Coral Springs, FL Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

City Code § 2-110 gives Coral Springs the power to install, repair, modify and upgrade sidewalks within city-owned rights-of-way, and it splits maintenance responsibility depending on why the work is needed. Under § 2-110(a), when the city builds or upgrades a sidewalk as a capital project, the properties that benefit are assessed for the total cost of that project, following the same special assessment procedure the city uses for street paving and storm drainage work elsewhere in this article. New or improved sidewalks are triggered under § 2-110(b) two ways: the city commission can decide construction or repair is in the city's best interest, or at least fifty percent of the property owners in a geographic area can request it.

Ordinary deterioration is handled differently. Section 2-110(c) creates an exception: where an existing sidewalk is broken, raised, or otherwise damaged by something other than a construction project, the abutting property owner is billed only for the materials needed to fix it, and the city supplies the labor at no charge. If the damage was instead caused by a construction project, such as utility work or a nearby building permit, the full cost of repair is charged to the party that caused the damage rather than to the abutting owner.

Special assessments levied under this article, including sidewalk assessments, become liens on the property. Under § 2-106(a), those assessments carry interest and remain liens coequal with state, county, and municipal tax liens, ranking ahead of mortgages and other private claims until paid. Owners who miss the payment schedule in the assessment resolution face a certificate of indebtedness under § 2-106(c), which the city records in Broward County's public records and can enforce through foreclosure under Chapters 43 and 173, Florida Statutes, recovering its costs and attorney's fees in the process.