Roswell, GA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Obstruction Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Roswell Code of Ordinances § 18.2.1
- Prohibited in street/sidewalk
- Debris, boxes, signs, poles, merchandise
- Evicted-tenant property
- Removed within 24 hours or city acts
- Removal cost penalty
- 125% of city's removal cost
- Amended
- Ord. No. 2012-09-14, § 1
Summary
Roswell, Georgia bars debris, signs, displays, poles, and merchandise from streets and sidewalks that impede or endanger traffic, and requires evicted tenants' abandoned property removed from the right-of-way within 24 hours or the city removes it and bills the owner.
No person shall place or cause to place in any street and/or sidewalk: debris, rubbish, irrigation water, boxes, displays, signs, poles, goods, merchandise or any other object so as to impede and/or endanger traffic on streets and/or sidewalks unless permitted as required in section 18.1.2.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 17 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
Section 18.2.1 of the Roswell Code of Ordinances (Chapter 18, Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places) prohibits placing debris, rubbish, irrigation water, boxes, displays, signs, poles, goods or merchandise in a city street or sidewalk if doing so impedes or endangers traffic, unless permitted under Section 18.1.2. It also bars roof drainage onto sidewalks and gravel driveways that throw loose stone into the street. A separate eviction clause treats a tenant's belongings left on the right-of-way as abandoned two hours after eviction; if not removed within 24 hours the city may remove the property and bill the owner 125 percent of its removal cost.
Violations & Fines
Placing prohibited items in a street or sidewalk, or leaving evicted tenants' property in the right-of-way past 24 hours, is a code violation; the city may remove items and bill the owner 125% of removal costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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