Johns Creek, GA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)
Key Facts
- Owner maintains
- grass/landscaping strip only
- Strip location
- between sidewalk and curb
- Applies to
- entire lot frontage
- Also bars
- draining roof water onto sidewalk
- Pavement repair duty
- city public works, § 46-22
Summary
Johns Creek property owners must maintain the grass or landscaping strip between the sidewalk and the roadway curb along their entire lot frontage, and may not drain roof or gutter water onto a public sidewalk.
The property owner shall be required to maintain the sidewalk along the entire lot frontage by maintaining the grass or landscaping installed between the sidewalk and the edge or curb of the roadway. This section also applies to newly created sidewalks. No person shall be permitted to erect any drain, gutter, downspout, valley, flat, or sloping roof of any character that will in any manner drain or shed water on any city sidewalk.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 46-29 puts the maintenance duty on the abutting property owner for the grass or landscaping strip between the sidewalk and the roadway curb along the entire lot frontage, including on newly built sidewalks; the same section separately bars owners from erecting a drain, gutter, downspout, or roof that sheds water onto a city sidewalk. Repair of the sidewalk pavement itself is a city responsibility, handled by the public works department under its Sec. 46-22 street and sidewalk maintenance authority, not an owner duty.
Violations & Fines
Violations of this Article II maintenance duty are punished under the citywide general penalty, Sec. 1-7, as set out for the article in Sec. 46-21.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Johns Creek property owner have to repair a cracked sidewalk?
Can I let a gutter drain onto the sidewalk in front of my house?
Sources & Official References
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