also be unlawful for any person to break or cause to be broken any glass on the streets.
(Code 1958, § 18-6)
Cross reference— Use of streets and sidewalks during construction and demolition, Art. C of this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 9 | Development Ordinance: Supplement 14).
Full Breakdown
High Point Code of Ordinances § 6-1-3 makes it unlawful to place boxes, casks, crates, barrels, or other obstructions in any street, alley, or sidewalk, and bars letting brick, stone, wood, or other substances lie in the street. Building materials, earth, or similar obstructions are allowed only with the city manager's written permission and under whatever restrictions the manager imposes. The section separately makes it unlawful to break glass on the streets. A companion provision, § 6-1-4, bars impeding free pedestrian movement on any sidewalk by any means.
Violations & Fines
Placing an unauthorized obstruction triggers the code's default civil penalty schedule, $50 for a first violation up to $500 for a fourth and later, under § 1-1-4(g), and the city can order the obstruction removed.
Frequently Asked Questions
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