Kill Devil Hills, NC Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

Under § 91.49, petitions for street improvements submitted under § 91.46 may also request sidewalk improvements built to town specifications, constructed as part of the same street project and in the same manner as the street work. The key difference from ordinary street assessments: while street improvement costs are generally shared and calculated per front foot under § 91.45 and § 91.50, the code assesses 100% of the total cost of sidewalk improvements, exclusive of the cost at intersections, directly against the property owner. That petition process requires a majority of abutting property owners representing a majority of the lineal footage on the street to sign a petition to the Board of Commissioners under § 91.46, after which the Town Engineer estimates costs per § 91.50, owners are notified of their per-foot share, and work does not start until 80% of the estimated total cost is deposited with the town.

Owners who do not pay their share in cash in advance pay it in five equal annual installments at 6% annual interest, per the assessment procedure in § 91.50(E). If actual sidewalk costs come in under the estimate, the excess is refunded to the property owners under § 91.50(F); if costs exceed the estimate, owners are assessed the difference. The chapter cites G.S. § 160A-217 as the statutory authority for petitions for both street and sidewalk improvements, but the 100%-owner-cost allocation for sidewalks specifically, apart from intersections, is the town's own rule in § 91.49.