Daytona Beach, FL Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

City Code § 86-104(a) assigns responsibility for the sidewalks, curbs, gutters, inlets, drainage structures and driveway aprons within a dedicated or undedicated right-of-way to each abutting lot or parcel and its owner. Subsection (b) restricts who may actually perform the work: the city, persons under contract to the city, or persons with current written permission from the city manager, conditioned on submitted plans approved by the public works director, a written assumption of contractor responsibility, an owner's agreement to hold the city harmless, and an agreement to reimburse the city for any city-incurred correction costs, backed by a lien if unpaid within 30 days.

Under subsection (c), when the city or its contractors do the work, abutting owners pay the cost of expendable materials plus a 25 percent administrative fee, while the city absorbs all labor cost; work done by others is at no cost to the city. Subsection (d) requires a pre-construction inspection and bond, valued at the estimated worth of the abutting sidewalk and drainage structures, before a building permit issues, and any damage during construction must be repaired to the city's satisfaction before work can resume past a workday.

Where a right-of-way improvement fronts multiple parcels, § 86-104(e) apportions costs by front footage. Owners who dispute the necessity or the cost apportionment may request a hearing before the three-member sidewalk improvement board (city manager, public works director and finance director) within 20 days of notice, per § 86-104(g), and again after billing under (h); unpaid bills draw an 8 percent annual lien. Separately, § 86-105 makes owners and occupants responsible for keeping the sidewalk fronting their property clear of paper, debris and refuse, with debris found there treated as prima facie evidence it was placed by the owner or occupant.