Casper, WY Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)
Key Facts
- Duty holder
- adjoining property owner
- State authority cited
- Wyo. Stat. § 15-4-306
- Vertical edge trigger
- over 1/2 inch difference
- Surface-damage trigger
- 25%+ of segment area
- Ponding depth trigger
- over 3/8 inch
- Late-permit penalty
- 2x the permit fee
Summary
Casper places the duty to build, rebuild and keep sidewalks, curbwalks, curbs and gutters in good repair on the adjoining property owner, citing Wyoming Statute section 15-4-306, and lists five specific defect thresholds, like a half-inch vertical edge difference, that trigger a required reconstruction.
12.08.017 - Construction or reconstruction of curbwalk, sidewalk, curbs or gutters—Responsibility of property owner. A.In accordance with Wyoming Statute Section 15-4-306, all owners of land adjoining any street, lane or alley shall construct or reconstruct any structure, along the street, lane or alley next to the land when ordered to do so by the city manager or his/her designee. It is the duty of landowners to keep any structure now constructed, or which may hereafter be constructed in front of their property in good repair and in safe condition.B.The criteria for reconstruction of any structure shall consist of one or more of the following:1.Any adjoining segments, or portions thereof, whose edges differ vertically by more than one-half inch;2.Any segment that has more than twenty-five percent of its surface area with holes, or is cracked, broken or missing pieces which interfere with the walking public or surface drainage;3.Any segment having depressions or low spots so as to impound water greater than three-eighths inch in depth;4.Any segment having a grade greater than three-fourths inch vertical per one foot horizontal in walking sections, excluding alleys, drives and ramps;5.Any segment that causes an abrupt change in the longitudinal grade of the curbwalk or sidewalk.
Full Breakdown
Casper Municipal Code section 12.08.017(A) states that, "in accordance with Wyoming Statute Section 15-4-306," all owners of land adjoining a street, lane or alley must construct or reconstruct any curbwalk, sidewalk, curb or gutter fronting their property when ordered to do so by the city manager or a designee, and that it is the landowner's duty to keep such structures "in good repair and in safe condition." Subsection B defines the specific defect criteria that make a segment reconstructable: a vertical edge difference between adjoining segments greater than one-half inch; more than twenty-five percent of a segment's surface holed, cracked, broken or missing in a way that interferes with walking or drainage; a depression holding water deeper than three-eighths inch; a longitudinal grade steeper than three-fourths inch per horizontal foot in walking sections; or a segment causing an abrupt change in longitudinal grade.
Before any construction or repair, section 12.08.015 requires a permit from the city engineer, with fees set by council resolution, and doubles the permit fee for anyone who starts work before obtaining one. Section 12.08.040 separately requires an owner to rebuild or repair, at the owner's expense, any structure built without the required grade and line approval so that it conforms to city standard specifications, referenced to Chapter 16.18.
Violations & Fines
Working without the required construction permit under section 12.08.015 triggers a civil penalty equal to double the established permit fee, charged in addition to any other fines, and the city may order work stopped until a permit issues. Beyond the permit penalty, unrepaired hazardous sidewalk conditions identified under 12.08.017 that go uncorrected after city notice can be completed by the city at the owner's expense and billed to the property, consistent with the cost-recovery approach used elsewhere in Chapter 12.08 for city-completed work.
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