Beaumont, CA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)
Key Facts
- Responsible party
- Owner of the adjacent lot or person in possession
- Covered area
- Parking strips, sidewalks, curbs and gutters
- Repair deadline
- Commence within two weeks after notice
- Invoice deadline
- 15 days after invoice before special assessment
- Installments
- Up to five annual, six percent interest, assessments of $100 or more
- Appeal
- As an administrative citation under Chapter 1.17
Summary
In the City of Beaumont, California, the owner of a lot fronting a sidewalk area, and anyone in possession under a permit or right, must repair and maintain the parking strip, sidewalk, curb and gutter and pay for the work. The owner or occupier is liable for damages if a dangerous sidewalk injures someone.
The owners of lots or portions of lots adjacent to or fronting on any portion of a sidewalk area between the property line of the lots and the street line, including parking strips, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and persons in possession of such lots by virtue of any permit or right, shall repair and maintain such sidewalk areas and pay the costs and expenses therefor. ... If, as a result of the failure of any property owner or person in possession of such property to maintain the sidewalk area in a non-dangerous condition as required by Section 12.30.010, any person suffers injury or damage to person or property, the owner or occupier shall be liable to such person for the resulting damages or injury. ... The notice shall particularly specify what work is required to be done, and how it is to be done, and shall further specify that if the repair is not commenced within two weeks after notice is given and diligently and without interruption prosecuted to completion, the Director may make such repair, and the cost of the same shall be a lien on the property.
Full Breakdown
Section 12.30.010 of the Beaumont Municipal Code, rewritten by Ord. No. 1065 on 1-5-2016, covers the whole sidewalk area between the property line and the street line, naming parking strips, sidewalks, curbs and gutters. Section 12.30.020 adds a duty to keep that area safe and non-dangerous and makes the owner or occupier liable to any person injured by a failure to do so. When the City becomes aware that sidewalk is out of repair or pending reconstruction and endangers persons or property or interferes with public convenience, the Superintendent of Streets or Director gives notice (§ 12.30.030).
Notice is delivered personally or by postal card to the owner at the address on the last equalized assessment rolls of the City or Riverside County, or in the City Clerk's records (§ 12.30.040), and a copy on a card of not less than eight by ten inches is posted on the property, or a postal card marked Second Notice goes out seven to ten days after the first (§ 12.30.050). The notice specifies the work required and how it is to be done, and states that if repair is not commenced within two weeks and diligently prosecuted to completion, the Director can make the repair and the cost becomes a lien (§ 12.30.060).
At the owner's written request, the Director can repair other portions of the sidewalk fronting the property (§ 12.30.070). The notice can be appealed as an administrative citation under Chapter 1.17 (§ 12.30.080). Costs unpaid within 15 days after an invoice is sent become a special assessment and lien on the parcel (§ 12.30.090). The City Manager can allow assessments of $100 or more to be paid in up to five annual installments at six percent interest per year on the unpaid balance (§ 12.30.130).
Violations & Fines
Chapter 12.30 enforces through notice, City repair and lien. If repair is not commenced within two weeks and pursued to completion, the Director can do the work, and the cost becomes a special assessment and lien on the parcel if unpaid 15 days after the invoice (§ 12.30.090). The City can foreclose an unpaid lien the way delinquent bonds are foreclosed under the Improvement Act of 1911 (§ 12.30.110). Separately, an owner who leaves a sidewalk dangerous is liable to an injured person for damages (§ 12.30.020).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who fixes a cracked sidewalk in front of a Beaumont home?
How long do I have to start repairs after a City notice?
Am I liable if someone is hurt on the sidewalk in front of my property?
Can I pay Beaumont's sidewalk repair assessment over time?
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