Manitou Springs, CO Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)
Key Facts
- Duty
- Owner maintains sidewalk, curb, gutter
- Standard
- Clean, safe, good repair, no holes
- Liability
- Owner primarily liable for injuries
- City notice
- None required before city repairs
- Related permits
- Ch. 12.08 excavation, Ch. 12.04 encroachment
Summary
Every Manitou Springs property owner must keep the sidewalk, curb and gutter abutting their land clean, safe and in good repair, free of holes and obstructions, under Municipal Code § 12.16.000, and is liable for injuries caused by failing to do so.
A.Every owner of property within the city shall keep and maintain the sidewalks, curb and/or gutter which abut upon the property of such owner in a clean, safe condition and in a good state of repair, free from holes, projections and obstructions. The owner shall be primarily liable and also shall be held responsible to the city for any and all injuries and damages in consequence of and by reason of failure to keep and maintain the sidewalks, curb and/or gutter in a clean, safe condition and in a good state of repair, free from holes, projections and obstructions as aforesaid.B.Notwithstanding the other procedures regarding notice and removal contained in this chapter, the city, or its agents, shall not be required to give notice to any property owner for the necessity of repairs to or reconstruction of any sidewalk, curb and/or gutter abutting upon his property as a prerequisite to the making of such repairs by the property owner.
Full Breakdown
000(A) puts the maintenance burden squarely on the abutting property owner: the sidewalk, curb and gutter next to a lot must be kept clean, safe and in good repair, free from holes, projections and obstructions, and the owner is primarily liable to anyone injured because that duty was not met. That liability runs directly to the city too, so an owner who lets a sidewalk deteriorate can be held responsible if the city has to pay a claim over it. 000(B) specifically says the city does not have to warn an owner before making needed repairs or reconstruction to a sidewalk, curb or gutter and then assessing the cost.
04. 000 is a liability-and-duty statute rather than a scheduled fine provision, an owner's practical exposure comes from personal-injury claims for a defective sidewalk and from the city recovering its repair costs, rather than from a citation.
Violations & Fines
Section 12.16.000 does not set a fine schedule; the owner's exposure is being held liable for injuries or damages caused by a defective sidewalk, curb or gutter, and being billed for city-performed repairs the city was never required to warn the owner about in advance. A chronically unrepaired sidewalk can still trigger a general code violation and the § 1.01.100 penalty of up to $2,650 or 90 days in jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
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