Sacramento, CA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Obstruction Rules (2026)

010 as the portion of the public right-of-way, including landscaped areas, between a building and the roadway set apart for pedestrian travel by curbs, barriers, or markings, by erecting, placing, or maintaining signs, posts, structures, or other obstructions of any kind, except as otherwise allowed elsewhere in the code. The city manager may remove an obstruction eight hours after giving notice to the owner or person in charge; if that person cannot be located, the obstruction may be removed to storage at the owner's expense, and no notice is required where the obstruction poses an immediate threat to public health, safety, or welfare.

Subsection B adds a numeric standard once a person has already been ordered to move and offered an alternative location: the person may not obstruct a sidewalk so as to leave less than four feet of width for pedestrians or vehicles, block the lawful passage of a vehicle, or force another pedestrian or driver to take evasive action to avoid contact. Subsection C separately bars any business from operating in a way that hinders or obstructs free pedestrian passage or blocks an entrance, and subsection D bars standing, sitting, lying, or placing an object within four feet of a building entrance after being ordered to move.

Subsection E carves out an exception letting merchants and delivery persons use the sidewalk directly in front of the premises to receive or deliver goods. 060), both revocable and conditioned on the permittee indemnifying the city.