Daviess County, KY Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

35 designates the County Engineer as the county's agent to administer sidewalk projects. Subsection (A) requires the county to notify the owner of property abutting any public sidewalk in the county, outside the corporate limits of Owensboro and Whitesville, when repair or reconstruction is necessary to keep it reasonably safe for public use. The notice tells the owner what repairs are needed and asks the owner to complete the work within a reasonable time; if the owner has not begun the necessary repairs within ten days of receiving notice, the county may complete the repairs itself at the owner's expense.

After finishing the work, the county sends the owner a statement of the repair cost, and if that bill goes unpaid 30 days after the notice date, the County Treasurer files a statement of costs with the County Clerk that becomes a lawful lien against the property, bearing interest at 8% per year until paid. Subsection (B) says the county will furnish and pay for the cement concrete material for an approved sidewalk repair only if the property owner pays all other costs to complete the project, and subsection (D) allows the county to furnish concrete to rebuild sidewalks to their existing width, but never narrower than four feet.

Subsection (C) bars the county from furnishing material for sidewalks outside public rights-of-way, and subsection (E) excludes driveway aprons from that material assistance. The County Engineer separately sets permit, bond and construction-specification requirements under subsection (F).