Fort Myers, FL Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Fort Myers Code § 74-51
- Who is billed
- Abutting or specially benefited property
- Process required
- Council resolution, notice, hearing
- Unpaid balance
- First lien; foreclosable under § 74-81
Summary
Fort Myers repairs, repaves, and reconstructs sidewalks through a special assessment process: the city council orders the work under Sec. 74-51, then bills the cost to the abutting, adjoining, or otherwise benefited property owner.
Special assessment geographical areas may be established... to: (1) Provide for the construction, reconstruction or repair, paving, repaving, hard surfacing, rehard surfacing... of streets, boulevards and alleys; for grading, regrading, leveling, laying, relaying, paving, repaving, hard surfacing and rehard surfacing of sidewalks...(15) Provide for the payment of all or any part of the costs of any such improvements by levying and collecting special assessments on the abutting, adjoining, contiguous or other specially benefited property.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 60).
Full Breakdown
Fort Myers Code § 74-51 lets the city council create special assessment areas for 'grading, regrading, leveling, laying, relaying, paving, repaving, hard surfacing and rehard surfacing of sidewalks,' then recover the cost by levying special assessments on the abutting, adjoining, contiguous or other specially benefited property. The city, not the individual owner on their own initiative, orders and lets the contract for the repair, following a council resolution, a preliminary assessment roll, mailed and published notice, and an equalizing-board hearing (§§ 74-53–74-58) before any assessment is confirmed and billed to the property it fronts.
Violations & Fines
Fort Myers doesn't fine an owner for a cracked sidewalk itself, but under § 74-81 an unpaid special assessment becomes a first lien on the property and can be foreclosed to collect it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Must Fort Myers property owners fix their own sidewalk cracks?
What happens if a Fort Myers sidewalk assessment goes unpaid?
Sources & Official References
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