Kissimmee, FL Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

Article III of Chapter 38 puts the burden of a damaged public sidewalk on whoever damaged it, not automatically on the property owner. Kissimmee City Code Section 38-52 states that any person, firm, or corporation causing damage to a public sidewalk in the city shall repair such damage to the satisfaction of the city, and if that person does not, the city makes the repair and charges the responsible person with the cost.

For sidewalks the city decides need work for other reasons, such as age, safety or a capital project, Section 38-56(a) lets the city commission order the abutting property owner, or the owner's agent, by resolution to construct, repair, alter or remove the sidewalk to the grade and specifications the city manager sets. Once that resolution issues, Section 38-56(b) gives the abutting owner ten days from notice to start the work and 35 days from notice to finish it. If the owner misses that window, the city commission has the work done itself and assesses the full cost against the abutting property. That assessment is payable over ten years and bears eight percent interest, and it becomes a lien on the property enforced the same way as a mechanic's lien; the city commission, sitting as the board of equalization, can shorten the repayment period for a given project.

Any new sidewalk construction, alteration or removal, whether ordered by resolution or undertaken voluntarily, still needs a written permit application to the city manager under Section 38-54, and the city charges a two dollar permit fee under Section 38-55 once the grade and lines are set. These sections apply inside Kissimmee city limits only; sidewalks in unincorporated Osceola County, including the surrounding tourist corridor, fall under the county's own code, not this article.