Cheyenne, WY Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Cheyenne City Code 12.04.120
- Who pays
- Abutting property owner
- Notice period
- 30 days to repair
- If unresolved
- City hires contractor, bills owner
- Snow/ice duty
- Separate 24-hour clearance rule, 8.60.090
Summary
In Cheyenne, the property owner next to a sidewalk, driveway, curb, or gutter pays for repair or replacement once the city engineer finds it deteriorated, dislocated, or otherwise unsafe under the street standards ordinance.
...whenever any curb, gutter, driveway or sidewalk is in a state of disrepair due to deterioration, dislocation, obsolescence or other reason, so that, in the opinion of the director of public works or city engineer, it should be replaced, the cost of such replacement shall be borne by the abutting property owner; provided, that this subsection shall not apply to intersection valley gutters.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 73).
Full Breakdown
Cheyenne City Code 12.04.120 puts sidewalk, curb, gutter and driveway repair on the abutting property owner whenever the director of public works or city engineer finds the surface deteriorated, dislocated, or otherwise unsafe, intersection valley gutters excluded. Under 12.04.170, the city serves written notice and publishes it weekly for four weeks, giving the owner thirty days to do the repair before the city hires a contractor to finish it. Section 12.04.210 then assesses the full cost, the sidewalk work plus notice, curbing and grading expenses, against the property.
Violations & Fines
Ignore a repair notice and the city hires its own contractor to fix the sidewalk, then bills the property owner for the job, sidewalk work, curbing, grading and notice costs, as a special assessment against the property.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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